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Slow Down: what have we been missing?
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[h2]dont know if this has been posted yet...[/h2][h2]An Unlikely Competitor[/h2]
[h3]Cliff Young[/h3]
Every year, Australia hosts 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. It is considered among the world's most grueling ultra-marathons. The race takes five days to complete and is normally only attempted by world-class athletes who train specially for the event. These athletes are typically less than 30 years old and backed by large companies such as Nike.
In 1983, a man named Cliff Young showed up at the start of this race. Cliff was 61 years old and wore overalls and work boots. To everyone's shock, Cliff wasn't a spectator. He picked up his race number and joined the other runners.
The press and other athletes became curious and questioned Cliff. They told him, "You're crazy, there's no way you can finish this race." To which he replied, "Yes I can. See, I grew up on a farm where we couldn't afford horses or tractors, and the whole time I was growing up, whenever the storms would roll in, I'd have to go out and round up the sheep. We had 2,000 sheep on 2,000 acres. Sometimes I would have to run those sheep for two or three days. It took a long time, but I'd always catch them. I believe I can run this race."
When the race started, the pros quickly left Cliff behind. The crowds and television audience were entertained because Cliff didn't even run properly; he appeared to shuffle. Many even feared for the old farmer's safety.
[h2]The Tortoise and the Hare[/h2]
[h3]Cliff Young[/h3]
All of the professional athletes knew that it took about 5 days to finish the race. In order to compete, one had to run about 18 hours a day and sleep the remaining 6 hours. The thing is, Cliff Young didn't know that!
When the morning of the second day came, everyone was in for another surprise. Not only was Cliff still in the race, he had continued jogging all night.
Eventually Cliff was asked about his tactics for the rest of the race. To everyone's disbelief, he claimed he would run straight through to the finish without sleeping.
Cliff kept running. Each night he came a little closer to the leading pack. By the final night, he had surpassed all of the young, world-class athletes. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.
When Cliff was awarded the winning prize of $10,000, he said he didn't know there was a prize and insisted that he did not enter for the money. He ended up giving all of his winnings to several other runners, an act that endeared him to all of Australia.
[h2]Continued Inspiration[/h2]
In the following year, Cliff entered the same race and took 7th place. Not even a displaced hip during the race stopped him.
Cliff came to prominence again in 1997, aged 76, when he attempted to raise money for homeless children by running around Australia's border. He completed 6,520 kilometers of the 16,000-kilometer run before he had to pull out because his only crew member became ill. Cliff Young passed away in 2003 at age 81.
Today, the "Young-shuffle" has been adopted by ultra-marathon runners because it is considered more energy-efficient. At least three champions of the Sydney to Melbourne race have used the shuffle to win the race. Furthermore, during the Sydney to Melbourne race, modern competitors do not sleep. Winning the race requires runners to go all night as well as all day, just like Cliff Young.
Every year, Australia hosts 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. It is considered among the world's most grueling ultra-marathons. The race takes five days to complete and is normally only attempted by world-class athletes who train specially for the event. These athletes are typically less than 30 years old and backed by large companies such as Nike.
In 1983, a man named Cliff Young showed up at the start of this race. Cliff was 61 years old and wore overalls and work boots. To everyone's shock, Cliff wasn't a spectator. He picked up his race number and joined the other runners.
The press and other athletes became curious and questioned Cliff. They told him, "You're crazy, there's no way you can finish this race." To which he replied, "Yes I can. See, I grew up on a farm where we couldn't afford horses or tractors, and the whole time I was growing up, whenever the storms would roll in, I'd have to go out and round up the sheep. We had 2,000 sheep on 2,000 acres. Sometimes I would have to run those sheep for two or three days. It took a long time, but I'd always catch them. I believe I can run this race."
When the race started, the pros quickly left Cliff behind. The crowds and television audience were entertained because Cliff didn't even run properly; he appeared to shuffle. Many even feared for the old farmer's safety.
[h2]The Tortoise and the Hare[/h2]
All of the professional athletes knew that it took about 5 days to finish the race. In order to compete, one had to run about 18 hours a day and sleep the remaining 6 hours. The thing is, Cliff Young didn't know that!
When the morning of the second day came, everyone was in for another surprise. Not only was Cliff still in the race, he had continued jogging all night.
Eventually Cliff was asked about his tactics for the rest of the race. To everyone's disbelief, he claimed he would run straight through to the finish without sleeping.
Cliff kept running. Each night he came a little closer to the leading pack. By the final night, he had surpassed all of the young, world-class athletes. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.
When Cliff was awarded the winning prize of $10,000, he said he didn't know there was a prize and insisted that he did not enter for the money. He ended up giving all of his winnings to several other runners, an act that endeared him to all of Australia.
[h2]Continued Inspiration[/h2]
In the following year, Cliff entered the same race and took 7th place. Not even a displaced hip during the race stopped him.
Cliff came to prominence again in 1997, aged 76, when he attempted to raise money for homeless children by running around Australia's border. He completed 6,520 kilometers of the 16,000-kilometer run before he had to pull out because his only crew member became ill. Cliff Young passed away in 2003 at age 81.
