That Time a 61 Year Old Farmer Won One of the World's Most Grueling Athletic Competitions

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 471

  • @TodayIFoundOut
    @TodayIFoundOut  6 років тому +14

    Looking for more fun fact videos? Then check out this video and find out Why the French-Founded Notre Dame School's Athletic Teams are the Fighting Irish:
    ua-cam.com/video/aKhPDprqB_c/v-deo.html

  • @jimmymuzza1544
    @jimmymuzza1544 7 років тому +262

    The Cliff Young shuffling running style was later analysed and found to be highly efficient.

    • @coldsmoker9387
      @coldsmoker9387 6 днів тому

      I love seeing stories like this,old farmer schools a bunch of so called athletes wearing rubber boots by 10 plus hours.
      Shows what a little old school grit and determination can accomplish.
      I wish I could have seen the look on the faces of the next few runners up when they realized that they where destroyed by an old sheep farmer 😂

  • @rcbif101
    @rcbif101 7 років тому +115

    Sharing his cash winnings with other runners - Ultimate Gentleman

  • @foxiitoxii119
    @foxiitoxii119 7 років тому +224

    Am an Aussie & I remember when he won this race. LoL Bastard! Gave my sadistic school sports teacher another reason to push us non-athletic types harder - "if a 61 yr old can do it..." 😐

    • @ilanzatonski8826
      @ilanzatonski8826 7 років тому +2

      FoXii ToXii lol how old were u:0

    • @foxiitoxii119
      @foxiitoxii119 7 років тому +33

      Я Ilan Zatonski I was 11yrs old at the time. Admittedly she didnt want us to do THAT marathon but made us do weekly mini marathons which she did also..in her car..behind us..keeping us moving forward by driving very close & honking the horn **shudders** - the stuff of nightmares 😨

    • @mouminosman7992
      @mouminosman7992 7 років тому +4

      hahahahahh

    • @minitea4315
      @minitea4315 Рік тому +1

      So she should have done it.

  • @aussiebloke609
    @aussiebloke609 7 років тому +64

    I remember watching the pre-race interview with this bloke. His style was noticeably slower than the other competitors, but it uses so little energy...no lifting his feet any higher than absolutely necessary, no springing off with the toe, etc...and while it won't win any sprints, it's always going to give the edge in a race where stamina is the primary resource. :-)

  • @Sam-gf6ue
    @Sam-gf6ue 7 років тому +47

    Our head teacher loved this guy and we had a room named after him in our school

  • @karenlafrentz
    @karenlafrentz 7 років тому +16

    I remember this. It was awesome to watch Cliff (as he was known) each night on the news. It was great to see a humble Aussie being feature in a UA-cam video. I didn't think anyone outside Australia knew of Cliff.

  • @mcchuggernaut9378
    @mcchuggernaut9378 7 років тому +78

    Farmers were damn tough back in the day. Impressive.

    • @T9RX3
      @T9RX3 4 роки тому +2

      They still are tough.

    • @mcchuggernaut9378
      @mcchuggernaut9378 4 роки тому +13

      @@T9RX3 Depends. My grandfather lived to 102 years old and farmed his land with no machinery, just horse and plow. That man was tough as old boots. The guy that lives beside my family now farms too, but I don't think I have ever seen him without a tractor, ATV, truck, or backhoe doing the work for him, and he's fatter than his own pigs!

    • @arealfootballplayer8052
      @arealfootballplayer8052 Рік тому

      They ain’t farmin for the same reason, they want the luxury nowadays… Head to the city then!

    • @mcchuggernaut9378
      @mcchuggernaut9378 Рік тому +1

      @@arealfootballplayer8052 Well, we use the tools available to us now, and honestly I would prefer to farm the easy way with tractors and modern tools than live in a city and make the same money. The country is a much quieter, less expensive, more beautiful place to live.

  • @asmae8708
    @asmae8708 7 років тому +35

    A teacher subbing for my math class told us about this and haven’t forgotten since, nice to see it’s not too unknown.

    • @pickledirick8338
      @pickledirick8338 7 років тому

      Grunkle Stalin It’s a very well known story.

  • @diggydodges3826
    @diggydodges3826 7 років тому +376

    Farmer - YAY, I won !!!.
    Farmers Wife - Dear there's a storm coming, time to round up the sheep.
    Farmer - OHHHhhhh...........

    • @oliverhees4076
      @oliverhees4076 7 років тому +15

      Honey, off for a run! Be back before dinner!

    • @NotTheCIA1961
      @NotTheCIA1961 7 років тому +16

      (It's Thursday) Should be back before Church!

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian 7 років тому +6

      farmers wife: when are we gonna end your virginity cliff?
      Cliff : just let me do one more shuffle. Gotta use my gum boots.
      farmers wife: Jesus fucking Christ Cliff, can't we just have some sex?

    • @peterm6737
      @peterm6737 7 років тому +2

      This comment section got weird real quick...

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian 7 років тому

      Cliff Young. Sex Life. Sheep.

  • @AtlasReburdened
    @AtlasReburdened 7 років тому +46

    I had a Master Sergeant that shuffle ran. No one could ever run longer and he could carry a conversation at any point without the slightest indication of being out of breath. I could beat him in a dead sprint, but probably only because he was pretty short and two decades my elder.

  • @CarsSimplified
    @CarsSimplified 7 років тому +124

    Impressive! I can barely muster the energy to get up the stairs to the video editing room sometimes.

    • @neurofiedyamato8763
      @neurofiedyamato8763 7 років тому +4

      stairs are hard, you fight against the whole weight of your body! No more than 5 flights for me.

    • @talaverajr391
      @talaverajr391 7 років тому

      Mac Kobalt first.

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong 7 років тому +2

      It took me so much stamina to just scroll down to this comment section.

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 7 років тому +2

      Thanks guys! I immediately felt 100x better about myself!

  • @captainbarbossa5201
    @captainbarbossa5201 7 років тому +62

    He was farming all that XP M8

    • @XyloTears
      @XyloTears 7 років тому +1

      Knyq Barbosa lol

    • @Skraeling1000
      @Skraeling1000 7 років тому +1

      lol, and maxed out his ST for sure.

  • @personhuman2239
    @personhuman2239 7 років тому +84

    This man is a low tier God, confirmed.

  • @FD__
    @FD__ 7 років тому +81

    *AND NOW FOR ANOTHER BONUS FACT*

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 7 років тому +82

    He's a sheep farmer, AND a potato? I'm very impressed that he won.

    • @codename9824
      @codename9824 7 років тому +4

      Melody sheep rancher and potato farmer

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 3 роки тому +1

      The artist is a potato, French Fries are art. -will crow

    • @saulradebe9232
      @saulradebe9232 3 роки тому +1

      Makes his win all the more impressive 🤣😂

    • @ES-yi4pe
      @ES-yi4pe 6 місяців тому

      Why are you impressed. Farmers work there ass off.

  • @laterollbutt8246
    @laterollbutt8246 7 років тому +20

    Now that’s someone that doesn’t give up

  • @rob-karenkennedy-parker3166
    @rob-karenkennedy-parker3166 7 років тому +310

    His real name was forest gump

    • @DheerajBhaskar
      @DheerajBhaskar 7 років тому +6

      Rob-karen Kennedy-parker funny but not true (just to be clear) 😀

    • @Muhd4iman
      @Muhd4iman 7 років тому +5

      I got the joke 😂

    • @l-l
      @l-l 7 років тому +6

      Dheeraj Bhaskar No shit.

    • @RadioSnivins
      @RadioSnivins 7 років тому +2

      Beech Forest Gump.

    • @neeneec5394
      @neeneec5394 7 років тому +3

      Anson D. Grimes
      its a dang joke!!! it made me laugh.
      sense of humor classes need to be taught in school.

  • @WormholeJim
    @WormholeJim 7 років тому +37

    And a Fifth bonus fact: When offered a ride by motorcar from the hospital to his home, mr Clifford politely declined, saying that it was a nice wheather for a brisk walk. Besides, he added, having suffered this hospital commitment he hadn't finished rounding up his imaginary sheep yet and so was frankly quite anxious to get them before the imaginary storm would hit. With that he was off, the sound of his rubber-johnnys fading in the distance.

