VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025 GREAT WORLD RACE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 1. FIRST STAGE START 2. VARIOUS OF FIRST STAGE WOLF'S FANG, ANTARCTICA (NOVEMBER 16, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 3. SECOND STAGE START 4. VARIOUS OF SECOND STAGE PERTH, AUSTRALIA (NOVEMBER 17, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 5. THIRD STAGE START 6. VARIOUS OF THIRD STAGE ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NOVEMBER 18, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF FOURTH STAGE START 8. RED BULL ULTRARUNNER, DAVID KILGORE, IN ACTION 9. WOMEN'S WINNER, ROMA PUISIENE, IN ACTION FARO, PORTUGAL (NOVEMBER 19, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 10. FIFTH STAGE START 11. TWO-TIME WORLD RECORD BREAKER, CHRISTIAN BROWN JOHNSON, IN ACTION 12. 82-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT, DAN LITTLE, IN ACTION CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA (NOVEMBER 20, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 13. SIXTH STAGE START 14. PARTICIPANT WITH TAPED LEG IN ACTION 15. BROWN JOHNSON 16. MEN'S WINNER, PAUL BOX, IN ACTION MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 21, 2025) (THE GREAT WORLD RACE - Access all) 17. SEVENTH STAGE START 18. PARTICIPANT WEARING A SUIT STARTING 19. FANS 20. BROWN JOHNSON 21. VARIOUS SEVENTH STAGE ACTION 22. VARIOUS OF LITTLE IN ACTION 23. BOX IN ACTION 24. BROWN JOHNSON CROSSING FINISH LINE WITH HIS GRANDFATHER 25. BROWN JOHNSON GIVING INTERVIEW WITH HIS ARM AROUND GRANDFATHER 26. BROWN JOHNSON RECEIVING MEDAL, POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH FAMILY AND RACE ORGANISER, DAVID KELLY 27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TWO-TIME WORLD RECORD BREAKER, CHRISTIAN BROWN JOHNSON, SAYING: "I decided to take this on because I knew it was going to be challenging and I wanted to do something around the world. And also raise awareness for Parkinson's' Disease and raise money for Parkinson's research. And I decided to do it with the Great World Race for logistic purposes and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. All these people here are incredible. Everyone has an amazing story. And it's so impactful just to watch everybody mile after mile just burning through it the best they can. And day after day everyone's just grinding and it's incredible to watch." 28. BOX CROSSING FINISH LINE 29. PUISIENE CROSSING FINISH LINE 30. LITTLE CROSSING FINISH LINE WITH AMERICAN FLAG 31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 82-YEAR-OLD GREAT WORLD RACE PARTICIPANT, DAN LITTLE, SAYING: "Next year, I'm going to cut a minute per mile off," said Little adding, "I'll be the oldest but hopefully not the slowest. We'll see." STORY: Christian Brown Johnson set two Guinness World Records in the second edition of the Great World Race. The global endurance event held from November 15 to 21 saw 55 participants from 16 different countries complete seven marathons across seven continents in just seven days. Competitors also had to battle the elements with a peak temperature of 34.9°C in Perth and plummeting lows of -27°C in Antarctica. The race also stopped off in Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, the Algarve and Cartagena before finishing in Miami. The United States' Brown Johnson made history setting a new world record for the fastest average time to run seven 50km ultramarathons on seven continents (4 hours, 29 minutes and 22 seconds) while also breaking another by achieving the feat in a record shortest time of six days, 10 hours and 24 mins. Another American in Paul Box was crowned men's champion with an average marathon time of three hours, 26 minutes and 29 seconds. Lithuania's Roma Puisiene, meanwhile, hit an average of three hours, 53 minutes and 14 seconds to take the women's title. Aged 82 years and 359 days upon crossing the final finish line in Miami, Dan Little returned for a second straight year to become the oldest person to run a half-marathon on all seven continents in a week. The American grandfather also completed marathons across six continents and joked he'd be in even better shape at next year's edition. "Next year, I'm going to cut a minute per mile off," said Little adding, "I'll be the oldest but hopefully not the slowest." (Production: Conal Quinn) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
