Bob Brown (runner)
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Bob Brown is a British
ultra-distance athlete.
After racing in a number of long-distance triathlons, culminating in the 1997 World Deca-Ironman
Championships in Monterrey
, Mexico
(24-mile swim, 1120 miles (1,802.5 km) bike and 262 miles (421.6 km) run) Bob went on to compete in the Trans-Australia
Footrace, the 2004 Run Across America
and a 2005 run across Europe
which he partook with his wife.
United Kingdom
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ultra-distance athlete.
After racing in a number of long-distance triathlons, culminating in the 1997 World Deca-Ironman
Ironman Triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...
Championships in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(24-mile swim, 1120 miles (1,802.5 km) bike and 262 miles (421.6 km) run) Bob went on to compete in the Trans-Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Footrace, the 2004 Run Across America
Trans-American Footrace
One of the earliest twentieth century multiday races was the inaugural Trans-American footrace which took place in 1928 starting at Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles and finishing in New York City in Madison Square Garden....
and a 2005 run across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
which he partook with his wife.