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Jesper Olsen, or Jesper Kenn Olsen, is an multiple national record holder ultra distance runner from Denmark, and was the second person verified to have run around the world (16,000 miles: 2004-2005), as well as the first verified to have run around the world in a north-south rather than east-west direction (25,000 miles: 2008-2010, 2011-2012, due to 6-month illness and injury).

The Runner’s Guide to the Planet – Two Laps Around the Earth: Impressions of Nature and Cultures, Anecdotes and Training Advice by Jesper Kenn Olsen

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Jesper Kenn Olsen

The Runner’s Guide to the Planet

Two Laps Around the Earth: Impressions of Nature and Cultures, Anecdotes and Training Advice

Danish ultra runner Jesper Kenn Olsen has – as the only human being in history – completed two world runs (World Run 1 & World Run 2): east-west and north-south around the globe. Altogether six years of running an impressive 63,000 kilometers. Now and then he breaks the daily routine of running a marathon by signing up for ultra races – he usually wins. This amazing accomplishment is the subject of this book. Jesper Olsen takes you along on his journey introducing you to many cultures and stunning landscapes around the planet.

EditionFirst edition

Printed pages400 Sider

Publish date27 Jul 2014

Published byHaase & Søns Forlag as

Languageeng

ISBN epub9788755950955