Records

As the international governing body for the sport of multi-day journey running, particularly in regard to circumnavigating the Earth on foot, the World Runners Association maintains a list of the world records and other achievements within the sport.

Categories

Fastest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot

Serge Girard

Men record —

8 April 2017
🇫🇷 434 days

Marie Leautey

— Women record

1 September 2022
🇫🇷 825 days

Longest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot

Tony Mangan

Men record —

26 October 2014
🇮🇪
50,000 km

Rosie Swale-Pope

— Women record

25 August 2008
🇬🇧
32,187 km

Youngest to Circumnavigate the Earth on Foot

Jesper Kenn Olsen

Men record —

23 October 2005
🇩🇰 33 years, 147 day

Marie Leautey

— Women record

1 September 2022
🇫🇷 44 years, 2 days

Oldest to Circumnavigate the Earth on Foot

Serge Girard

Men record —

8 April 2017
🇫🇷
62 years 315 days

Rosie Swale Pope

— Women record

25 August 2008
🇬🇧 59 years 163 days

Most Circumnavigations of the Earth on Foot

Jesper Kenn Olsen

Men record —

28 July 2012
🇩🇰 2 circumnavigations

Undeterminded

— Women record

(Rosie Swale-Pope and Marie Leautey have done 1 each)

Here is the timeline of the current world-records for fastest circumnavigation
of the earth on foot, men and women:

Men

Jesper Kenn Olsen

🇩🇰 662 days

23 october 2005

Tom Denniss

🇦🇺 622 days

13 september 2013

Kevin Carr

🇬🇧 621 days

09 april 2015

Serge Girard

🇫🇷 434 days
⭐ Current holder

08 april 2017

Women

Rosie Swale-Pope

🇦🇺 1,789 days

25 august 2008

Marie Leautey

🇫🇷 825 days
⭐ Current holder

01 september 2022