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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". As of June 2006, Yiannis is undefeated in any continuous world-class ultramarathon competition over 100 miles. He holds every men's world record from 100 to 1,000 miles, from 200 to 1,600 km, and from 1 day to 10 days. In 1991, Yiannis starred as Pheidippides in the movie A Hero's Journey about the history of marathon running.
Yiannis has also contributed many literary and musical works, including over 1,000 poems (several of which appear in his book, Symblegmata (Clusters)), and the book The Six-Day Run of the Century.
Tributes to Yiannis come from the world over, including from the Indian ultrarunner Arun Bhardwaj who named his son Yiannis.
Yiannis has also contributed many literary and musical works, including over 1,000 poems (several of which appear in his book, Symblegmata (Clusters)), and the book The Six-Day Run of the Century.
Tributes to Yiannis come from the world over, including from the Indian ultrarunner Arun Bhardwaj who named his son Yiannis.
World records
According to the International Association of Ultrarunners, on the 27 June 2005.Distance
| 100 miles | Road | 11h 46min 37s |
| 1000 km | Track | 5d 16h 17min 00s |
| 1000 km | Road | 5d 20h 13min 40s |
| 1000 miles | Road | 10d 10h 30min 36s |
Time races
| 12 h | Road | 162.543 km |
| 12 h | Track | 162.400 km |
| 24 h | Track | 303.506 km |
| 24 h | Road | 290.221 km |
| 48 h | Track | 473.797 km |
| 6 days | Road | 1036.80 km |
| 6 days | Road | 1028.370 km |
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A 24-hour race is a form of ultramarathon. A competitor runs as far as they can in 24 hours. They are typically held on 1- to 2-mile loops or occasionally 400-meter tracks. Top runners will often run 100 miles or more, depending on conditions.
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