  • @mitch19636
    @mitch19636 7 років тому +100

    Rest in peace Cliff aka Albert Ernest Clifford "Cliff" Young. Ultra Marathon winner at the age of 61!
    Albert Ernest Clifford Young, Born 8/2/1922, Died 2/11/2003

  • @benmasta5814
    @benmasta5814 7 років тому +47

    It's really not surprising considering farmers do more work before lunch in one day, than i do all week. Maybe even all month... lol

    • @ryanvalentine4151
      @ryanvalentine4151 7 років тому

      Ben Masta Possibly even a year

    • @Fuzzycat16
      @Fuzzycat16 7 років тому +5

      Saying they have no training is false...They train all their lives just by working the farm.

    • @Kanelle88
      @Kanelle88 6 років тому +1

      Yeah, I read the title and was like 'NO DUH'. He's a farmer!!! Farm work is hard work...

  • @musicalneptunian
    @musicalneptunian 7 років тому +15

    Cliff Young: 61 year old virgin ultra marathon champ! A marathon runner who gets up early and never quits prematurely.

    • @1CJMac1
      @1CJMac1 7 років тому +2

      Truly he was an Arch-Warlock and used his powers to gain incredible endurance

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian 7 років тому +1

      He was a level 60 mage in WOW. He didn't run; he cast levitation spells and whistled.

  • @mitch19636
    @mitch19636 7 років тому +50

    Remember him well, showed up a lot of professional runners up.

  • @Lucho.42
    @Lucho.42 7 років тому +140

    Lvl 999 farmer

  • @davidbenner2289
    @davidbenner2289 3 роки тому +5

    The most I have gone is 50 miles in 17.5 hours in the mountains of West Germany and 140 miles in four days in eastern Netherlands. I did swim 17 miles, as well. Everything seems so insignificant compared to this man. Especially since he was 40 years older! And then even older. I did live the life as a professional athlete as a career combat firefightrer/advanced trauma & cardiac paramedic (it's really the job of an athlete). My hat's off to him! Respect. May he rest in peace.

  • @neurofiedyamato8763
    @neurofiedyamato8763 7 років тому +24

    Wow this guy is amazing. Beat the record by two days lol.
    He ran slowly but didn't sleep. The faster runners did. What is this? The rabbit and the turtle story?
    877 km long in 5 days? 7.3 Kmh actually not that fast but hell a lot of endurance.

  • @R0m0n3
    @R0m0n3 7 років тому +11

    The 61 year old virgin... Someone make this a movie.

    • @CyberiusT
      @CyberiusT 7 років тому +2

      Isaac Newton, the supergenius associated with falling apples and calculus, died a virgin at 84. It's rare, but some people just don't feel any need for sex - though in Newton's case, he may not have been able to stand the company of anyone else long enough to get any. Or they his, for that matter.

  • @ylilycam
    @ylilycam 7 місяців тому

    I remember this and him fondly........he was a lovely man and very inspirational

  • @peterm6737
    @peterm6737 7 років тому +3

    If you haven't met a Sheep Rancher before lemme tell you something, they Work hard and don't quit till a job is done well and right the first time, they get up early and stay up the whole day.
    Laziness runs in fear at the sight of a Rancher and sluggishness hides it's ulgly face.
    Respect is instantly given because it has long since been earned, if you know a rancher, thank them for the hard work they do day and night!

  • @sheriashley7692
    @sheriashley7692 8 місяців тому

    I was in primary school when he won in 83. Everyone was glued to the TV watching Cliffy shuffling along. He was a VIRGIN until he won (maybe this helped his stamina lol) he grew up & lived in Beech Forest running up and down hills after the sheep. He was a very very fit man before taking up ruining a fact that his fellow competitors failed to really grasp. RIP Cliffy a true blue Aussie champion!! His shuffling style was soon adopted by marathon runners across the world.

