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Fran Hurndall

World Record Holder | Ultra-Marathon Endurance Athlete | Advocate for Change

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  • Domestic Violence Prevention Speakers
  • Education and School Speakers
  • Inspirational Speakers
  • International Women’s Day Speakers
  • Mindset Performance and Mindfulness Speakers
  • Olympic & Sporting Champion Speakers
TOPICS
  • Resilience and Adaptability – How to navigate setbacks, uncertainty, and change with grit, resourcefulness, and determination.
  • High-Performance Mindset – Applying the mindset of an elite athlete to personal, professional, and organisational goals.
  • Pushing Beyond Limits – Lessons from running across Australia on harnessing discipline, mental strength, and purpose to achieve the extraordinary.
  • Turning Adversity into Purpose – Transforming personal challenges into a mission for impact, advocacy, and change.
  • Breaking the Silence on Domestic and Family Violence – Using lived experience to drive awareness, empower survivors, and create societal change.
  • The Power of Storytelling for Change 
INFO
  • Location: Gold Coast
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Biography

Fran Hurndall knows what it means to chase the impossible. In 2025, she became the fastest woman to run across Australia, 3,800km in 60 days, a journey that tested every physical and mental limit, fuelled by a mission far greater than herself.

In 2023, she made history by dribbling a football 1,000km during the FIFA Women’s World Cup becoming the first person to do so and raising thousands for women in sport and earning a Guinness World Record. But in 2024, her life shifted when she learned her sister had been suffering in a domestic violence relationship, a truth that brought the issue painfully close to home. It was this revelation, combined with her mother’s own experience, that lit a fire in Fran to use her platform to break the silence and inspire change.

A former Arsenal Academy and England youth footballer, Fran has now raised over $100,000 for charity and sparked national conversations on resilience, courage, and advocacy. Featured across SBS News, The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Sunday Times, and A Current Affair with Deborah Knight, Fran’s story is one of grit, vulnerability, and unstoppable determination.

Her keynotes inspire audiences to believe in their own strength, embrace discomfort, and turn adversity into purpose.

Titles & Accolades

  • World Record Holder Fastest Woman to Run Across Australia (Cottesloe to Sydney, 2025)
  • Former Semi Professional Footballer, Arsenal Youth Academy & England Representative (U15), Sydney Uni NPL
  • Guinness World Record Holder, first person to dribble a football 1,000km from the Gold Coast to Sydney during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
  • Finalist for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
  • Advocate for Domestic and Family Violence Awareness
  • Raised Over $100,000 for Charitable Causes
  • Featured in National Media, including SBS News, The Australian Women’s Weekly, and The Sunday Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Optus Sport, Good Weekend, Mamamia and more!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4gnXUiSjO4

Testimonials

"Fran Hurndall is an extraordinary person and a wonderful talent for media appearances. I interviewed Fran both on radio during my 2GB Afternoon's Show, and on TV on A Current Affair about her epic run across Australia raising money for and awareness about domestic violence, and her Guiness World Record dribbling of a soccer ball from the Gold Coast to Sydney raising funds for gender equality in sport".

Deb Knight, TV and Radio Host / Journalist

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