• British athlete four days quicker than previous record holder who completed 3,800km feat in 39 days
• Goodge, 31, set out from Cottesloe beach on 15 April and reached Bondi beach on 19 May

An ultra-endurance athlete has smashed the world record for running across Australia after spending more than a month on foot.

Spurred on by his mother’s battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday.