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Man walks circumference of earth without leaving home city – The Independent
Vinod Bajaj, 70, completes 40,075-kilometre hike over four years
A retired business consultant has walked the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth without leaving his home city.
Vinod Bajaj, 70, walked 40,075 kilometres over the past four years in Limerick, in the west of Ireland. He has encouraged others to keep active in the midst of the pandemic.
Mr Bajaj, who was born in India and has lived in Ireland for 43 years, finished his extraordinary feat in September after completing more than 54.6 million steps in 8,322 hours and burning almost 1.5 million…
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