{
  "id": 6786930,
  "title": "Dubai resident plans epic GCC run from Kuwait to Oman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dubai-resident-plans-epic-gcc-run-from-kuwait-to-oman-6786930",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2026/09/11/dubai-resident-plans-epic-gcc-run-from-kuwait-to-oman/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In February, a Dubai resident named Michael Logue broke a Guinness World Record by running across all seven emirates of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Now, just six months later, Logue, a 33-year-old former Royal Marines commando, is preparing for an even more ambitious adventure: a run across all six GCC countries, a project he has dubbed Project GCC.\n\nLogue's initial motivation for undertaking such a grueling challenge was to showcase the physical limits of the human body. He had previously completed the seven-emirate challenge in just five days and eight hours, beating the previous record by an hour. However, the experience proved to be much harder than he anticipated, with sunstroke, infected legs, and a significant weight loss of about 5kg. Despite these hardships, Logue was inspired to push himself even further.\n\nProject GCC, which Logue calls his \"biggest undertaking,\" will span between 1,600 and 1,700km from Kuwait's border with Iraq to the Strait of Hormuz in Oman. The route includes Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE, with the possibility of using a passenger ferry to travel from Bahrain to Qatar, or alternatively, the team's support crew could travel by road if necessary. The exact distance remains unclear, but Logue is confident in his ability to complete the journey in under 20 days.\n\nLogue's team, including his friend and former Royal Marines colleague Chris Taylor, has been working on Project GCC since it was conceived. The runner himself only became aware of the idea through his girlfriend. While the route is more challenging than the previous attempt, Logue is determined to complete it, believing that anyone can achieve the extraordinary when they set their minds to it.",
  "summary": "In February, Dubai resident Michael Logue ran across all seven emirates, breaking a Guinness World Record in a gruelling journey that left him with sunstroke and infected legs – and 5kg lighter. Six months later, Logue, 33, is preparing for something even bigger: to run across all six GCC countries. \"After the first one, I said I would never, ever, ever, ever do anything like this again,\" he…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Dubai resident plans epic GCC run from Kuwait to Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dubai-resident-plans-epic-gcc-run-from-kuwait-to-oman",
        "published": "2026-09-11T18:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}