Today I Found Out
That Time a 61 Year Old Farmer Won One of the World's Most Grueling Athletic Competitions (2017x303)
Air date: Dec 17, 2017
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The man was an Australian by the name of Albert Ernest Clifford “Cliff” Young, who decided to take up running as a sport at the age of 57. The competition was the Westfield run, which is an ultra-marathon that takes place in Australia. The race is 543.7 miles long (875 km) and is run from Sydney to Melbourne. What’s even more impressive than a 61 year old potato and sheep farmer even being able to complete such a race in the allotted time is that, he not only won, but shattered the world record for that distance, beating it by over two days.
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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_%28athlete%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvjiubMJ72Q
http://www.coolrunning.com.au/ultra/westfieldbook-v2.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Marathon
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/03/1067708126175.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/07/1068013394824.html?from=storyrhs
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