Australian Phil Gore completes 685km over four days at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra Championship. Photo: ABC
This is a race that tests the endurance of athletes as they have to run continuously on a closed dirt track of 6.71 km in 1 hour. This race is described as having almost "no finish line". The reason is that every 1 hour, a new lap will start again and those who have not completed the previous lap will be eliminated. The last athlete standing will be the winner.
After Harvey Lewis withdrew at the 603km mark, the race was left to Phil Gore and Sam Harvey (New Zealand). In the bitter cold (daytime temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius, nighttime temperatures of -2 degrees Celsius) and with muscle fatigue, it was Harvey's turn to raise the white flag, while Gore raced to the finish line with a record 102 laps, equivalent to 685 km, surpassing the old record of 101 laps (9677.26 km) set by Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert at the Backyard Ultra World Team Championship in October 2022.
Gore ran at an average speed of 6.7 km/h over the 4 days mentioned above. Sharing after winning the championship, the male athlete said that he practiced adapting by taking cold showers for 2 months and often jogging to work instead of taking a car.
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