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Cliff Young brass plaque

Beech Forest, VI, Australia

Dedicated to memory of Cliff Young potato farmer and athlete from Beech Forest 8/2/1922-2/11/2003. In 1983 aged 61 Cliff won the inaugural 875km Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon in five days, fifteen hours and four minutes becoming a National Hero. He trained on his farm chasing cattle i

n gum boots and started the race wearing the unusual footwear which became part of his national image. Cliff's peculiar style, labelled the "Cliff Young Shuffle", has since been adopted by other ultra

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