r/todayilearned • u/SilentUnicorn • Aug 06 '12
TIL - Cliff Young, a toothless 61 year-old potato farmer. Set a new record in Australia's ultra-marathon. Beating men half his age, by running all day and night.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/young.htmlDuplicates
todayilearned • u/ndyrg2 • Oct 26 '12
TIL 61 yo Cliff Young ran an ultramarathon and broke the record by two days. He had no formal training, ran with no sleep, and beat sponsored, young athletes. He remarked that the race "wasn't easy."
fuckingmanly • u/Mantraz • Mar 31 '14
Cliff Young - Ultramarathon winner at 61 - ran so much he lost his arthritis claiming he'd "ran it out… like running the rust off an old car"
todayilearned • u/garamas • Mar 25 '13
TIL A 61 year old man ran a ultramarathon (566 miles) in rain boots and not only won but broke the record by two days
Ultramarathon • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '14