Mark Zuckerberg Runs the World

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Mark Zuckerberg Runs the World

Like this! Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed 2016 “A Year of Running,” as he vowed to run 365 miles. Though the social media mogul, 32, reached his goal July 14, he continued his journey, jogging past landmarks and famous locations as he traveled around the world.

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Mark Zuckerberg Runs the World

Like this! Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed 2016 “A Year of Running,” as he vowed to run 365 miles. Though the social media mogul, 32, reached his goal July 14, he continued his journey, jogging past landmarks and famous locations as he traveled around the world.

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New Delhi, India

“I’m going to run 365 miles and I’d love for as many people in this community to join me as possible,” Mark Zuckerberg declared on Facebook January 4, posting this throwback photo of him running in New Delhi with Facebook’s Chris Daniels and Ime Archibong, as he launched A Year of Running. "This is a lot of running, but it's not a crazy amount. It's a mile a day, and at a moderate pace it's less than 10 minutes of running per day."

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Barcelona, Spain

"I love running around the world with this crew,” the 32-year-old posted of running by Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia church Facebook’s Andrea Besmehn, Jonny Thaw and Elliot Schrage February 21.

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Barcelona, Spain

“Finishing strong,” Zuckerberg wrote as he continued his February 21 jog through Barcelona with Ime Archibong, Facebook’s director of partnerships for Internet.org.

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Berlin, Germany

Wintry weather couldn’t keep Zuckerberg — in just a T-shirt and shorts — from jogging over the snow past Berlin’s Reichstag Building on February 25.

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Berlin, Germany

On February 25, the head of Facebook ran in front of the Brandenburg Gate, where former U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously said in 1987: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

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Beijing, China

"It's great to be back in Beijing!” Zuckerberg (with Facebook’s Amin Zoufonoun) wrote March 17, when he hit his 100-mile mark. "I kicked off my visit with a run through Tiananmen Square, past the Forbidden City and over to the Temple of Heaven."

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Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.

"What I've enjoyed most is exploring cities,” Mark Zuckerberg captioned his April 24 shot from a Facebook 5K race with Chris Cox, he he hit the 200-mile mark. "I've gone for a run in every city I've visited recently -- Berlin, Barcelona, Beijing and Delhi. I've even explored parts of Palo Alto I didn't know about before.”

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Barcelona, Spain

On July 14, the CEO reposted a shot from a run in Barcelona (and announced: "I just ran my 365th mile in my A Year of Running challenge.” The Facebook founder added, "I started off the year only running a few miles at a time. Now I can go out and run 20 miles on a Sunday morning and feel pretty good. I've also worked on speed, and my fastest mile so far is 5:53. I've found running is a great way to clear my head, to get more energy and to find time to think about challenges I'm working through at Facebook and our philanthropy. When I'm traveling, running is a great way to explore a new city and kick jet lag before a packed day of meetings.” Zuckerberg also announced a new fitness goal — doing his first triathlon.

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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Golden Gate crossing! At mile 9 of the San Francisco Half Marathon, Zuckerberg gave his running buddy Archibong a fist pump July 31.

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Rome, Italy

Even though he had hit his goal of 365 miles — and ran a half-marathon — Zuckerberg was hooked on running. "It's great to be back in Rome!” he posted August 29. "We started the day with a run past the Circus Maximus and House of Augustus up to the Colosseum. It's pretty amazing to run on roads in the city that helped invent them.”

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Lagos, Nigeria

Add another continent to his list! "Quick run this morning across the Ikoyi Bridge with entrepreneurs in the Lagos Road Warriors running club,” the White Plains, New York native captioned this August 31 shot. "Best way to see a city!”