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	Olsen ran around the world in 22 months, starting on 1 January 2004 and finishing on 23 October 2005.<ref name=nyt05>'']'', 25 October 2005, </ref> His route consisted of: ]-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]. Olsen averaged {{convert\|28\|mi\|km}} a day, slightly more than a ].<ref name=nyt05/><ref>, ''Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.'', September 7, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010.</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>David Ortez , ''Orato Media ''</ref><ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-243-292--8995-0,00.html Runner's World - Jesper Olsen 051021</ref>		Olsen ran around the world in 22 months, starting on 1 January 2004 and finishing on 23 October 2005.<ref name=nyt05>'']'', 25 October 2005, </ref> His route consisted of: ]-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]. Olsen averaged {{convert\|28\|mi\|km}} a day, slightly more than a ].<ref name=nyt05/><ref>, ''Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.'', September 7, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010.</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>David Ortez , ''Orato Media ''</ref><ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-243-292--8995-0,00.html Runner's World - Jesper Olsen 051021</ref>

	The concept of Olsen's World Run originated as a suggestion made by Olsen on David Blaikie's website, as a "constructive" and "truly sportsman" response to widespread ultrarunner community skepticism and discussion concerning ]'s world run, which had been in progress since 1997 but was viewed with great skepticism by Blaikie and many ultra-runners and had not yet been authenticated by Guinness at the time.<ref name="olsen_uw"> with yet another view or perception of what is to believed and what not, I would like to offer a maybe more constructive approach... It is my point of view that should we of the ultra society act in a truly sportsman's spirit ... we should take up the challenge and do it the proper way and perform a truly documented run around the world! I am ready to do so, but not alone. As I see it, it adds to the reliability of such an event if it is conducted by a number of athletes and not by a solo runner and his crew..."''</ref><ref name="worldrun1dec2002">: ''"We have had our first successful international media contacts... to explain about the basic principles of the World Run as well as about the difference between our concept of documentation vs. that of Robert Garside.... we have from the beginning had good contacts with Mr. Blaikie of the "www.ultramarathonworld.com" - from which site the whole idea of taking on the challenge of Mr. Garside originally came"''.</ref> The route totalled {{convert\|26000\|mi\|km}},<ref name=nyt05/> exceeding the distance of the first verified walk around the world (], 1970-1974, 14,452 miles (23,123 km))<ref name="Guinness">, as at 2014-04.</ref> but less than the first verified run around the world (], 1997-2003, estimated 30,000 - 40,000 miles (48,000 - 64,000 km))<ref name="reuters2007"> - '']'', 2007-03-26</ref><ref name=Metro>{{cite news \| title = Briton becomes first person to run around the world \| work = ] \| date= 27 March 2007 \| url = http://www.metro.co.uk/news/42972-briton-becomes-first-person-to-run-around-the-world#ixzz14mZK5NwC \| accessdate = 11 September 2010 \| location=London}}</ref>		The concept of Olsen's World Run originated as a suggestion made by Olsen on David Blaikie's website ''ultramarathonworld.com'', as a "constructive" and "truly sportsman" response to widespread ultrarunner community skepticism and discussion concerning ]'s world run, which had been in progress since 1997 but was viewed with great skepticism by Blaikie and many ultra-runners and had not yet been authenticated by Guinness at the time.<ref name="olsen_uw"> with yet another view or perception of what is to believed and what not, I would like to offer a maybe more constructive approach... It is my point of view that should we of the ultra society act in a truly sportsman's spirit ... we should take up the challenge and do it the proper way and perform a truly documented run around the world! I am ready to do so, but not alone. As I see it, it adds to the reliability of such an event if it is conducted by a number of athletes and not by a solo runner and his crew..."''</ref><ref name="worldrun1dec2002">: ''"We have had our first successful international media contacts... to explain about the basic principles of the World Run as well as about the difference between our concept of documentation vs. that of Robert Garside.... we have from the beginning had good contacts with Mr. Blaikie of the "www.ultramarathonworld.com" - from which site the whole idea of taking on the challenge of Mr. Garside originally came"''.</ref> The route totalled {{convert\|26000\|mi\|km}},<ref name=nyt05/> exceeding the distance of the first verified walk around the world (], 1970-1974, 14,452 miles (23,123 km))<ref name="Guinness">, as at 2014-04.</ref> but less than the first verified run around the world (], 1997-2003, estimated 30,000 - 40,000 miles (48,000 - 64,000 km))<ref name="reuters2007"> - '']'', 2007-03-26</ref><ref name=Metro>{{cite news \| title = Briton becomes first person to run around the world \| work = ] \| date= 27 March 2007 \| url = http://www.metro.co.uk/news/42972-briton-becomes-first-person-to-run-around-the-world#ixzz14mZK5NwC \| accessdate = 11 September 2010 \| location=London}}</ref>

