Official William Goodge TransAus World Record Thread, Perth to Sydney, 35 days, 68.5 miles a day

When is somebody with authority simply going to go out there and trail him for a few days?

Real runners are currently watching to see if Meg Eckert can break the six day world record. That is a legitimate running competition.

This is the problem, no such people with the time and the cash exist and it needs to be a team like The Geezers.

Been having a look back through Goodge’s Strava log for any anomalies in the data seen during training vs this record attempt. Coros vertix 2s listed as the piece of gear he is using in both. Looking at pace, cadence and HR. Biggest alarm bell raiser for me is the cadence. Is lucky to hit 178spm during threshold at a pace of 3:44/km, and is doing most of his training around 162-164spm at 5:20/km.

Some of his more recent transcon days have him in the 170spm’s while averaging 6:40/km+. I’ve also watched back some footage of him running and seems to be a typical plodder, turnover is nothing flash. Maybe 26 steps per 10 seconds = 156spm during these slower multiday runs.

Now I’m not sure what happens to one’s body during such an attempt, and if a quickening of cadence is the bodies typical reaction to become more efficient. Experts please chime in.

Training:

Mar 20 2025:

5km WU 5:27/km. Cadence 160-162spm. HR 124bpm. 5 x 5 mins threshold 9.1km total. 3:44/km for the threshold reps at cadence 172-178spm. HR 154-162bpm.

Mar 15 2025:
26.2km 5:26/km. Cadence 164spm. HR 119bpm.

Mar 10 2025:
8.3km 5:22/km. Cadence 162spm. HR 135bpm.

Record Attempt:

28 Apr 2025:
110km 6:47/km. Cadence 173spm. HR 110bpm.

25 Apr 2025:
110km 7:04/km. Cadence 170spm. HR 109bpm.

21 Apr 2025:
109km 8:17/km. Cadence 165 spm (fair bit of walking). HR 110bpm.

16 Apr 2025:
112km 7:11/km. Cadence 158spm (fair bit of walking). HR 117bpm.

Real runners are also watching to see Ivan Zaborsky break the men's 6 day world record.

That's why they choose some of the most islolated places on Earth for their runs.

Today’s run now posted on strava. Average HR of 101 bpm over 110 km. Very consistent cadence. If any of the support team are reading this, give him a pinch to make sure he’s awake.

Oh, we will get him this time.

Just be patient. A couple more days until he reaches Adelaide, civilization and the Australian version of Asher Dermot.

Good to hear. This simply cannot stand. He's obviously in pretty good shape because he jogged about 18 miles the other day and then walked the last 5. But I don't think he could even do three consecutive days of what he's claiming he is doing

You will need I think at least 4 days of eyes on him. If he is cheating, he may be able to get through 3 but he’ll start breaking down fast after that, just like Rob Young.

No, it just needs one ultrarunner running with or behind him for one day. Or a car checking on him multiple times during the day.

Robert Young tried for one day to actually run what he claimed to do on a daily basis but (if I remember right) he failed to do so already on day one after the Geezers showed up.

I think he could do at least a couple days of what he claims, but not at the heart rate he claims.

Delmott

And you're forgetting about all the adversity overcome (hills, dust storms, and an injured achilles, he claims), all with very little effect on pace and a positive impact on effort (lowest average HR yet!).

About the achilles, I think this will be his out if/when someone shows up to track him. He'll pack it in and likely never be seen running again. He'll disappear into the ether, like they all ultimately do.

Word from inside the camp is that the precise foot pedal control needed to drive a support vehicle at 8 kph for 110.03 km / day through the Australian wilderness might have finally put paid to Goodge's achilles.

That being the case, he will be transferred to the second most important task on this epic adventure - observation of the satsuma wearing a Coros sports watch stuck on the end of a metronome shoved out the van window to make sure it doesn't stop ticking. A job from which another crew member previously sustained a torn retina. It's a brutal sport.

The fan boys have been whipped into a frenzy on Strava. The data is so puzzling that they have reverted to the old "he's doing it to inspire" defense.

When I asked someone who’s crossed paths with him their opinion on WG, I got a similar response - on lots of PEDs, wouldn’t trust anything he does - but it inspires tons of people to run and raises lots of money for charity so it serves a good purpose.

Of course, he can do all that stuff and still do the run honestly...