
Russ Cook, above, finished his Trans-Africa run last Sunday, but his claim that he is the first to do it has been controversial. Photo: Russ Cook/Instagram

In an era before social media, Bourne runs past elephants in Botswana, in 1998. Photo: Nicholas Bourne
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Bourne and friends during his 1998 Africa run. Photo: Nicholas Bourne
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Nicholas Bourne arrives in Cairo on Dec. 5, 1998. Photo: Nicholas Bourne
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