British endurance runner William Goodge completed a remarkable feat earlier this month, crossing the vast, unforgiving expanse of Australia on foot in a record-breaking 35 days.
From Perth to Sydney, the charismatic and sometimes combative athlete averaged over 100 kilometres per day through searing heat, rolling elevation and endless stretches of remote highway to smash the previous record by four whole days.
It was a performance that, on the surface, seemed to cement his status among the elite in the already extreme world of ultrarunning.
But well before Goodge reached the finish line at Bondi Beach, controversy was already swirling over whether the run should have been considered as a legitimate world record attempt in the first place.
For years, Goodge's incredible feats of endurance have been scrutinised by fellow ultrarunners and sporting enthusiasts alike.
