Serge Girard

Serge Girard is a French ultramarathon runner born in 1953. He fulfilled the challenge of running across five continents without a single day off.^{[ citation needed ]}

He is related to French hurdler Patricia Girard-Léno.^{[ citation needed ]}

Achievements

• 1997: trans-United States (Los Angeles to New York City) – 4,597 km in 52 days, 23 hours, 20 min (former master's world record,^{[ citation needed ]} beaten by Marshall Ulrich; ^[1] world record holder is Frank Giannino Jr. ^[2] )
• 1999: trans-Australia (Perth/Sydney) – 3,755 km in 46 days, 23 hours, 12 min (former world record, beaten by Achim Heukemes)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2001: trans-South America (Lima/Rio de Janeiro) - 5,235 km in 73 days, 3 hours, 40 min (world record)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2003–2004: trans-Africa (Dakar/Cairo) - 8,295 km in 123 days, 2 hours, 40 min (world record)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2005–2006: trans-Eurasia (Paris/Tokyo-) - 19,097 km in 262 days (probably world only attempt)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2009–2010: one year: 27,011 km in 365 days (world record) ^[3]

References

1. Ulrich, Marshall. "Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Breaking Run Across America" (Avery/Penguin, 2011).
2. "Fastest crossing of America (USA) on foot (Male)".
3. "Fransman wandelt 27.000 kilometer door Europa - Reizen en vakanties | U leest er alles over op Reiskrant.nl van De Telegraaf [reiskrant]". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18.

External links

• Run Around the Planet Serge's last challenge website
• Serge Girard personal web site