The runner, part of a group of about a dozen, was a member of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, which has covered more than 15,000km in four months around Australia.

Now nearing the home stretch, the Peace Run is a global torch relay that spreads the message of peace, hope and joy.

Participants do not raise money or highlight any political cause, but simply strive to spread goodwill among people of all nations.

Organiser Stacey Marsh, from New Zealand, said 26 nations had been represented on the Australian Peace Run.

Each runner clocks up between 10km and 20km each day and as a group, the runners average about 150km to 200km.

The Peace Run began in Canberra on April 26.

The runners initially headed south to Melbourne and Hobart before making their way across the Great Australian Bite to Perth.

From there it was on to Broome and Darwin, then across to Townsville through Mount Isa and down to Brisbane where they arrived on July 29.

The final stretch of the journey back to Canberra will end tomorrow.

“It’s an amazing thing to do. All you really need to be is a runner,” Ms Marsh said.

“We’ve had a few runners that have done the whole thing, but most have done different stages. I took a break for the legs between Perth and Darwin.

“This is the first Peace Run I’ve organised and run in Australia. I’ve done one in New Zealand and did three and a half weeks of another in Europe.”  

On their arrival in Gloucester, the Peace Runners had a brief stop-over at the council chambers where they met with mayor John Rosenbaum and other local dignitaries.

Cr Rosenbaum was presented with a certificate of appreciation and the runners then sang the Peace Run song.