Today, the "Young-shuffle" has been adopted by ultra-marathon runners because it is considered more energy-efficient. At least three champions of the Sydney to Melbourne race have used the shuffle to win the race. Furthermore, during the Sydney to Melbourne race, modern competitors do not sleep. Winning the race requires runners to go all night as well as all day, just like Cliff Young.
- Jul 29, 2006
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[h2]dont know if this has been posted yet...[/h2][h2]An Unlikely Competitor[/h2]
[h3]Cliff Young[/h3]
Every year, Australia hosts 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. It is considered among the world's most grueling ultra-marathons. The race takes five days to complete and is normally only attempted by world-class athletes who train specially for the event. These athletes are typically less than 30 years old and backed by large companies such as Nike.
In 1983, a man named Cliff Young showed up at the start of this race. Cliff was 61 years old and wore overalls and work boots. To everyone's shock, Cliff wasn't a spectator. He picked up his race number and joined the other runners.
The press and other athletes became curious and questioned Cliff. They told him, "You're crazy, there's no way you can finish this race." To which he replied, "Yes I can. See, I grew up on a farm where we couldn't afford horses or tractors, and the whole time I was growing up, whenever the storms would roll in, I'd have to go out and round up the sheep. We had 2,000 sheep on 2,000 acres. Sometimes I would have to run those sheep for two or three days. It took a long time, but I'd always catch them. I believe I can run this race."
When the race started, the pros quickly left Cliff behind. The crowds and television audience were entertained because Cliff didn't even run properly; he appeared to shuffle. Many even feared for the old farmer's safety.
[h2]The Tortoise and the Hare[/h2]
[h3]Cliff Young[/h3]
All of the professional athletes knew that it took about 5 days to finish the race. In order to compete, one had to run about 18 hours a day and sleep the remaining 6 hours. The thing is, Cliff Young didn't know that!
When the morning of the second day came, everyone was in for another surprise. Not only was Cliff still in the race, he had continued jogging all night.
Eventually Cliff was asked about his tactics for the rest of the race. To everyone's disbelief, he claimed he would run straight through to the finish without sleeping.
Cliff kept running. Each night he came a little closer to the leading pack. By the final night, he had surpassed all of the young, world-class athletes. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.
When Cliff was awarded the winning prize of $10,000, he said he didn't know there was a prize and insisted that he did not enter for the money. He ended up giving all of his winnings to several other runners, an act that endeared him to all of Australia.
[h2]Continued Inspiration[/h2]
In the following year, Cliff entered the same race and took 7th place. Not even a displaced hip during the race stopped him.
Cliff came to prominence again in 1997, aged 76, when he attempted to raise money for homeless children by running around Australia's border. He completed 6,520 kilometers of the 16,000-kilometer run before he had to pull out because his only crew member became ill. Cliff Young passed away in 2003 at age 81.
Today, the "Young-shuffle" has been adopted by ultra-marathon runners because it is considered more energy-efficient. At least three champions of the Sydney to Melbourne race have used the shuffle to win the race. Furthermore, during the Sydney to Melbourne race, modern competitors do not sleep. Winning the race requires runners to go all night as well as all day, just like Cliff Young.
Every year, Australia hosts 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. It is considered among the world's most grueling ultra-marathons. The race takes five days to complete and is normally only attempted by world-class athletes who train specially for the event. These athletes are typically less than 30 years old and backed by large companies such as Nike.
In 1983, a man named Cliff Young showed up at the start of this race. Cliff was 61 years old and wore overalls and work boots. To everyone's shock, Cliff wasn't a spectator. He picked up his race number and joined the other runners.
The press and other athletes became curious and questioned Cliff. They told him, "You're crazy, there's no way you can finish this race." To which he replied, "Yes I can. See, I grew up on a farm where we couldn't afford horses or tractors, and the whole time I was growing up, whenever the storms would roll in, I'd have to go out and round up the sheep. We had 2,000 sheep on 2,000 acres. Sometimes I would have to run those sheep for two or three days. It took a long time, but I'd always catch them. I believe I can run this race."
When the race started, the pros quickly left Cliff behind. The crowds and television audience were entertained because Cliff didn't even run properly; he appeared to shuffle. Many even feared for the old farmer's safety.
[h2]The Tortoise and the Hare[/h2]
All of the professional athletes knew that it took about 5 days to finish the race. In order to compete, one had to run about 18 hours a day and sleep the remaining 6 hours. The thing is, Cliff Young didn't know that!
When the morning of the second day came, everyone was in for another surprise. Not only was Cliff still in the race, he had continued jogging all night.
Eventually Cliff was asked about his tactics for the rest of the race. To everyone's disbelief, he claimed he would run straight through to the finish without sleeping.
Cliff kept running. Each night he came a little closer to the leading pack. By the final night, he had surpassed all of the young, world-class athletes. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.
