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William Goodge: British Man Breaks Record for Fastest Run Across Australia
- William Goodge, a 31-year-old British ultra-endurance athlete, completed the fastest run across Australia on May 19, finishing at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
- Goodge began his 3,800-kilometre journey on April 15, starting at a popular beach in Perth, inspired by the loss of his mother Amanda to cancer in 2018.
- He ran more than 100 kilometres daily, averaging two and a half marathons per day, documented on an active YouTube account with over 250,000 views.
- Goodge broke the previous 39-day record by completing the course in 35 days, raising over US$250,000 for cancer charities across the UK, US, and Australia.
- The run concluded with hundreds of runners joining Goodge, who, accompanied by his father, laid flowers at Bondi Beach as a tribute to his mother, who passed away from cancer.
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The Irish SunWilliam Goodge: British athlete claiming a record-breaking run across Australia
ULTRA-ENDURANCE athlete William Goodge says he has broken a world record, running across the width of Australia in 35 days. With a 2,631-mile route from remote Perth in Western Australia to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, the runner claims to have run at a pace of more than two marathons per day. EPA31-year-old William Goodge completed his cross-country run through Australia on May 19, 2025[/caption] EPAWilliam claims to have broken the world recor…
UK man sprints into history with fastest Australia crossing on foot
British ultra-endurance athlete William Goodge claims to have set a new world record by running across Australia in just 35 days, beating the previous record by four days. The 31-year-old began his 3,800km (2,361-mile) journey on April 15 from Cottesloe Beach in Perth and crossed the finish line at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday, emotionally draped in an Australian flag and joined by his father. Goodge, originally from Bedfordshire, England, ran…
Along the way, his toenails fell out, one toe started to rot and, due to chronic sleep deprivation - caused by severe pain in his bones - he started hallucinating. But despite the tough ordeal, a British ultra runner has run the entire width of Australia faster than ever before. He did it in 35 days. Not just for the glory, but also for a good cause. William Goodge (31) started the 3,800-kilometre running race on Cottesloe Beach in Perth in West…
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