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Day 437 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Angkor Wat — My last day in Cambodia. Lovely food, more blue skies, chilled vibes and my thoughts turn to the rest of the journey - it’s going to get colder. I’ll miss the heat. I think. — Here’s a list of the up coming countries and how you can get involved. — Myanmar 23rd March Laos 26th March Taiwan 29th March South Korea 2nd April Mongolia 4th April — RUN WITH ME - I don’t run fast, I never run fast anymore. Maybe a sub 3 hour marathon if I’m really feeling it, but generally just a gentle plod with lots of stopping for photos and water. So no matter your pace or experiecne please come and get involved. Just drop me an email [email protected] and arrange something. — BUY A T SHIRT - Through the expedition website or directly through Do Sport Live’s website (official sponsor) you can buy a t shirt to support the journey.
— VIRTUAL CHALLENGE - We have been running a virtual challenge for a while now. Anyone can sign up, and all you need to do is run a total of 196 miles, 1 mile for each of my marathons by the time I finish. You can run in small chunks or tick it off all in one go if you dare. — DONATE - We always need donations. I’m a little disappointed that we haven’t raised more so far. If you can put your hand in your pocket and donate through just giving you money will go to support Prostate Cancer UK. Ultimately this money will help stop men like my friend Kev from dying. — CLOSING EVENT - Invite only. If you’re interested in coming to the closing party it will be held the last weekend of March in 2020. In the UK, and will have plenty of drink, food, talks, videos, photos, and a load of friendly faces. Let me know if you want an invite. — SCHOOLS - If you work in a school, or go to school yourself then maybe you’d like me to come and do a little talk, show some photos and share my journey. Get in touch. — TALKS - I speak at various companies, schools, and clubs, if you want me along to hear the ins and outs of this journey let me know. Details of the speaking tour in 2020 will be available soon ish too. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #guy #travel #fit #hot #traveller #travelling #worldrecord #worldfirst (at Siem Reap Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMNNRnHYC0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ai8hy9u0krcz

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Day 436 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Angkor Wat — Today was spent relaxing, taking time to reflect on the journey and of course write a few more thousand words to contribute to the book. I have spent lots of today just sitting with my toes dipped in the pool, listening to the birds, insects and the breeze in the trees. I’m hot and bothered, don’t forget it’s still close to 40 degrees in the sun with the humidity through the roof. My message today is this: Take time to be grateful for today, and don’t assume that tomorrow will happen. Life is precious. This place is one of the most calming places I’ve been too. It’s also down to the hotel I guess. Chilling is an understatements. I’ll soon be back to 4 marathons a week after my next country though. The remaining 56% of Africa is looming and it scares me. — For those of you that don’t know: Angkor Wat "Capital Temple" is a temple complex and one of the largest religious monuments in the world. It’s overall site measures 162.6 hectares and was originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire. It was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. — WHY❓RUN 🏃‍♂️ A MARATHON 🏁 IN EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🌍 — To raise £250,000 for Prostate Cancer UK 🇬🇧- all for my great friend Kev. Love ya man! — To be the first person to run a full marathon distance in every country on the planet. Set the world record in the process — To live by Kev’s teachings. Life is short, so do what you love, enjoy the world, and inspire others to follow their passion. — Can you help me reach my goal of hitting £250,000? Please donate using the link. Or just search Nick Butter Just Giving. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #guy #travel #fit #hot #traveller #travelling #worldrecord #worldfirst #blog #blogger #travelblogger #prostatecanceruk #cancer #justgiving #asia #southeastasia #hostel #hotel #review #lonelyplanet #adventure #adventurer #adventuring (at Cambodia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMLv0gntzf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16wbz98iqzomx

