Rosie Swale Pope, the world round runner has reached to Wisconsin, US this week. The 60-year-old Welsh woman has achieved two-thirds of her trips so far.
Started from her 57th birthday on 2nd October, 2003, Rosie has spent three and a half years on this self-supported voyage. She has neither back up team nor solid sponsors.
It was Clive, her husband’s death which inspired her to set off the journey to raise money for cancer charity. After her husband’s death, she realized how precious life could be and would like to do what she can do while it is still possible. She planned the journey to run over a complete circle of the earth. She has now run across Eastern Europe, Russia and Siberia, Alaska, Canada, reaching Baraboo, Wisconsin three days ago. Her continuing destinations will be Greenland, Iceland, Ireland then return to the UK.
The toughest section she faced so far was in Russia, where her entire life nearly been taken away. She had to fight against insects in the forest every single second during the summer and battle for temperatures of minus 45 and below in the winter. She was diagnosed with double pneumonia and forced to take a break from her trainers for a while to recuperate. But she carried on as soon as she got on her feet.
Tossing behind the most testing stretch of her route, the prospects are looking rosy and the runner is still in great spirits.
More information can be found from the website: www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk.