Cliff Young, an Unlikely Hero The annual Australian marathon is one of the toughest races in the world, a harsh test of __________ for the world’s top athletes. Cliff Young, a __________ 61-year-old famer with rubber boots, was to take part in the race. People first assumed Cliff was there to __________ the race. When they learned of his intention, the athletes around him reacted with __________ and __________ . The press were __________ , focused the cameras on Cliff and shouted questions at him. The marathon started and Cliff was __________ with the strangest running style. Everyone was __________ the next morning when the news showed Cliff was still in the race. Cliff , though behind others, kept running just like gathering his sheep and trying to __________ . By the fifth night, he had overtaken all the other runners and __________ the record by finishing the 875-kilometer race in 5 days, 15 hours and 4 minutes — 9 hours faster than anyone before! Cliff Young became __________ . He distributed his first prize to 5 other runners. Cliff came to __________ again in 1997, at age 75, when he ran around Australia to raise money for homeless children. He kept running for the rest of his life and never __________ . It was not until the year 2000 when he had __________ that he stopped running. To this day, Cliff Young remains a __________ reminder and brilliant example of how ordinary __________ can inherently achieve remarkable results.