Ignorance and Possibilities: A Legend Worth Revisiting
January 23rd, 2008
A 61 Year Old Farmer Enters The World’s Toughest Race…
There are several legends that share the discovery of a long-sought invention and how it was quickly replicated in only days… after everyone finally knew it was possible.
The fact that someone finally proved it could be done was all the others needed to finally create the invention themselves.
This story goes in a similar vein, but with a twist.
In 1983 a farmer from a sheep ranch entered the world’s toughest ultra-marathon, an 545 mile (875km) run from Sydney to Melbourne in Australia.
Whereas other runners were under 30, trained specifically for this event, and had corporate sponsorships, Cliff Young was 61, ran sheep on a farm, and was laced in his work boots.
While the other runners followed the equation of 18 hours running, 6 hours sleeping per day, Cliff had no idea such a formula even existed.
And while the other runners focused intently, Cliff made time to wave to the onlookers and media cameras.
And with this back drop, how do you think it ended?
Cliff is now a legend.
He won that race not because of determination, cutting edge equipment, or innovative coaching.
He won because he walked up to that race with infinite possibilities.
Nothing was impossible to him.
And with his mind free of mental impediments, he was able to do what everyone else called impossible.
Cliff is someone we could all look up to.
When you look at what is and is not possible in your life, how much of that is real, and how much is simply imagined?
January 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
The page is completely white, no story??? What happened to the characters?
January 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I think it is very unfair to make an example of a man who has been dead for years.
Cliffy might have accomplished an amazing feat, but if YOU followed his many media appearances… you WOULD OF SEEN that Cliffy was also NOT of sound mind, despite his wonderful feat.
Therefore… I feel if you need to resort to using him as an example to boost your sales…
You might do well to visit another web site which has some integrity and honor in HELPING PEOPLE…
AND.. that sees HELPING PEOPLE as MORE than making a dollar……….
Karma IS something that we can NEVER HIDE FROM…
and it WILL come back when you least expect it.
Remember Cliffy never did ANYTHING to benefit from his fellow man………..
And maybe YOU should take a lesson from his moral code………. !!!
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January 26th, 2008 at 6:15 am
To echo what Monique Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
The page is completely white, no story??? What happened to the characters?
Ya, where’s the story?
Somebody or some people at the Silva organization should get there act together if they wish to engender confidence in the Silva Method.
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 am
If Cliff was considered not of sound mind, it makes the story even greater.
bob
February 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
As an Australian I can remember the impact Cliff Young made on the general population when he won that ultra-marathon. However, I noticed that the article on the website says that his trainer was his mother, named Neville Wran. In actual fact Neville Wran is a male and at the time of Cliff’s victory was the Premier of New South Wales, the state in which Sydney is located. That is akin to being the governor on one of the USA’s major states. Unfortunately, I can’t remember what the name of Cliff’s mother was. Incidentally, in Australia we call ranches “stations” – sheep stations, cattle stations, etc. Most of the bigger ones are substantially bigger than Texas, but (due to the very poor grazing quality of the land) may only run about 3 or 4 animals to the acre. Dont forget that Australia is about the same size as the USA, not including Hawaii and Alaska. Obviously, however, the station Cliff lived on was in an area with a lot better quality grazing land, so was not nearly as big as the large stations in the outback, referred to above.