  • @egoproxy3273
    @egoproxy3273 7 років тому +52

    Hearing that he found a wife at age 61 makes me feel a little bit better.

    • @TexasBoyDrew
      @TexasBoyDrew 7 років тому +3

      Ego Proxy well, but you saw what happened because of his wife then?

    • @ronindebeatrice
      @ronindebeatrice 7 років тому

      Tri-Shake-Atops For keeping it in perspective, cheers.

    • @chunkyMunky329
      @chunkyMunky329 7 років тому

      doesn't make me feel any better. who wants to run for five days to get a wife?

    • @Me4-gc8qs
      @Me4-gc8qs 4 роки тому +2

      Not until you hear how she spent all his money and left him to die penniless, that bitch is still hated in Australia to this day.

    • @gibbethoskins8621
      @gibbethoskins8621 4 роки тому

      Better start running 😆

  • @28russ
    @28russ 7 років тому +2

    He's a bloody aussie ledgend!! Fun fact. His running style was nicknamed the gumboot shuffle because it developed from running in gum boots. If you lift your feet to high they fall off, hence the shuffle.

  • @mmnissanzroadster9
    @mmnissanzroadster9 7 років тому +12

    "And now for another bonus fact"

  • @GregCalleja
    @GregCalleja 7 років тому +22

    SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK🔥🔥🔥

  • @fuasa4724
    @fuasa4724 7 років тому +14

    farmers are know for their super strenght this is their proof.

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 6 років тому

      It’s also raw strength they have instead of weight room strength.

  • @Henchman1977
    @Henchman1977 7 років тому +4

    You should do a piece on Courtney Dauwalter who recently won the Moab 240, beating the second place man by 10 hours and a marathon in distance. She states her diet consists largely of nachos and beer.

  • @LimeyLassen
    @LimeyLassen 7 років тому +120

    Marathon running is pure genetics. You wouldn't think it looking at them because they look weak and bony, but that's the ideal body type for it. There's lots of stories of people with basically zero competitve training smashing world records because they have perfect metabolism.

    • @spencerbush1474
      @spencerbush1474 7 років тому +38

      It's not purely genetic. Yes, genetics do play a role in how fast you can run and maintain your pace, however, without training or practice, no one, no matter how genetically gifted, would be smashing any world records. In order to even compete at a professional level, it takes an incredible amount of work and training no matter how genetically gifted you are. There's much more to it than they were just born that way.

    • @FeedMeSalt
      @FeedMeSalt 7 років тому +13

      Shaun Diebel you literally can be proven wrong by Google in twenty seconds. There are a shit ton of record breakers who where generally healthy but no experience in real competitions. Genetics are 70% of it easily.

    • @chunkyMunky329
      @chunkyMunky329 7 років тому +25

      Nero_Faintly you don't have to be in a "real competition" for it to be valuable experience. what matters is how much effort you put in and how consistently you do it. if you listen to this video, you hear that the guy did a lot of running in his life because they couldn't afford a horse or vehicle. A lot of long distance runners come from third world countries where they too can't afford a vehicle.

    • @pumped2run
      @pumped2run 7 років тому +9

      weak and bony? Have you seen Yiannis Kouros?
      I ran for quite a while, lots of 24hr races and 3 6 day races. I wouldn't describe most of the people I ran against as weak and bony.
      For most, it isn't a perfect metabolism, but putting in the work to run as efficiently as possible. William Sichel is an example of that. Yes, he is a smaller guy, but he is one of the most efficient runners I have ever witnessed, and that work has granted him several world records.

    • @Areanyusernamesleft
      @Areanyusernamesleft 7 років тому +12

      Limey Lassen while I think you are exaggerating a bit, genetic factors like metabolism and skeletal frame matter quite a bit.
      Of course, compared to most land mammals, any adult human in decent shape would be a superior endurance runner. While many other animals are faster runners over short dustances, and others have greater resistance extremes of heat and cold, there are actually only a few that could travel 5 km race continually moving at more than a walking pace even in mild conditions. Also noteworthy, of the few mammals that are on average as good or better at endurance running, humans domesticated two of them equines and canines thousands of years ago.

