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History
The World Runners Association (WRA) was officially established on October 1, 2014. The WRA is the international governing body for the sport of multi-day solo running and walking events that involve a circumnavigation of the Earth on foot.

The WRA is currently presided over by its President, Mr. Phil Essam, resident of Canberra, Australia.

Governance
The current President of the WRA is Mr. Phil Essam, resident of Canberra, Australia.

An Executive Committee is set up from among the members of the WRA to assist the President in his duties.

The WRA is a not-for-profit voluntary organization and a non-legally binding governing body. It has no legal or financial control over athletes of a circumnavigation of the earth on foot.

The WRA’s purpose is to set common and consistent standards and rules, as well as be the official record keeping body for the sport.

Members
The current members of the WRA are the 7 runners who have completed a fully documented circumnavigation of the world on foot, the WRA President and any General, Honorary, Associate, or other invited members: * Tom Fremantle, honorary member world-walk affected by Covid-related issues

Membership
Membership can be achieved by :


 * Path A : completing a successful circumnavigation of the world on foot;
 * Path B : special invitation at the initiative of the President and Executive Committee of the WRA.

Any claim for membership should be submitted to the WRA with all available documentation. The WRA strongly recommends the use of GPS and other tracking devices to facilitate the ratification process.

Rules
The WRA sets out 10 rules, which must be followed to successfully complete a circumnavigation of the world.

They involve :


 * Starting and finishing at the same place;
 * Covering a minimum distance of 26.232km;
 * Crossing all lines of longitude;
 * Crossing at least 4 continents* from coast to coast (except in the case of a North Hemisphere world-run);
 * Running in a continuous direction;
 * Passing through two antipodal points;
 * Running at least 50% of the total distance;
 * Taking no more than six months of total cumulative “time off” during the attempt.

Legend

 * 🏆 Last World record holder
 * 🌍 World record