Sean Bell - Fastest Person to Run Around Australia

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Keynote Speaker | World Record Holder

World record athlete, speaker, and workshop facilitator who uses endurance, adversity, and lived experience to open real conversations about resilience, mental health, and performing under pressure

This amazing crew lined up at the Bali Hope Ultra and delivered. Podiums. A redemption run after last year’s DNF. A 17-y...
19/06/2026

This amazing crew lined up at the Bali Hope Ultra and delivered. Podiums. A redemption run after last year’s DNF. A 17-year-old becoming the youngest known person to run across Bali. Fathers, sons, brothers, solo parents, shift workers, FIFO crews, a CEO and more, all out there chasing something most people would call mad, because it mattered to them.

I was lucky enough to be the support coach for the field of 35 runners, through monthly group calls. These 13 went a step further and worked with me 1-1 in the lead up. Getting to know them personally and seeing their hard work over several months made each of their finish line moments hit different.

The Bali Hope Ultra also raises funds for the Bali Children Foundation, which makes it all the more special to be part of.

The work was always theirs, I’m just grateful I had the opportunity to walk beside them for it.

Swipe through and read what they had to say.

5 spots open from July 6th after GC Marathon, link in bio to jump on the waitlist 🐎

18/06/2026

Seven weeks out from running around Australia, I stopped running.

I couldn’t even hop without pain. I knew it wasn’t muscle. It was bone. But I put off getting the MRI, because I couldn’t face it.

Once I finally got over my denial, I had the scan. 25 days before the start, it confirmed an early stress fracture.

Then came the part I really had to sit with. The date couldn’t move. Sponsors were locked in. Crew had already booked their leave. Which meant I had to come to terms with the fact that I could fail, publicly, in front of everyone.

So on the 10th of March, underdone and the heaviest I’d ever been, I stood on that start line anyway. And then I ran 13,964km around the country in 165 days, 13 hours and 26 minutes.

The conditions are never going to be perfect. If you wait for them, you’ll wait forever.

Whatever you keep putting off until you’re ready, believe in yourself enough to start.

17/06/2026

For most of my life I’ve buried the hard stuff and just kept moving. It’s how I got through tough times, and it’s how I ran around Australia. Head down and take the next step.

Compartmentalisation can be a superpower when you’re doing or going through hard things. You switch off the pain and survive.

What I’ve realised recently though is I never learned the off switch. So when I sit down to tell the story, to actually connect with someone, I can’t reach the very thing that would let me do it.

What I’m working on now is exactly that. On when I’m doing something hard. Off when I’m telling the story. That’s the skill I’m building. Starting with this 🐎

26/05/2026

the power of running hey

I’m so fu***ng proud of you

I love you mate

20/05/2026

2026 May edition is here 💪

I’m grateful to be supporting runners from all over the world this week as event ambassador and support coach.

The runners have been training and fundraising for months and are ready to rip in come Saturday night. I’m looking forward to being a part of the operations team and playing a role behind the scenes.

While I wish I was out there running alongside them and helping them take the next step, there’s something about watching people go to battle with themselves that only those with a deep love for the sport can truly appreciate and understand.

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If you’re keen to get involved for November 2026, check out the links in ’s bio.

5 sleeps until BALI HOPE ULTRA week kicks off! 🎉🥳Next Saturday night, the May 2026 Bali Hope Ultra team will toe the sta...
14/05/2026

5 sleeps until BALI HOPE ULTRA week kicks off! 🎉🥳

Next Saturday night, the May 2026 Bali Hope Ultra team will toe the start line of an 80km race, running from one side of Bali to the other, through the night.

Bali Hope Ultra isn't just a race. It's a week-long experience built around community, purpose, and using the power of endurance sport to make real change happen. Every runner raises funds for the Bali Children Foundation, which puts disadvantaged Balinese children through school. A child who gets an education goes on to earn more, provide more, and give more back to their family and community. One school place. A lifetime of ripple effects.

My own journey with this event dates back to 2019:
🏅 2019 - My second ultra and my first ultra win. The race that cracked something open in me.
🫶 2023 - As the event ambassador, I ran 106km overnight up and down the course as a support runner. Not racing, just making sure every single person felt seen and supported.
🩼 2025 - Still battling Freiberg's disease and devastating injuries from my run around Australia, I couldn't run a step. So I joined the operations team instead.

Every year has given me more than I brought to it. I'm so grateful to this event and the great people behind it for continuing to have me along for the ride.

To the 13 runners who trusted me with their preparation in a 1-on-1 capacity this year, thank you. Watching you put in the work and knowing you're about to stand on that start line is something I don't take lightly.

Next week in Bali, I'll be sharing updates across my socials. Follow along, it’s going to be a big week! 🙌🐎

08/05/2026

65% of you said don't race. 35% of you know who I am.

When I arrived in Hammo last Thursday after a badly sprained ankle on Wednesday night, I knew I was in trouble. But what did I do? I sucked it up and went to work.

I embraced the mindset that I embodied around Australia. The one where I had stabbing forefoot pain since the Northern Territory and ran another 100+ consecutive ultras on that foot until my mission was completed.

The way my ankle was feeling leading into the race, I was sure an MRI would have revealed that I was unfit to race. Just like an MRI would've revealed that in the Northern Territory. But on both occasions, when I knew a stint on the sidelines was going to follow, I said f**k it and ran through it to see what I was made of.

We can learn so much from doing hard things.

put on an incredible event and I didn’t want to miss out. 27th place out of 206 runners with one fit leg. I'll take that.

My long road back since my Aus run has been frustrating with injury and illness. But I know i’ll be back. And I don't ever want to lose the mindset that makes me me.

04/05/2026

Last day on the Whitsundays, hike went really well 😂 #

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