Show Notes
In 1983, ultramarathon runners from Australia and across the globe set their sights on the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon - an 875 kilometre race from Westfield in Parramatta, NSW to Westfield in Doncaster, Victoria. At the time this was seen as one of the hardest races in the world, a feat that would push the most elite endurance athletes in the world to breaking point - or so we thought.
Enter Cliff Young, a 61 year old farmer from Beech Forest, Victoria. Cliff got wind of the race through mention of friends and couldn't help but think it sounded oddly similar to what he did every day on the farm rounding up sheep. So, he decided he'd give it a good old fashioned crack. Unbeknownst to him, he would not only become famous for the Cliff Young Shuffle - he'd defy knowledge and belief, and inspire a nation to believe anything is possible.
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