▁ 1 3 ▁days ▁after ▁a ▁life - th re aten ing ▁foot ▁in fection ▁delayed ▁his ▁original ▁plan ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁days . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁run ▁an ▁expl oding ▁vol cano , ▁Mount ▁Sin ab ung ▁in ▁North ▁Sum atra , ▁after ▁covering ▁ 8 0 0 km ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁its ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Bow les ▁completed ▁South ▁Australia ' s ▁ 1 , 2 0 0   km ▁He ys en ▁Tra il , ▁aver aging ▁ 8 5   km ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁days , ▁sm ash ing ▁the ▁previous ▁ 2 5 - day ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Dr ▁Ric ardo ▁Costa ▁of ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁approached ▁Bow les ▁about ▁testing ▁his ▁end urance ▁fit ness . ▁Bow les ▁ran ▁ 5 0   km ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁on ▁a ▁t read mill ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 2   ° C ▁climate - control led ▁tent , ▁while ▁carrying ▁ 1 2   kg . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁rep licate ▁multi - stage ▁races ▁and ▁the ▁nut r ition ▁requirements ▁needed ▁in ▁desert ▁environments . ▁ ▁Other ▁advent ure ▁achiev ements ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁— ▁T enz ing ▁Hill ary ▁Ever est ▁Mar athon , ▁Nep al ▁— ▁Australian ▁Record ▁H older ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁— ▁Mind ▁Al pine