Serge Girard

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Serge Girard is a French ultramarathon runner born in 1953. He fulfilled the challenge of running across the 5 continents without a single day off.

He is not related to French hurdler Patricia Girard-Léno.

Runs achieved so far

1997: trans-USA (Los Angeles to New York) - 4,597 km in 52 days, 23 hours, 20 min (former master's world record, beat 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, beat by Achim Heukemes)

2001: trans-South America (Lima/Rio de Janeiro) - 5,235 km in 73 days, 3 hours, 40 min (world record)

2003/2004: trans-Africa (Dakar/Cairo) - 8,295 km in 123 days, 2 hours, 40 min (world record)

2005/2006: trans-Eurasia (Paris/Tokyo-) - 19,097 km in 262 days (probably world only attempt)

2009/2010: one year: 27,011 km in 365 days (world record)^[3]

References

↑ Ulrich, Marshall. "Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Breaking Run Across America" (Avery/Penguin, 2011).
↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/fastest-crossing-of-america-(usa)-on-foot-(male)
↑ http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/7952105/__Fransman_wandelt_27.000_kilometer_door_Europa__.html?sn=binnenland,buitenland

External links

Serge Girard personal web site

Persondata
Name	Girard, Serge
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Short description	French athlete
Date of birth	1953
Place of birth
Date of death
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