Pole to Pole Vietnam. Raised funds for the International Red Cross by running the length of Vietnam, and to highlight the 40th anniversary of the Relationship agreement between Australia and Vietnam. Symbolically Pat and Huy Mai, a Vietnamese runner completed the 3000km journey together. 2011

Trekked from the North Pole to the South Pole. Ran two marathons every day, for almost a year, over 13,000 miles through 14 countries.

Re-visited his 24hr vertical climbing record up AMP Tower with Tony Abbott, raising over $500,000 for the Millennium Foundation’s ovarian cancer research program at Westmead Hospital.

Established fastest Around Australia Long Run Record of continuous running in 191 days and 10 minutes (around 6 months) over 14,662.4km during his Centenary of Federation run.

Set a new World 10,000km Record in 129 days.

Broke a long standing Australian record of more than 13,383km in 174 days.

Set a total of 10 international records including the Western Australia border to border run, the Brisbane to Darwin run, and the world record for the longest tropics run (6,307km in 83 days).

The first person to run 24 hours vertically climbing both up and down (at Sydney’s AMP Tower equivalent to running up Mount Everest in 24 hours)

Pat finished fourth in the Trans America Road Race despite running 50 days with a stress fracture in his leg

Avirtually unknown Pat Farmer secures second place in his first attempt at the Trans America Road Race

T:wice-world record holder for crossing the Simpson Desert

Ranked third in the world for 1,000 miles on a track

Pat was named Achiever of the Year in the Australia Day Awards in 2000