Information about Cliff Young Australian 6 Day Race
The Cliff Young Australian 6 Day Race is an ultramarathon race that takes place in Colac, Victoria. One of a small handful of Six Day races around the world, the Cliff Young has had many fine performances culminating in November 2005 with Yiannis Kouros, arguably the best multiday runner in the world, setting a new world 6 Day record.
In the following year, the City of Colac announced its decision to stage a six day race. A 400 meter track was created in the Memorial square and named in his honour. Initially named the 1984 Colac Ultra Marathon, it later became known as the Australian Six Day Race - Colac. Fourteen runners entered the inaugural race including the great Yiannis Kouros and British multiday runner Eleanor Adams-Robinson. Kouros easily won, covering over 1022 km's, setting a new world record and Adams-Robinson also broke 11 world records.
The race was renamed in early 2004 in honour of Cliff Young, who died in 2003.
In 2005, at the age of 48, Yiannis Kouros returned to the recently renamed race and again demonstrated his unparalelled capacity by setting a new 6 Day world record by covering just over 1,036 km, breaking the course record and set new world record times for covering 500 km and 1000 km in his age group.
Help has arrived for the 2007 race management and it looks like the race will go ahead.
History
After Cliff Young (a potato farmer), the 61 year old winner of the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Westfield's Ultramarathon victory in May 1983, the City of Colac was inspired to stage a 1000 mile race in Cliff's honour - the 1983 Cliff Young Colac 1000 which started in Melbourne and ended in the Colac Memorial Square.In the following year, the City of Colac announced its decision to stage a six day race. A 400 meter track was created in the Memorial square and named in his honour. Initially named the 1984 Colac Ultra Marathon, it later became known as the Australian Six Day Race - Colac. Fourteen runners entered the inaugural race including the great Yiannis Kouros and British multiday runner Eleanor Adams-Robinson. Kouros easily won, covering over 1022 km's, setting a new world record and Adams-Robinson also broke 11 world records.
The race was renamed in early 2004 in honour of Cliff Young, who died in 2003.
In 2005, at the age of 48, Yiannis Kouros returned to the recently renamed race and again demonstrated his unparalelled capacity by setting a new 6 Day world record by covering just over 1,036 km, breaking the course record and set new world record times for covering 500 km and 1000 km in his age group.
Current News
For the second year in a row it looks like the Cliff Young Race may not take place in 2007 due to lack of volunteers. Bill Sutcliffe, the President, said at the AGM in February 2007 that there would shortly be a press release.Help has arrived for the 2007 race management and it looks like the race will go ahead.
References
- Coolrunning.com.au Yiannis Kouros - A legend in the making - by Andy Milroy
- Coolrunning.com.au 1983-1991 Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Experiences by Kevin Cassidy
- Ultrarunning.com - Ultrarunning magazine
- Multidayrunning.com - Multiday Running magazine
Websites
- Sixdayrace.org Cliff Young Six Day Race website
- colac.ultraoz.com Unofficial Cliff Young Six Day Race website on Ultraoz.com
- Multidays.com - Home of Multiday Runninmg
Organisations
- coolrunning.com.au - Australian Ultra Runners Association (AURA)
- IAU.org - International Ultrarunning Association (IAU)
Other 6 Day races
- 6jours-antibes.com - Antibes (FRA)
- cosibullig.de - Erkrath GER)
- SriChinmoyRaces.org - Self-Transcendence (USA)
- Ultradistance.za - Toyota (RSA)
The 6 Day Race became a standard distance in the 1870s and was a popular form of entertainment where up to 70,000 paying visitors, in 1877, came to watch the Pedestrians battle it out.
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An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26.21875 miles, 46,145 yards).
There are generally two types of ultramarathon runs, events that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during a specified
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There are generally two types of ultramarathon runs, events that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during a specified
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Colac
Victoria
Population: 10,857 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3250
Elevation: 134.
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Victoria
Population: 10,857 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3250
Elevation: 134.
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Cliff Young is the name of several notable individuals including:
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- Cliff Young (athlete)
- Cliff Young, founding member and vocalist of Contemporary Christian band Caedmon's Call
- Cliff Young (baseball player)
- Cliff Young (judge)
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Yiannis Kouros (born February 13, 1956 in Tripoli, Greece) is a Greek ultramarathon runner based in Melbourne. He is sometimes called the "Running God" or the "Pheidippides Successor".
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Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Location of Sydney within Australia
Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
345.
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New South Wales
Location of Sydney within Australia
Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
345.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Location of Melbourne in Australia
Population:
• Density: 3,744,373 (2006 estimate) (2nd)
479.
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Victoria
Location of Melbourne in Australia
Population:
• Density: 3,744,373 (2006 estimate) (2nd)
479.
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