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Day 435 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Angkor Wat, Marathon 124. — Run, breakfast, swim, eat some more, nap, and some admin. Spot on. — Marathon 124: Run Report — Hot 35°C with absolutely no breeze to cool me down. A hair dryer in my face the whole time. Even at 06:00am the humidity was crazy. I was dripping wet and covered in sweat within 2 minutes. — My run took me from the glorious Templation Hotel north to Angkor Wat. The worlds most visited tourist attraction. In the south a little way, is the town of Siem Reap and home to the airport of which I’ll sadly be flying out of in a few days. — I ran past 5 key temples today. Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Phrom, Neak Péan, and East Baray. — I paid for a 3 day pass at a cost of 62US$ which meant I could also run through and around each area freely. — Bright oranges, tree greens, and deep dark browns were the colour palette for this mornings run. Be it the dust hugging either side of the freshly paved roads, or the old ancient rock of the temples. The views today were something from a film set. Famously Tomb Raider was filmed here and I can see why. — The roads were long, very long, and very straight. I’m certain the stretch that ran north of the Jayatataka lake was the longest straight road I’ve ever ran down. The Sahara Desert doesn’t count. — After I’d turned right and finally right again to complete 3/4 of my loop I was heading south and back to my temporary home @templationsiemreap — A big thanks once again to the brilliant hotel here who allowed me several nights complimentary along with fantastic service and a super luxury villa complete with 2 bathrooms, 4 rooms, huge bed, and a private pool with hot tub. — The pool is all that was on my mind as I headed home. The sun was high in the sky, the shade was fading and my clothes were now leaving a trail of dripping sweat behind me. Some passers by either applauded at my efforts or looked on with confusion and disbelief. Nobody was running or doing any form of exercise at this time of day. This is a very similar feeling if had with folk staring at me in Africa. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #angkorwat #travel #monk #hot #traveller #travelling #worldfirst #cambodia (at Angkor Wat- Templo De Angkor- Siem Reap- Camboya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI9LPNngWp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fz6fbs104nyc

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Day 434 - Cambodia 🇰🇭 Angkor Wat — Special thanks to @templationsiemreap Hotel — Didn’t run today. I gave myself the day off knowing I had two bonus days here. So instead I woke up super early at about 04:00am and hired a tuk tuk to take me to the tourist centre to buy tickets to access the temples. — Tickets 🎫 purchased and suitably covered up for temple visiting I lugged my camera gear to the foot of a lake and set up for sunrise. Even though it was early there were a lot of people here. Everyone trying to grab the best shot. I just sat and watched the sky turn pink as the sun disappeared above us like a ballon freed from the hand of a child. It’s such a spiritual place, and even though dogs, local stall sellers and hundreds if not thousands of tourists already crowding the area it was a place I’ll never forget. A must visit. — Post sunrise and after losing a good few kilos of fluid from sweat I headed back to the hotel for lunch. Running tomorrow, so time to stock up on the glycogen stores. Steak, potatoes, lettuce, fantastic sauces and more. I was full to bursting. — My villa here is huge. Thanks to Templation for the complimentary stay and my team for organising. Both of the huge bathrooms are outdoors but covered. Half in half out. The kind only possible in hot climates. I showered with cold water post food, then had a dip in the pool before finding a spot to catch up on some much needed writing. This book won’t write itself. — I’m just getting into bed now after exhausting my creative juices and shutting the laptop in a brain tired state. I now have a mosquito net around the double bed, the air con at a gentle temperature and the view of small drops of rain hitting the pool. Every so often I hear a distant clash of thunder as the tropical storm gets closer. What a great way to chill in bed before a run in the morning. — The birds asleep it’s time for the creepy crawlies to come out. Crickets, insects and all sorts of enriching noises fill my ears. This place is so peaceful. My eyes are closing. Night beautiful world. See you bright and early. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #travel #fit #traveller #travelling #worldrecord (at Siem Reap) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI8SJHngg3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wobiu9xbll8r

