Like the sheep farmer of Australia who won an ultramarathon at the age of 61:
‚He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.‘
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pop@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 1y
Absolute mad lad
doomi@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 1y
Like the sheep farmer of Australia who won an ultramarathon at the age of 61:
‚He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.‘
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)
RunningInRVA@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
It amazes me that we once thought we could compete effectively with coats, ties, and long pants. Wild.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 1y
That's really neat. Thanks for the share.
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Stalfarfar!