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Independent Singapore
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Ultra-endurance athlete William Goodge starts new record by running across Australia in 35 days
Ultra-endurance athlete William Goodge has broken the world record for running across Australia in just 35 days. The athlete was motivated by his mother's fight with cancer and was supported by his father throughout the journey. Having a great support system, Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney minutes after four in the afternoon, officially setting a new Guinness World Record. Over more than one month, the athlete ran the same distance as about two-and-a-half marathons every day. In a social media post, Goodge shared: 'The fastest human ever to run across Australia. Perth to Sydney – 3,841.4km, 91 marathons, 35 days.' Netizens commented on the post and said: 'Wow! Congratulations and well deserved. 🔥🔥🔥', 'Absolutely amazing. Such an inspiration', 'Incredible my man. You deserve it all mate. What a feat of human endurance, thanks for the daily inspiration and reminding us all we can always do more!! King Goodge! 🚀', and 'Never in doubt 🐐 🤍' Goodge's journey Goodge broke the previous record set by Chris Turnbull in 2023, where he completed the 3,800km run across Australia in 39 days. He began his run on April 15 at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, with an average of over 100 kilometres a day and with a steady pace of approximately 7.5 minutes per kilometer. The athlete previously told AAP: 'It's obviously been quite the journey … we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down…I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road.' At the finish line, William Goodge was handed a bouquet of flowers, which he gently placed at the shoreline of the beach as a tribute to his late mother, Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. Throughout his run, he also raised funds for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his late mother. See also Ex-Singaporean fights Aussie polls He expressed: ' She was the most special person in my life … she passed away seven-and-a-half years ago to cancer.' 'She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned,' he added. The athlete also shared about his experience and remarked: 'The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge… I wasn't sleeping at night, and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors … and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun.' Goodge also shared that he had multiple injuries, including a toenail falling off and a toe that's 'been rotting for the past probably a week'. He said, 'Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid.'
The Advertiser
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Man becomes fastest runner to cross Australia on foot
An ultra-endurance athlete has just smashed the world record for running across Australia after spending more than a month on foot. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday. It brings an end to 35 days of pounding the pavement, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than previous record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. The 31-year-old Brit crossed the finish line at Bondi Beach, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "Done a run in Centennial Park," he said in a video posted to social media just moments before finishing. "What's up!?" he shouted to the hundreds of runners behind him who turned out to run the last five and 10 kilometres with him. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he previously told AAP. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." After crossing the line he was handed a bunch of flowers which he placed at the shoreline in memory of his late mother who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. The punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he previously said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. An ultra-endurance athlete has just smashed the world record for running across Australia after spending more than a month on foot. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday. It brings an end to 35 days of pounding the pavement, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than previous record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. The 31-year-old Brit crossed the finish line at Bondi Beach, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "Done a run in Centennial Park," he said in a video posted to social media just moments before finishing. "What's up!?" he shouted to the hundreds of runners behind him who turned out to run the last five and 10 kilometres with him. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he previously told AAP. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." After crossing the line he was handed a bunch of flowers which he placed at the shoreline in memory of his late mother who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. The punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he previously said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. An ultra-endurance athlete has just smashed the world record for running across Australia after spending more than a month on foot. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday. It brings an end to 35 days of pounding the pavement, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than previous record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. The 31-year-old Brit crossed the finish line at Bondi Beach, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "Done a run in Centennial Park," he said in a video posted to social media just moments before finishing. "What's up!?" he shouted to the hundreds of runners behind him who turned out to run the last five and 10 kilometres with him. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he previously told AAP. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." After crossing the line he was handed a bunch of flowers which he placed at the shoreline in memory of his late mother who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. The punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he previously said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. An ultra-endurance athlete has just smashed the world record for running across Australia after spending more than a month on foot. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday. It brings an end to 35 days of pounding the pavement, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than previous record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. The 31-year-old Brit crossed the finish line at Bondi Beach, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "Done a run in Centennial Park," he said in a video posted to social media just moments before finishing. "What's up!?" he shouted to the hundreds of runners behind him who turned out to run the last five and 10 kilometres with him. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he previously told AAP. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." After crossing the line he was handed a bunch of flowers which he placed at the shoreline in memory of his late mother who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. The punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he previously said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US.
The Advertiser
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Trans-Australia run world record set to topple
Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm. Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm.
Perth Now
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Trans-Australia run world record set to topple
Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm.
West Australian
18-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Trans-Australia run world record set to topple
Spurred on by his mother's battle with cancer, an ultra-endurance British athlete is on track to smash the world record for running across Australia. William Goodge has a spring in his step as he nears Sydney, having crossed the country in 35 days, striding the equivalent of two and a half marathons per day. That's four days quicker than the current record holder, Chris Turnbull, who completed the 3800km feat in 39 days in 2023. "Everything's feeling really good," he told AAP from the Hume Highway outside the harbour city. "The end really is in sight ... we've done the hard graft, and now it's a nice let's just say easy job downhill." The 31-year-old is set to cross the finish line at Bondi Beach on Monday, making his massive run a new Guinness World Record. Mr Goodge set out from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth on April 15, averaging more than 100km per day at about seven and a half minutes per kilometre. "It's obviously been quite the journey ... we start before the sun comes up and finish when the sun's gone down," he said. "I've seen every one of your famous animals, other than sharks and crocodiles, but unfortunately, a lot of them have been dead on the side of the road." Throughout the run, Mr Goodge has raised money for the Cancer Council of Australia in honour of his mother Amanda, who passed away from cancer in 2018. "She was the most special person in my life ... she passed away seven and a half years ago to cancer," he said. Mr Goodge said he used his grief and the strength his mother showed while fighting the disease to motivate him to do something positive instead of "waving the white flag". "She would be proud of everything I've done. She'd also be concerned," he said with a chuckle. Although upbeat as he closed in on his goal, the punishing run has tested Mr Goodge. "The first nine days trying to sort of acclimatise to what I was doing was a big challenge," he said. "I wasn't sleeping at night and I had deep pain in my bones and things like hip flexors ... and mentally I was tossing and turning throughout the night, hallucinating a little bit, which isn't that fun." Mr Goodge said he suffered multiple injuries as he crossed the country, including toenails falling off and one toe that's "been rotting for the past probably a week". "Ironically, the knees have felt OK. They've been very solid," he said. Mr Goodge, who celebrated his birthday on the Nullarbor Plain during the run, is also the fastest Brit to run across the US. Runners are invited to run Mr Goodge's final 5km and 10km as he approaches Bondi Beach about 5pm.