	During most of the run, he pushed a baby carriage,<ref></ref> in which he kept food, beverages, a tent, and other equipment. While running through Russia and half of the U.S., he was aided by a support car transporting these supplies. From London to central Siberia he was accompanied by Alexander Korotkov of Russia, who planned to run around the world with Olsen but gave up in central Siberia.		During most of the run, he pushed a baby carriage,<ref></ref> in which he kept food, beverages, a tent, and other equipment. While running through Russia and half of the U.S., he was aided by a support car transporting these supplies. From London to central Siberia he was accompanied by Alexander Korotkov of Russia, who planned to run around the world with Olsen but gave up in central Siberia.

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See also Jesper Olsen, Danish soccer player.

Jesper Olsen
Personal information
Full name	Jesper Kenn Olsen
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 53) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Website	worldrun.org
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10 km: 31:29 ½ Marathon: 1:08:10 Marathon: 2:27:57 100 km: 6:58:31 100 mi: 15:26:09 6 days: 780 km Longest distance: 26,232 km (2005) Longest run: 662 days (2005)

Jesper Olsen, or Jesper Kenn Olsen, is an ultra distance runner from Denmark, and the second person verified to have run around the world

Education

Olsen has a Master's degree in political science from Copenhagen University. He also has a law degree.

World Run I

Olsen ran around the world in 22 months, starting on 1 January 2004 and finishing on 23 October 2005. His route consisted of: London-Copenhagen-Moscow-Vladivostok-(air)-Niigata-Tokyo-(air)-Sydney-Perth-(air)-Los Angeles-Vancouver-New York-(air)-Shannon-Dublin-(air)-Liverpool-London. Olsen averaged 28 miles (45 km) a day, slightly more than a marathon.

The concept of Olsen's World Run originated as a suggestion made by Olsen on David Blaikie's website ultramarathonworld.com, as a "constructive" and "truly sportsman" response to widespread ultrarunner community skepticism and discussion concerning Robert Garside's world run, which had been in progress since 1997 but was viewed with great skepticism by Blaikie and many ultra-runners and had not yet been authenticated by Guinness at the time. The route totalled 26,000 miles (42,000 km), exceeding the distance of the first verified walk around the world (Dave Kunst, 1970-1974, 14,452 miles (23,123 km)) but less than the first verified run around the world (Robert Garside, 1997-2003, estimated 30,000 - 40,000 miles (48,000 - 64,000 km))

During most of the run, he pushed a baby carriage, in which he kept food, beverages, a tent, and other equipment. While running through Russia and half of the U.S., he was aided by a support car transporting these supplies. From London to central Siberia he was accompanied by Alexander Korotkov of Russia, who planned to run around the world with Olsen but gave up in central Siberia.

In October 2006, Jorden Rundt i Løb ("World Run" in English) was published.

World Run II

Olsen and Sarah Barnett ran the North-South route starting on 1 July 2008. The North-South run aimed to complete a distance of 40,000 kilometres (25,000 mi), thus making it the world's longest fully GPS-documented run. The run went from top to bottom of the globe and back, running across four continents, multiple cultures, natural environments, and a huge range of temperatures and terrain. It started at North Cape, Norway (1 July 2008) passing Helsinki, Finland (4 August), Copenhagen, Denmark (25 August), Budapest, Hungary (25 September), and Istanbul, Turkey (5 November). On December 1, 2008, near Silifke, Turkey, Barnett had to give up after 7,334 kilometres (4,557 mi), and Olsen continued alone. He passed Cairo, Egypt (1 January 2009) and Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (16 April). Cape Town in South Africa was reached by 15 March 2010, thereby completing the first half of the run and the first documented run through Africa, a distance of 21,449 kilometres (13,328 mi).

Olsen spent more than six months recovering in Denmark due to dysenteria, malaria, and two operations due to eliminate deep infections in his right arm. He then continued his run on 1 January 2011 from Punta Arenas for the last half of the run, through South America and North America to Newfoundland . On 28 July 2012, Olsen announced on his website the completion of World Run 2 in Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Olsen was tracking World Run II with a GPS tracking unit via Endomondo Sports Tracker. Live coverage of the run was available from the Endomondo section of the World Run II website.