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Day 433 - Vietnam 🇻🇳 Hanoi to Cambodia 🇰🇭 Siem Reap. — Rice fields, a dragon, 500 steps and hard core ladies paddling with their feet. — Today I said goodbye to the wonders of Vietnam. Bye bye. But before, I made sure I filled the first chunk of the day with adventure. — My flight wasn’t till 16:00 and so I had plenty of time to go on a little adventure. I wanted to photograph the areas outside the city. Having ticked off Halong Bay the next best spot was to climb to the top of Tam Coc. 2 hours drive each way ate up most of the morning, but it was worth it. I pinched a pillow from the hotel and slept in the car on the way there. It was one of those journeys where you wake up feeling like little time has passed but infact is already arrived. It was still only 05:00am, the area was dead and silent. No tourists yet. Perfect. — I am starting to learn that this part of the world operates much earlier than Europe. Temperature is part of this but also ya tourists just get in the way too. — 500 steps later and I was peering down on the rice fields standing next to a long stone build dragon atop a mountain. Surreal. I was dripping with sweat. Let me remind of you how humid this place is. Grey skies gave the place an eery feel. The birds started to wake up, the small shack like street side stalls were setting up and the village began to repeat its cycle of hosting tourists. Sad really, but actually I guess not, all things considered. — Before heading back I had time to take a trip to the caves. I’ve never seen such naturally occurring intricate patterns as this. The small wooden rowing boats paddles me down strewn for an hour. We passed farmers, rice, lots of rice, towering mountains either side and wide spread out land. Three caves were the focal point of the tour. They were pretty and a reminder that mother nature knows what she’s doing. — A short flight later I had arrived at yet another country. Goodbye to the land of the beautiful mountains and blue waters. I need to sleep now. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #guy #travel #fit #hot #traveller #travelling #worldrecord #worldfirst #blog #blogger (at Siem Reap) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI5zClHz2-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j1x1petbmucu

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Day 432 - Vietnam 🇻🇳 Halong Bay — With a bonus day or two in each of the South East Asian countries I wanted to make the most of the photography opportunities. It strange to think that I’m now taking such great shots that I really believe this photo book is going to be stunning. If I do say so myself. So many places, faces, memories and stories. Ahhh I’m excited for the book. — Today was all about a long boat tour around the island of Halong Bay. — The huge cloud like rock formations sprouted from the sea. Barely floating fishing boats bobbed around the islands with shirtless men rowing, seemingly to nowhere. The sky was grey and hazy but the views were still stunning. I was expecting to see King Kong hurl himself from peak to peak. — The vastness of this place is hard to describe. Around one corner was another corner. This lead to another maze of more and more small islands which lead to more off shoots of waterways, these too leading to magical clear blue waters. The islands are all tall, sheer, and teaming with life. Monkeys, birds and an array of green plants and foliage. The emerald waters below were still, deep and patchy. Some spots a deep black and others a light bright greeny blue. — Today was long and full. To reach the bay of 1600 islands i must first travel 170km. A great little spa hotel in Hanoi hosted me for 3 nights. The room was comfy, the staff friendly and even arranged for me to join a tour group for the day. I’m not usually one for organised fun but this was the only option. I was pleasantly surprised. I met some nice people, slept on the way, toured a pearl farm and then spent 4 gentle hours cruising the islands. — The group and I kayaked for a while, ate lunch, prepared some veggie spring rolls and generally spent the day snapping away with my new long lens. Oh the joys of more photography gear. — #run #runner #running #runnerman #runnerguy #guy #travel #fit #hot #traveller #travelling #worldrecord #worldfirst #blog #blogger #travelblogger #prostatecanceruk #cancer #justgiving #asia #southeastasia #hostel #hotel #review #lonelyplanet #adventure #adventurer #adventuring (at Ha Long) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI5Funn9K7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e7htvg4sx736

