The 61-year-old farmer who shattered the world's longest running record
In short: Most people consider ultra-marathons the limit of human endurance, but Albert Young proved that age is no barrier to elite performance. Watch how a potato and sheep farmer conquered one of the world's most grueling athletic feats.
At age 57, Australian farmer Albert Ernest Clifford “Cliff” Young began running as a sport. Four years later, at 61, he entered the Westfield run—an ultra-marathon spanning 543.7 miles (875 km) between Sydney and Melbourne.
Young didn't just finish the grueling trek; he won the competition. In a feat of extraordinary physical endurance, he shattered the existing world record for the distance by more than two days.
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