Cliff Young (athlete)

Albert Ernest Clifford " Cliff" Young ( * February 8, 1922; † 2 November 2003 ) was an Australian farmer and athlete from Beech Forest, Victoria, also known by his unexpected victory in the Ultramarathon of Westfield Sydney to Melbourne at the age of 61 years been.

Life

Young grew up on a sheep farm outside of Melbourne and took this along with his brother Sid after the death of his father. In 1982, after he had trained for months in the Otway Ranges, Young tried to run 1000 miles around the Colac Memorial Square. 1983 Cliff Young won at the age of 61 years, the first ultra-marathon of Westfield Sydney to Melbourne. He has been through this race so famous that had been established the Cliff Young Australian Six Day Race in the same year.

The Young Shuffle

Young ran with a low pace so he already had a lot of miles behind on his opponents after a day. But after he was gone through completely one day and also in the remaining days of very little sleep, while his companions rested several hours a day, he took on and won the ultramarathon with a substantial lead. Young's technique has been adopted by several ultra-marathon runners because with this much less energy has to be expended. At least three of the Cliff Young Six Day Race winner used this technique.

Swell

  • Shane: The Legend of Cliff Young: The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World 's Toughest Race. In: Elite Feet. December 30, 2012, accessed on 7 February 2014.
  • Phil Essam: The History of the Colac Six Day Race. In: 6DayRace. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009, accessed on 7 February 2014. < / Ref >
  • ( AAP): End of the road for Cliff. In: The Sydney Morning Herald. November 3, 2003, accessed on 7 February 2014.
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  • Australian
  • Born in 1922
  • Died in 2003
  • Athlete (Australia)
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