Australian Ultra Marathon Runner Phil Gore 91 Hours Into A World Record Chase In Tennessee
Phil Gore is not a well-known figure in Australia; yet, he has just completed 91 hours and more than 600 kilometers of an insane race that has no end in the hopes of breaking the world record he established in Queensland back in June.
Phil Gore, an ultramarathon runner from Australia, is now competing in a tortuous race in Tennessee that does not have a finish line. This event is considered to be one of the most ridiculous running challenges in the world.
The Big Dog's Ultra Backyard is maybe the biggest test of will and endurance that can be found on earth. It is a war that can go on for an indefinite amount of time because the winner is not determined until there is only one person left standing in either gender.
The difficulty of the task is low. You are required to complete a 6.7-kilometer circle of a predetermined course every hour. One such unit is referred to as a Yard (although this does not refer to the imperial measurement; rather, it refers to the popular phrase).
You are free to take a break whenever it's convenient, but if you haven't passed the start-finish line by the end of the hour, you will be disqualified.
The competition continues and will not be terminated until there is just one participant left in the race.
After four days, out of the original 85 competitors, there are now fewer than ten still in the race.
Because it began on Monday, it has required Gore to complete some faster lap times in the evening so that he may have 10–20 minutes of sleep before running again.
At this point in time, the competition has already been going nonstop for 91 hours.
The remaining competitors have already covered a distance of 609 kilometers in what is rapidly becoming a new world record for this insanity-inducing competition.
Gore, who is known as one of the top ultra marathon runners in the world, now owns the world record for the distance of 102 yards, which he achieved at an event held in June at Dead Cows Gully Backyard, which is a track located on a southern Queensland cattle farm.
Only three other competitors in the history of the event have finished ahead of him after 100 yards.
The world record will almost definitely be broken one more, as there are still ten runners competing in his race.
Nedd Brockmann made headlines earlier this year when he became the first man to run 4,000 kilometers across Australia in less than a month when he finished the adventure at Bondi beach after completing it in just 40 days.
Brockmann averaged traveling 100 kilometers per day on his trip, but Gore is currently moving at a rate of 165 kilometers per day and is under the additional stress of being required to meet an hourly goal.
Nobody knows when exactly this race will end.