Run 4 Tomorrow

Olsen will be one of the 10 runners for Run 4 Tomorrow. It is a continuous non-stop relay run around the world by a 10 person team of marathon runners, each of whom will run the marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), each day to inspire people to get moving and commit to better health and well-being. It is scheduled to begin April 2015.

Other achievements

Olsen founded the World Run project. He has been a marathon runner since the age of 15. He has achieved various milestones, including the European elite on 100 km and 24-hours; the national recordholder on 100 km, 24-hours and 6-days (6:58, 224 km, 549 km); and the national elite on marathon (2:27).

Jesper also won the Cliff Young Australian 6-day race in November 2004, running 756 kilometres. He also won the South African 6-day race in April 2008 with a total of 685 kilometres.

Personal bests

10 km - 31:29 min
½ marathon - 1:08:10 h
Marathon - 2:27:57 h
100 km - 6:58:31 h
100 miles - 15:26:09 h
6-days - 780 km
Longest run: 26,232 km /1 lap (Earth) - 662 days

References

^ World Run - Runners
^ The New York Times, 25 October 2005, RUNNING; Run Around World Tries a Man's Soles
"Jesper Olsen World Run Interview", Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team., September 7, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010.
Events > World Run | ecco.com - Canada
Jesper Olsen Completes Australian Leg of World Run | Australia
David Ortez "Jesper Olsen Circles the Globe on Foot", Orato Media
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-243-292--8995-0,00.html Runner's World - Jesper Olsen 051021
How about a documented group run around the world?, letter by Olsen to David Blaikie/UltramarathonWorld", 2001-06-24: "Rather than trying to supply the debate [about Garside's run with yet another view or perception of what is to believed and what not, I would like to offer a maybe more constructive approach... It is my point of view that should we of the ultra society act in a truly sportsman's spirit ... we should take up the challenge and do it the proper way and perform a truly documented run around the world! I am ready to do so, but not alone. As I see it, it adds to the reliability of such an event if it is conducted by a number of athletes and not by a solo runner and his crew..."
Group Letter, Jesper Olsen, December 2002: "We have had our first successful international media contacts... to explain about the basic principles of the World Run as well as about the difference between our concept of documentation vs. that of Robert Garside.... we have from the beginning had good contacts with Mr. Blaikie of the "www.ultramarathonworld.com" - from which site the whole idea of taking on the challenge of Mr. Garside originally came".
Guinness World records: First circumnavigation by walking, as at 2014-04.
"Runningman" makes it into record books at last - Reuters, 2007-03-26
"Briton becomes first person to run around the world". Metro. London. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
World Run
World Run Book http://www1.worldrun.org/bog_english.shtml
http://www.prlog.org/10084298-modern-day-adventurers-to-run-the-world.html Modern day Adventurers to run the World
http://planetultramarathon.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/jesper-olsen-and-sarah-barnett-start-their-world-run/ Jesper Olsen and Sarah Barnett start their World Run
http://au.srichinmoyraces.org/resources/Jesper%20Olsen Jesper Olsen Completes Australian Leg of World Run
http://www.gorongosa.net/en/news-event/241109_World_Run_II/world-run-ii-project-comes-to-gnp World Run II Project comes to GNP
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=12918 Danish runner in Kingdom on mission ‘to celebrate the earth’
http://www.ambdaressalaam.um.dk/en/menu/AboutUs/News/World+Run+2.htm Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - WORLD RUN 2
WORLD RUN part II / 2010->
http://worldrun.org/report_day.php?day=2012-07-28 World Run two Completed
http://www.r4t.org/about-r4t Run 4 Tomorrow
Jesper Olsen wins South African 6-day race « Planet Ultramarathon
WORLD RUN part II / 2010->

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	Olsen ran around the world in 22 months, starting on 1 January 2004 and finishing on 23 October 2005.<ref name=nyt05>'']'', 25 October 2005, </ref> His route consisted of: ]-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]. Olsen averaged {{convert\|28\|mi\|km}} a day, slightly more than a ].<ref name=nyt05/><ref>, ''Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.'', September 7, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010.</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>David Ortez , ''Orato Media ''</ref><ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-243-292--8995-0,00.html Runner's World - Jesper Olsen 051021</ref>		Olsen ran around the world in 22 months, starting on 1 January 2004 and finishing on 23 October 2005.<ref name=nyt05>'']'', 25 October 2005, </ref> His route consisted of: ]-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]-]-(air)-]-]-(air)-]-]. Olsen averaged {{convert\|28\|mi\|km}} a day, slightly more than a ].<ref name=nyt05/><ref>, ''Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.'', September 7, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010.</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>David Ortez , ''Orato Media ''</ref><ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-243-292--8995-0,00.html Runner's World - Jesper Olsen 051021</ref>