  • @francoislacombe9071
    @francoislacombe9071 7 років тому +18

    I'm 58 years old. Maybe I should get on with it.

    • @neurofiedyamato8763
      @neurofiedyamato8763 7 років тому +2

      Its never too late to enjoy life.

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian 7 років тому

      But are you a virgin? First, get laid. Only then, be the ultra marathon champ that you were born to be.

    • @chickenfarmer296
      @chickenfarmer296 7 років тому +1

      Believe it or not you are actually in the prime for distance running. Best distance runners in the world are in their 20s and 60’s😁

    • @thejavaman53
      @thejavaman53 7 років тому

      Francois Lacombe Go for it.

  • @ZBott
    @ZBott 7 років тому +3

    81 years? Good run for a great runner.

  • @arilagi
    @arilagi 7 років тому +6

    explain this please, no matter how loud our speaker or on a movie what we eat always louder than the sound of the movie or the speaker

    • @fruit5003
      @fruit5003 7 років тому +3

      Sound coming inside of you is louder than sound coming from 1-2 meters away

    • @myspelled8489
      @myspelled8489 7 років тому

      Its like if I tree dropped in the woods would it make a sound. Yes, but it's too far away and other sounds are closer, therefore blocking out the other.

    • @codename9824
      @codename9824 7 років тому +2

      Sound is vibration, bone transmits vibration and that’s why you can hear a tap on your head, your teeth grinding, when you chew or swallow.

  • @calinguga
    @calinguga 7 років тому +7

    that's 50 deg celsius in Sahara, -18 in Antarctica for us simpletons

    • @GodplayGamerZulul
      @GodplayGamerZulul 7 років тому +3

      Rather, for us intellectuals who are fluent in Celsius.

    • @calinguga
      @calinguga 7 років тому +3

      actually i'm guessing intellectuals would go for 323 and 255.

    • @sinclap2
      @sinclap2 7 років тому +1

      oooh bazinga, droppin' the Kelvins!

  • @gryffindork9563
    @gryffindork9563 5 років тому

    I remember him he was a unsung hero in our eyes ♥️♥️♥️

  • @mirabiruby2084
    @mirabiruby2084 2 роки тому

    Fun fact, my father and his side of the family used to live down the road from him. And my mother and her side of the family used to live in Gellibrand, also somewhat near him. :)

  • @blackbird5634
    @blackbird5634 3 роки тому +1

    Cliffy jogged about 8 miles a day for fun, he was a lifelong vegetarian and teetotaler, and underweight all his life. He had no preconceptions about the run, no one told him the limitations of other runners so his head wasn't full of that nonsense.

  • @LandoHitman
    @LandoHitman 7 років тому +1

    Wow, what an incredible guy!

  • @jaredputman1685
    @jaredputman1685 6 років тому +2

    Here in Utah as a young kid my family ran an aid station for the Wasatch 100 starting somewhere in Idaho and ending at Sundance ski resort in Utah. We were about 80 miles in. I saw countless people life flighted out and even a few pass. My brother helped land the helicopter and that’s what gave him the passion to help people. He is now a firefighter/paramedic.

  • @LouisTheBlackCat
    @LouisTheBlackCat 7 років тому +10

    Cliffy boi!!! He lived a few towns over from me, never knew he was a sheep farmer just a potato man lol.

    • @darrenlucas804
      @darrenlucas804 7 років тому +1

      yeah, in Oz they often referred to him as a potato farmer... the sheep story is way more interesting

    • @LouisTheBlackCat
      @LouisTheBlackCat 7 років тому +1

      Darren Lucas agreed!! But as a native kiwi maybe I have a thing for heating about sheep 😹😹😹

    • @darrenlucas804
      @darrenlucas804 7 років тому

      lol

  • @mojojeinxs9960
    @mojojeinxs9960 Рік тому +1

    As a nurses aid I walk about 5 to 6 miles in a eight hour shift. Actually have to consume more calories not to be under weight. Don't use the elevator run up and down stairs walking fast all damn day. Plus physically lift residents bigger than myself. 57 on no medication or rarely get sick. Never got covid. The healthiest thing is to keep moving stay busy. Also chilling out time is very important.

