Tim Franklin : may become the 8th person to have run around the world

World-runner Tim Franklin might become the 8th individual to have run around the world and be inducted into the WRA. Whilst his run records are under ratification, we are saluting his efforts.

Tim has announced he has run 576 days, 26,245km run: Congratulations Tim, and waiting to introduce you to the WRA family whilst we review your full data! 

Tim started his run on 3rd December 2022 in Brisbane Australia. 

He went on to run in a west-east direction across

  • New Zealand,
  • North America (San Francisco to New York),
  • South America (Santiago to Buenos Aires),
  • London,
  • Europe (Lisbon to Constanta),
  • South East Asia (Malaysia and Singapore),
  • Australia (Perth to Brisbane). 

Tim concluded his journey in Brisbane Australia on 30th June 2024, accompanied by thousands of supporters and well wishers.

The WRA is verifying that Tim’s run has satisfied all the criteria of a run around the world through his documentation. If his data is verified, he may sign the second fastest run in history, after that of Serge Girard in 2017, who did it in 434 days. 

Congratulations Tim!

Phil Essam, WRA President