Australian runs a marathon a day to circle globe

An Australian man completed a gruelling run that looped the world, having done the equivalent of a marathon a day for more than 20 months in what he hopes is a record.

Tom Denniss, 52, began his endurance test on Dec 31, 2011, at the Sydney Opera House and since then has travelled more than 26,000km on foot, crossing deserts and mountains over five continents.

His run, which has raised A$53,000 (€37,000) for the charity Oxfam, is yet to be certified but he hopes it will be a world record — smashing the current circumnavigation on foot mark set by Dane Jesper Olsen in 2005 by 40 days, organisers said.