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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Cliff Young Won An Ultramarathon By Running Like An “Old Turtle”
Description: Forty years ago today, the first ever Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon began. Five days later, the first guy to cross the finish line was a 61 year old farmer with arthritis in both legs. Here's how self-described "old turtle" Cliff Young pulled off such an unexpected win. Plus: tomorrow in Wilmington, Delaware, it’s day one of the Wilmington Coffee Fest.
When age and modesty won the race (Sydney Morning Herald)
The 61-Year-Old Shepherd Who Shuffled His Way to an Unlikely Ultra Win (Adventure Journal via Archive.org)
Wilmington Coffee Fest
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