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Day 382 - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 to Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Country 106 — THIS IS WHY! @prostatecanceruk @justgiving @strava — This journey is about living for today; taking Kev’s advice and not waiting for tomorrow to do what we love. I love running 🏃‍♂️ , I love photography 📷 , I love writing ✍️ and I love to travel 🧳. This journey has it all! By spending my life savings, selling my possessions, leaving home and physically exhausting my mind and body for 2 solid years I hope we can raise enough awareness to help stop men dying. — Over the course of year one of this journey I spoke to many people about Prostate Cancer and the WHY of this trip. Kev, as you know was my inspiration and my energy to do this, but now hearing that my words are being listened to and men are getting themselves checked, I believe this trip is already having a big positive impact. Thank you Kev. — 9 people over the 12 months have emailed me to say that they have got themselves checked since speaking to me. 6 were given the all clear, and will get checked again next year, 3 however had prostate cancer; thankfully these were caught early and are being treated. Don’t be one of 11,000 men in the UK to die from prostate cancer. Go and get checked now! The reason these people got checked is because of a conversation... so ignore the stigma, talk about it! — Please pop just £2 in the pot by texting NRTW89 £2 to 70070 and you will help to save men’s lives. — Today I set off on leg 9 of the journey. Having completed 105 marathons in 105 countries in the past 52 weeks it is now time to get my head down and bash out a few more. 91 to be precise. If you want to get involved... you could come and run with me, or maybe give me somewhere to stay, or even just drop me an email and tell me your encounter with prostate cancer. I want the world to know that this cancer is beatable. — Today my brother took me to the airport at 04:00am, I scoffed my face with food in the airport lounge, and then took the 4 hours journey to Bulgaria. I am now in a small dorm room in snowy Sofia warming my toes on an electric heater. — #running #runner #run #runningman #runnerguy #adventure #travel #blog #blogger #aroundtheworld #love (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8f0U4HQbG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eb2nmsbf1nnt

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Day 381 - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Birmingham to Cranborne — Today was once again a day of unpacking, washing, sorting, charging everything, backing stuff up, getting my head around the next 3 months of travel logistics and finally re packing. — Thanks to my mum and dad for continually supporting my journey and helping the team and I to get the job done. — I haven’t had much time to do anything else but frantically get ready for a 04:00am start to country 106 tomorrow. I thought I was flying to Serbia, turns out it’s actually Bulgaria. What do I know. — Thanks to KleenKanteen @kleankanteen @kleankanteenuk for sending me some goodies to take away with me! Awesome — A special mention to @pandco for sending me a few bits of travel gear to try out. — And a big thank you to @lifeventureuk @lifesystemsuk for providing me with things like First Aid Kits, sun cream, and all the essentials to keep well. — Heres a list of the items I can’t live without: — ADIDAS UKTRA BOOST 👟 - Pro Direct @prodirectrunning provide me with all my trainers care of Adidas. APPLE MAC 💻- expensive but we all know the laptop is the gateway to the world ENERGIZERMOBILE 📱 - @energizermobile One Energizer smart phone and one basic Energizer smart phone (this is the old style phone, but is soo robust and has a 33 day battery life. Perfect for keeping safe on long runs) JUCIE PLUS - @juiceplus_uk Two tablets containing 20 ground up veg and 20 ground up fruit. Perfect for all the n’eut rien ta i need PASSPORT - Probably should have been first! CANON 5d Mark 4 📷 - @canonusa The only camera worth taking around the world. The best. PRECISION HYDRATION 🧂 - @precisionhydration Salt tablets, every runner needs salt. OSPREY BAG @ospreypacks 💼 - Brilliant bags, and so easy to pack. RUNDERWEAR @teamrunderwear - Any runner should try this underwear! Such a great idea. — There’s lots more, I’ll add some tomorrow. — #running #runner #run #runningman #runnerguy #adventure #travel #blog #blogger #aroundtheworld #speaker #nationalrunningshow #traveller #travelling #drone #vanlife #befree #live #love #prostatecancer #laugh #marathon #hot #guy #world #view #photo (at Cranborne) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8eYBQHa2o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1640v7kb21if9