  • @garyg9164
    @garyg9164 7 років тому +3

    We used to call it "The Cliff Young shuffle".

  • @uss_04
    @uss_04 7 років тому +1

    Its not surprising.
    He’s from Australia.
    Knowing the Native Flora and Fauna, running isn’t for fun, its a matter of survival.
    Some fun facts about Australia.
    1. Australia is the largest island nation in the world, straddling the border of the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
    2. It has a rich and exotic ecosystem supporting fantastic flora and fauna...all of which were unfortunately eaten by the monsters that live there.
    3. Its primary spoken language is screaming.
    [Source: Cracked.com]

  • @shakirahstephen2768
    @shakirahstephen2768 6 років тому

    My nanas cousin!
    Such an inspiration to me always.
    Miss you Cliffy

  • @Imsomeoneelse
    @Imsomeoneelse 7 років тому +1

    Please state the temperature in Celsius as well as Fahrenheit

  • @Omegavision79
    @Omegavision79 7 років тому

    End of the race was in Doncaster in the eastern suburbs... Not far from where i grew up and even closer to where i am now!

  • @lonewolf175
    @lonewolf175 Рік тому

    My father ran in the 1991 Sydney to Melbourne, ending up running 870km, withdrew to Tendonitis. Cliff young had been running his entire life, he deserved the win.

  • @kingdomgirl4life
    @kingdomgirl4life 7 років тому +6

    Bonus fact Buller ice cream come from Colac

  • @MrJango-ug2cj
    @MrJango-ug2cj 7 років тому

    So... He was basically a old forrest gump? Mad respect for that guy. I would never be able to beat that marathon.

  • @lafregaste
    @lafregaste 5 років тому +1

    I easily believe that because my grandpa is a farmer and he has beat cancer twice, plus a stroke. His strength has always being amazing as well as his resistance but totally obvious because since he was young he has worked the fields, with long hard days. This doesn't happen as much but most old country people I know that has kept a good farm schedule have had strong bodies and incredible resistance, physically and mentally

  • @chatsworth777
    @chatsworth777 7 років тому

    You might want to take a look at the 'Bad Water" race. It starts in July in Death Valley and goes to 14,505 FEET on mt. Whitney. not many of those invited to participate finish.

  • @Divine_Evil
    @Divine_Evil 7 років тому +29

    For the love of all that is not the US of A, USE BLOODY SI UNITS! Please!

    • @gorkaaustin5306
      @gorkaaustin5306 7 років тому +6

      no

    • @cypherglitch
      @cypherglitch 7 років тому +4

      youtube is worldwîde not American. I know many yanks cant tell the difference as they think America is the world. but still try.

    • @cypherglitch
      @cypherglitch 7 років тому +2

      UA-cam was developed and originally set up to be world wide by three guys. 1 Is from Germany, 1 is from Tawain and the other is American.
      UA-cam company is not just American. Seeing its owned by Google, does not mean they only cater to the U.S. They cater for the world. I know alot of yanks think the rest of the world owe the U.S something and act as if catering for the rest of the world is a burden.

    • @kameronjones7139
      @kameronjones7139 7 років тому +1

      Sandman actually they were American citizen that just so happened to be were they were born originally. Also I like how act so entitled I mean you have Google so you can look this up so quit complaining

    • @ChinBiter47
      @ChinBiter47 6 років тому

      Google is american so is youtube microsoft and apple android and nato was made by america. We produced the first planes and mass produced the first cars too. I might be biased but it kinda does revolve around the us. Also electricity was "discovered" by americans as well as the fucking internet as a whole!

  • @TonyRule
    @TonyRule 6 років тому

    1:40 Rounding up sheep is not what they call it in Australia. There it's called "securing the Harem".

  • @TheCleaner76
    @TheCleaner76 3 місяці тому

    Cliff has been a long distance runner his whole life

  • @bobfwoods
    @bobfwoods Рік тому +1

    Cliff Young what a legend.

