Dubai Resident Crosses The UAE on Foot in 7 Days

Sean Burgess, a Dubai resident, took the 7 Emirates Challenge and broke a Guinness World Record for crossing the UAE on foot in 7 days.

Starting from Al Ghuwaifat, Sean followed the E11 for about 500km through Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman to Umm Al Quwain.

 

 

 

 

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Sean was the first to take on the 7 Emirates Challenge. He ran and walked for up to 20 hours a day, across 650km to finish.

 

 

 

 

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The aim of this challenge for Sean was to raise money through Gulf for Good for an organisation called Soft Power Education, a Ugandan charity whose purpose is to change the lives of children with determination in some of the country’s poorest areas.

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