	The concept of Olsen's World Run originated as a suggestion made by Olsen on David Blaikie's website, as a "constructive" and "truly sportsman" response to widespread ultrarunner community skepticism and discussion concerning ]'s world run, which had been in progress since 1997 but was viewed with great skepticism by Blaikie and many ultra-runners and had not yet been authenticated by Guinness at the time.<ref name="olsen_uw"> with yet another view or perception of what is to believed and what not, I would like to offer a maybe more constructive approach... It is my point of view that should we of the ultra society act in a truly sportsman's spirit ... we should take up the challenge and do it the proper way and perform a truly documented run around the world! I am ready to do so, but not alone. As I see it, it adds to the reliability of such an event if it is conducted by a number of athletes and not by a solo runner and his crew..."''</ref><ref name="worldrun1dec2002">: ''"We have had our first successful international media contacts... to explain about the basic principles of the World Run as well as about the difference between our concept of documentation vs. that of Robert Garside.... we have from the beginning had good contacts with Mr. Blaikie of the "www.ultramarathonworld.com" - from which site the whole idea of taking on the challenge of Mr. Garside originally came"''.</ref> The route totalled {{convert\|26000\|mi\|km}},<ref name=nyt05/> exceeding the distance of the first verified walk around the world (], 1970-1974, 14,452 miles (23,123 km))<ref name="Guinness">, as at 2014-04.</ref> but less than the first verified run around the world (], 1997-2003, estimated 30,000 - 40,000 miles (48,000 - 64,000 km))<ref name="reuters2007"> - '']'', 2007-03-26</ref><ref name=Metro>{{cite news \| title = Briton becomes first person to run around the world \| work = ] \| date= 27 March 2007 \| url = http://www.metro.co.uk/news/42972-briton-becomes-first-person-to-run-around-the-world#ixzz14mZK5NwC \| accessdate = 11 September 2010 \| location=London}}</ref>		The concept of Olsen's World Run originated as a suggestion made by Olsen on David Blaikie's website ''ultramarathonworld.com'', as a "constructive" and "truly sportsman" response to widespread ultrarunner community skepticism and discussion concerning ]'s world run, which had been in progress since 1997 but was viewed with great skepticism by Blaikie and many ultra-runners and had not yet been authenticated by Guinness at the time.<ref name="olsen_uw"> with yet another view or perception of what is to believed and what not, I would like to offer a maybe more constructive approach... It is my point of view that should we of the ultra society act in a truly sportsman's spirit ... we should take up the challenge and do it the proper way and perform a truly documented run around the world! I am ready to do so, but not alone. As I see it, it adds to the reliability of such an event if it is conducted by a number of athletes and not by a solo runner and his crew..."''</ref><ref name="worldrun1dec2002">: ''"We have had our first successful international media contacts... to explain about the basic principles of the World Run as well as about the difference between our concept of documentation vs. that of Robert Garside.... we have from the beginning had good contacts with Mr. Blaikie of the "www.ultramarathonworld.com" - from which site the whole idea of taking on the challenge of Mr. Garside originally came"''.</ref> The route totalled {{convert\|26000\|mi\|km}},<ref name=nyt05/> exceeding the distance of the first verified walk around the world (], 1970-1974, 14,452 miles (23,123 km))<ref name="Guinness">, as at 2014-04.</ref> but less than the first verified run around the world (], 1997-2003, estimated 30,000 - 40,000 miles (48,000 - 64,000 km))<ref name="reuters2007"> - '']'', 2007-03-26</ref><ref name=Metro>{{cite news \| title = Briton becomes first person to run around the world \| work = ] \| date= 27 March 2007 \| url = http://www.metro.co.uk/news/42972-briton-becomes-first-person-to-run-around-the-world#ixzz14mZK5NwC \| accessdate = 11 September 2010 \| location=London}}</ref>

	During most of the run, he pushed a baby carriage,<ref></ref> in which he kept food, beverages, a tent, and other equipment. While running through Russia and half of the U.S., he was aided by a support car transporting these supplies. From London to central Siberia he was accompanied by Alexander Korotkov of Russia, who planned to run around the world with Olsen but gave up in central Siberia.		During most of the run, he pushed a baby carriage,<ref></ref> in which he kept food, beverages, a tent, and other equipment. While running through Russia and half of the U.S., he was aided by a support car transporting these supplies. From London to central Siberia he was accompanied by Alexander Korotkov of Russia, who planned to run around the world with Olsen but gave up in central Siberia.