‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook is working to Euros to assist England
- Cook is back on the road just over two months after running the length of Africa
- The 27-year-old set of from Wembley to day to make England’s Euro 2024 opener
- He will start tracking the Three Lions from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday
Britain’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook is going back on the road today to run to Germany where he will support the Three Lions as they bid for Euro 2024 glory.
Despite completing his mammoth run across the length of Africa just over two months ago, the 27-year-old said he is ‘buzzing to be back on the road again’ before setting off from Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
Once he is in Gelsenkirchen for England’s opener on Sunday, Cook will follow the squad as far as they go, always on foot, beginning with journeys to Frankfurt and then Cologne to round off the group stages.
Gareth Southgate‘s squad are among the favourites for the tournament so Cook will be expecting to go even further than that over the next few weeks.
The initial run to western Germany for the match against Serbia comes in at 352 miles.
Britain’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook is going back on the road today to run to Germany where he will support the Three Lions as they bid for Euro 2024 glory
Cook donned a retro England shirt when he finished his year-long run from Cape Town to Tunisia in early April
He also ran the London Marathon within weeks of the epic accomplishment in April
Cook, who completed a 10,000-mile journey from Cape Town to Tunisia in April, said: ‘I am buzzing to be back on the road again.
‘It’s going to be a race against the clock, but I’m determined to support Gareth and the boys.
‘If people spot me along the way please feel free to give me a wave or even run alongside me for a while.’
Shortly after the Africa trek, which saw the Worthing, West Sussex, native running for 352 days, Cook was among tens of thousands of fundraisers who ran the London Marathon.
He finished the April 21 event in just under four-and-a-half hours for The Running Charity, who he is also supporting as he returns to the tarmac less than two months on.
Cook is also being sponsored in this venture by Sports Direct and retro shirt brand Score Draw, donating his sponsorship to the charity – which supports young people who are homeless or have complex needs.
Along the way, he will be recording regular video updates to keep the public up to date with his progress through social media.
