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Created in 1983 the Colac sx day race has been Australias premier multiday event. In 2004 the race name was changed to honour ultra runner Cliff Young. The Cliff Young 6 day race has always striven to maintain high standards and in 2005 Yiannis Kouros set a new 6 Day record.
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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 races|multiday]] runner in the world, setting a new world 6 Day record.
  
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==Race Name==
 
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The Cliff Young Australian 6 Day Race.
 
  
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==Course==
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==History==
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After Cliff Young, the 62 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.
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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.
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The race was renamed in early 2004 in honour of Cliff Young, who died in 2003.
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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.
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==Records==
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==References==
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/ultra/kouros.shtml Coolrunning.com.au] Yiannis Kouros - A legend in the making - by Andy Milroy
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*[http://www.ultrarunning.com Ultrarunning.com] - Ultrarunning magazine
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*[http://www.multidayrunning.com/ Multidayrunning.com] - Multiday Running magazine
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==Websites==
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*[http://sixdayrace.org.au/colac/ Sixdayrace.org] Cliff Young Six Day Race website
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*[http://www.multidays.com Multidays.com] - Home of Multiday Runninmg
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==Organisations==
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/ultra/aura.shtml coolrunning.com.au] - Australian Ultra Runners Association (AURA)
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*[http://www.iau.org.tw/ IAU.org] - International Ultrarunning Association (IAU)
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==Other 6 Day races==
  
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*[http://www.6jours-antibes.com/ 6jours-antibes.com] - Antibes (FRA)
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*[http://www.cosibullig.de/13801.html Cossibulli.de] - Erkrath GER)
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*[http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/us/ultras/6and10day SriChinmoyRaces.org] - Self-Transcendence (USA)
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*[http://www.ultradistance.co.za/ultradistance/6day/toyota/home6day.htm Ultradistance.za] - Toyota (RSA)
  
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[[Category:Sport in Australia]]
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[[Category:Ultramarathons]]
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[[Category:Multiday races]]
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[[Category:Endurance sports]]
  
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==Course==
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Grass Track
  
 
==Course Records==
 
==Course Records==
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Men    - Yiannis Kopuros, 1036 km, 2005
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Ladies -
  
 
==Race reports==
 
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[http://www.planetultramarathon.com/tendaysinnovember.htm 10 days in November Phil Essam]
  
 
==RD==
 
==RD==
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==Location==
 
==Location==
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Memorial Square,Colac, Victoria
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Revision as of 13:15, 26 September 2006

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.


History

After Cliff Young, the 62 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.

Records

References

Websites

Organisations

Other 6 Day races

Course

Grass Track

Course Records

Men - Yiannis Kopuros, 1036 km, 2005 Ladies -

Race reports

10 days in November Phil Essam

RD

Location

Memorial Square,Colac, Victoria

Contact

Mailing Address:


Website

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