{"id":76912,"date":"2025-05-22T11:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/?p=76912"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:50:20","slug":"william-goodge-breaks-trans-australia-running-record-amid-applause-and-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/william-goodge-breaks-trans-australia-running-record-amid-applause-and-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"William Goodge Breaks Trans-Australia Running Record \u2014 Amid Applause and Scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

British endurance athlete\u00a0 William Goodge has completed an extraordinary physical feat, becoming the fastest person to run across Australia, covering 3,800 kilometres from Perth to Sydney in just 35 days.<\/p>\n

Setting off from Cottesloe Beach on April 15, Goodge averaged over 100 kilometres per day, battling heat, exhaustion, and vast stretches of unforgiving terrain. He crossed the finish line at Bondi Beach at 4:07pm on May 20, cheered on by hundreds of runners and supporters who joined him for the final leg from Centennial Park.<\/p>\n

His time eclipses the previous record of 39 days and now stands as the fastest recorded foot crossing of Australia.<\/p>\n

The run, completed in memory of his mother who died of cancer in 2018, also served as a fundraiser for the Cancer Council of Australia \u2014 adding purpose to the pain.<\/p>\n

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Visibly shredded and rarely seen with his shirt on, Goodge\u2019s run wasn\u2019t just a test of endurance \u2014 it became a travelling spectacle of grit, fundraising, and bare-chested Instagram posts.<\/p>\n

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