  • @musicalneptunian
    @musicalneptunian 7 років тому +2

    Cliff Young's main rival in these ultra marathons was a Greek guy called Yannis Kouros. I think that Kouros won once and Greek people in Melbourne went nuts chanting Kouros!

    • @oj8111
      @oj8111 6 років тому

      Yannis Kouros won a number of times( no one beat him and or even got close to him) and cliff was no rival to Yannis. Yannis Kouros was in a league of his own. Regarded as the best ultra marathon runner that has ever lived. In fact to highlight that statement, they had to start Yannis 12-24 hours after the main field started a couple of times because he was just too good. Yep he overtook the whole field and still won.

  • @airsofter2247
    @airsofter2247 7 років тому

    Sweet video and the bonus facts were particularly interesting; thanks for the great vid yet again

  • @musikSkool
    @musikSkool 6 років тому

    Simon in pre-school, "Today I found Out, 2 is a Number."

  • @paulsimmons5726
    @paulsimmons5726 7 років тому +3

    Wow, what tough guy!

  • @Daniel.Liddicoat
    @Daniel.Liddicoat 7 років тому

    0:50 You forgot to mention that his "shuffle" has been adopted by some ultra-marathon runners.

  • @Danny-in6hj
    @Danny-in6hj 7 років тому

    Gee how did you find ol Cliff. I remember all that well, he was a legend. I seen him run past once.

  • @Michael-vl7ti
    @Michael-vl7ti 7 років тому +1

    I remember him when i was a kid, everyone was out on the street when he went by, it was a big deal

  • @chunkyMunky329
    @chunkyMunky329 7 років тому +1

    Did Simon just call that guy a "61 year old potato"?

  • @iansaxby9264
    @iansaxby9264 7 років тому

    The Sydney to Melbourne ultramarathon was hardcore. Most years, a lot of the participants didn't even finish.

  • @earlgrey2130
    @earlgrey2130 7 років тому

    "no training".. except he trained for 4 years and before that had an entire life of physically intense work.

  • @johnpenley
    @johnpenley 7 років тому +1

    Love the channel Simon!
    Really one of my youtube faves. 👍

  • @mutantmecha
    @mutantmecha 6 років тому

    Wow its so trippy hearing colac named droped in a video my familys farm is their i didn't grow up their thankfully but its such a tiny farming town only about 6 farms or so are their.

  • @antrygis1
    @antrygis1 10 місяців тому

    This is probably where they got that bit in Forrest Gump where he ran and ran and then he had enough.

  • @mountaindew7190
    @mountaindew7190 7 років тому

    Would have liked to have seen some pictures of the guy and of the event he won. That being said, thanks for the upload.

  • @NotTheCIA1961
    @NotTheCIA1961 7 років тому +12

    Take that! Even if I run that much I still will die, so might as well be semi lazy and live my life.

    • @chris-hayes
      @chris-hayes 7 років тому

      Lord Gronor I mean he did spend years training, there's always time to pick up something new

  • @esmeosgood9133
    @esmeosgood9133 7 років тому

    Cliff doing the Cliffie shuffle!

  • @ericbush7249
    @ericbush7249 5 років тому

    This is my favorite UA-cam channel

  • @MarceloDezem
    @MarceloDezem 7 років тому +72

    virgin sheep farmer is an oxymoron

    • @tncorgi92
      @tncorgi92 7 років тому +17

      Marcelo Dezem guess that's why he chased his sheep for 3 days... they were playing hard to get.

    • @jeroldproductions6367
      @jeroldproductions6367 7 років тому +1

      Marcelo Dezem Oh Mein gott really? Think you where a West Country farmer.

    • @Firguy_the_Foot_Fetishist
      @Firguy_the_Foot_Fetishist 6 років тому +1

      Only if you're Welsh.

  • @gusdupree9076
    @gusdupree9076 7 років тому +1

    it's all in your hands what the limitations will be, nice story

  • @3122tan
    @3122tan 7 років тому

    I remember the movie based on this guy. ‘Cliffy’? With thingo, that guy that’s in everything made in Australia...Colin something? There’s a c in his name somewhere

  • @anonymous-poet
    @anonymous-poet 6 років тому

    Give him a tactical visor and send him to fight the Omnics. Hes the hero we need!

