Resume:

Born 1953, he grew up in Aubervilliers, north of Paris. Father of 3 boys, Serge Girard lives in Grainville-Ymauville in the Seine-Maritime department, which is on the English Channel. This experienced long-distance runner has, over the period 1997 to 2010, crossed all 5 continents in races without a day of rest (70 km/day). He has lived with Laure for 16 years. At 60 he feels he has reached the age of reason

 

The Continental Mariner:

• Los Angeles – New York : 4597km in 53 days = 90km/ day
• Perth – Sydney : 3755km in 47 days = 81km/day
• Lima – Rio de Janeiro : 5235km in 73 days = 71km/ day
• Dakar – Le Cairo : 8295km in 123 days = 68km/day
• Paris-Tokyo : 19097km in 260 days = 73km/day
• In 2009 and 2010, Around Europe Footrace, crossed 25 countries and set a world record for the longest distance run in 365 days: 27,011 km = 74 km/day.

The total distance covered on these 6 races is 67,990 km in 922 days = 73,8 km/day.

A few key figures : 

• Heart rate during a race: 110 bpm
• Resting heart rate: 36 bpm
• Ideal weight 62 kg
• Estimated weight loss: 10 kg
• Began racing at the age of 30 (20 km, marathons) and long distance races at age 40
• Runs an average of 10,000 km per year

 

A few more: 

• Likes solitude, difficulties, his parents and numbers
• Believes in reincarnation and sees himself as a fox terrier that never lets go of a bone. More seriously, he likes to think he will have several lives.