When Cliff was awarded the winning prize of $10,000, he said he didn't know there was a prize and insisted that he did not enter for the money. He ended up giving all of his winnings to several other runners, an act that endeared him to all of Australia.
[h2]Continued Inspiration[/h2]
In the following year, Cliff entered the same race and took 7th place. Not even a displaced hip during the race stopped him.
Cliff came to prominence again in 1997, aged 76, when he attempted to raise money for homeless children by running around Australia's border. He completed 6,520 kilometers of the 16,000-kilometer run before he had to pull out because his only crew member became ill. Cliff Young passed away in 2003 at age 81.
Today, the "Young-shuffle" has been adopted by ultra-marathon runners because it is considered more energy-efficient. At least three champions of the Sydney to Melbourne race have used the shuffle to win the race. Furthermore, during the Sydney to Melbourne race, modern competitors do not sleep. Winning the race requires runners to go all night as well as all day, just like Cliff Young.
- Dec 4, 2010
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dope but its not gonna change me at all
I dont like classical music so I wouldnt really care if he was playing in the subway, id listen for maybe 2 minutes if I knew who he was and then keep it moving. I see things like graffiti when others dont thoogh because to me thats art, while some people see it as vandalism. For them its just a wall they walk by, for me it can be inspiring and an entity in itself rather than just paint on some bricks.
The running thing was kinda cool though, mainly because I run
I dont like classical music so I wouldnt really care if he was playing in the subway, id listen for maybe 2 minutes if I knew who he was and then keep it moving. I see things like graffiti when others dont thoogh because to me thats art, while some people see it as vandalism. For them its just a wall they walk by, for me it can be inspiring and an entity in itself rather than just paint on some bricks.
The running thing was kinda cool though, mainly because I run
- Dec 4, 2010
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dope but its not gonna change me at all
I dont like classical music so I wouldnt really care if he was playing in the subway, id listen for maybe 2 minutes if I knew who he was and then keep it moving. I see things like graffiti when others dont thoogh because to me thats art, while some people see it as vandalism. For them its just a wall they walk by, for me it can be inspiring and an entity in itself rather than just paint on some bricks.
The running thing was kinda cool though, mainly because I run
I dont like classical music so I wouldnt really care if he was playing in the subway, id listen for maybe 2 minutes if I knew who he was and then keep it moving. I see things like graffiti when others dont thoogh because to me thats art, while some people see it as vandalism. For them its just a wall they walk by, for me it can be inspiring and an entity in itself rather than just paint on some bricks.
The running thing was kinda cool though, mainly because I run
- Dec 20, 2007
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woah, its weird cause I think I needed something like this, a reminder
don't know if its a co-in-ca-dink but im a little spooked, it it home
maybe we all should slow down you know? hey it's a new year fellas
thanks op
don't know if its a co-in-ca-dink but im a little spooked, it it home
maybe we all should slow down you know? hey it's a new year fellas
thanks op
- Dec 20, 2007
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woah, its weird cause I think I needed something like this, a reminder
don't know if its a co-in-ca-dink but im a little spooked, it it home
maybe we all should slow down you know? hey it's a new year fellas
thanks op
don't know if its a co-in-ca-dink but im a little spooked, it it home
maybe we all should slow down you know? hey it's a new year fellas
thanks op
- Apr 20, 2003
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Tell that to my manager
- Apr 20, 2003
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Tell that to my manager
- Dec 20, 2007
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I guess you can say I like classical, but you have a point
when you play pieces of music, you play what someone else wrote, don't get me wrong its still a great thing and i don't know much about the selected musician but i think it may be a slow down, find yourself and apply yourself, write the music, don't just live off bach
when you do graffiti, you work, you write out the "music", i never really payed much attention to graffiti, but yeah it's defiantly more than paint on bricks
- Dec 20, 2007
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I guess you can say I like classical, but you have a point
when you play pieces of music, you play what someone else wrote, don't get me wrong its still a great thing and i don't know much about the selected musician but i think it may be a slow down, find yourself and apply yourself, write the music, don't just live off bach
when you do graffiti, you work, you write out the "music", i never really payed much attention to graffiti, but yeah it's defiantly more than paint on bricks
mrbrown
Banned
- Jan 3, 2011
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Kinda cool
I would have robbed him for the violin If I knew
serious
I would have robbed him for the violin If I knew
serious
mrbrown
Banned
- Jan 3, 2011
- 3,558
- 699
Kinda cool
I would have robbed him for the violin If I knew
serious
I would have robbed him for the violin If I knew
serious
- Jul 13, 2007
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Dude came down here last year and played a show. Only reason I knew about it was because my music appreciation teacher kept talking about it. She told us about the social experiment too
- Jul 13, 2007
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Dude came down here last year and played a show. Only reason I knew about it was because my music appreciation teacher kept talking about it. She told us about the social experiment too
- Mar 1, 2010
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Wow! good finds!
- Mar 1, 2010
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Wow! good finds!
- Aug 21, 2007
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word sonn im rich in 3rd world countriess lol
- Aug 21, 2007
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word sonn im rich in 3rd world countriess lol