  • @mosi0815
    @mosi0815 7 років тому

    Thanks for converting imperial units to metric. If you continue doing so please do it for all units. Not only distance but also temperature.
    Thanks!

    • @paulkennedy8701
      @paulkennedy8701 7 років тому

      Ralph Moser
      Actually, he probably converted the metric km into imperial miles, and then read them out as though it was the other way.
      And definitely give temperatures in C. You can't expect your audience to look up a F-to-C conversion every time you use those antiquated numbers.

  • @lesliemoiseauthor
    @lesliemoiseauthor 7 років тому +2

    I have never been so early before! And I am so glad to learn this.

  • @biscoito1r
    @biscoito1r 7 років тому

    Here is an idea, who was the kid that said to the SS officer that the guy he had just shot was the one who stole the break as portrayed in the movie shindler's list.

  • @wilhelmhesse1348
    @wilhelmhesse1348 8 місяців тому

    Respect farmers, farming is one of the toughest occupations on the planet💯

  • @T9RX3
    @T9RX3 4 роки тому

    Amazing Cliff. How come these races are never covered by the sports Networks?

  • @Slycarlo
    @Slycarlo 6 років тому +1

    People forget the fact that farmers have developed their body on much more stress environment due to their work like the man stated he run like 2 days just rounding sheep thats insanse

  • @slwtgf
    @slwtgf 6 років тому

    Ok , this is one heck of a fact snack. 👍
    Never heard this before now, yet I won’t soon forget it, neither! Made my day -wowww! Love 💕 this farmer, and his entire family!

  • @jesuspeng7736
    @jesuspeng7736 7 років тому

    "He is the first of us to go, but then he was always on the go" ... When your brother dies and you had to make a pun out of it :v

  • @210johndeere
    @210johndeere 7 років тому

    this man was a boss ass bitch. he could have ran from New York to Florida in just over 10 days. farmers are the backbone of America

  • @akrybion
    @akrybion 7 років тому +3

    So he skilled all endurance all his live.

  • @alldaydevo
    @alldaydevo 6 років тому

    Their is a movie about this guy, can't remember what it's called, been years since I seen it

  • @coloradoken3159
    @coloradoken3159 Рік тому

    He died at 81. If you're looking for the fountain of youth, this isn't it.

  • @benharris9175
    @benharris9175 7 років тому

    More running vids please :) 'The Cliff Young shuffle' is famous here among ultra runners

  • @joe090309
    @joe090309 7 років тому +6

    Are we entirely sure that man was human? I mean like really

    • @LuisOrtiz-vf3yq
      @LuisOrtiz-vf3yq 7 років тому

      Black_Scythe Kevin Bacon Race The Ghost song and tactical technosport Darwin going through This is the one románticas pop It is Very nice

    • @LuisOrtiz-vf3yq
      @LuisOrtiz-vf3yq 7 років тому

      Is there a race that you can go from the north to the South and if this can happen can you can make it go from the south I mean the South Pole to the North Pole I think I wouldn't even get to the middle

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 6 років тому

      Luis Ortiz it’s impossible. For one, you have to cross the South Ocean before leaving Antarctica. Secondly, if you go into South America, you will not be able to cross into North America due to a strip of jungle that separates Panama and Colombia. Finally, you’d have to manage to hop from island to island in Canada in order to get to the sea ice around the North Pole.

    • @oldleatherhandsfriends4053
      @oldleatherhandsfriends4053 4 роки тому

      No women had stolen his essence yet, notice he only started getting hurt and having his health fail AFTER he got a girl.

  • @Lithilic
    @Lithilic 7 років тому

    Below 0 degrees Fahrenheit? That's pretty typical for winter conditions in large areas of North America and Europe. I thought you were going to say like -30 or -50 for a race in Antarctica.

  • @ludvigfrestadius8653
    @ludvigfrestadius8653 7 років тому

    That whistle at 0:36

  • @Guy-pj6vu
    @Guy-pj6vu Рік тому

    This sounds really good