Cook, 27, celebrated as he completed his 10,100 miles from Cape Agulhas in South Africa to Ras Angela, Tunisia , in 352 days.
Doubts have been raised over whether 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook can really claim to be the first person to ever run the full length of Africa.
He crossed 16 countries as he ran the equivalent of 385 marathons a day, and claimed to be the first person to ever run the length of the African continent Cook said that his journey, which was from Africa's most southern to its most northern point, was 2,113 miles longer than Olsen's was, but the group was adamant that Olsen was the first person to achieve the feat.
Olsen himself tried to undermine Cook's efforts, telling the paper that other runners had completed similar lengths without taking breaks as Cook had. Advertisement 'So for me it's not about putting attention on myself. But to put the right scale to things so recreational runners can get an idea of where the maximal limits are in ultra-running. And hopefully get inspired.'
Delighted fans chanted 'Geezer, Geezer, Geezer', with one telling reporters: 'I just wanted to be part of it. It's a piece of history'.
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