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00:00Are you sure you're up to this?
00:06Too right.
00:07He's as fit as a fiddle.
00:09My grandmother's fit as a fiddle, but she's not planning on running from Sydney to Melbourne.
00:14This is a serious race, and quite frankly, I don't believe you're up to it.
00:17Oh, no, no, I'm good, sir.
00:20I'll be right.
00:22Gentlemen, I'm going to have to level with you.
00:26I have sponsors investing vast amounts of money in this race.
00:30I have media contributing endless amounts of columns to this race.
00:34I have councils and governments committing their resources to this race.
00:37I also have athletes, great athletes from...
00:40And Cliff's one of them.
00:42Gentlemen, these athletes are world class.
00:45And Cliff, what, you're 61 and a potato farmer?
00:49I'm sorry, but I will not have my race turned into a farce.
00:53Therefore, I will not accept your registration.
01:03I used to have an old mongrel greyhound.
01:06Ugly bloody thing.
01:08Used to take him rabbiting.
01:11And other guys would bring their dogs down from Melbourne or wherever, and yeah, they'd
01:18catch plenty.
01:19But at the end of the day, when their dogs were knackered and laying under a tree panting,
01:26old Toby, he'd still be out there, bringing home my dinner.
01:36That dog was the most determined, stubborn bastard I have ever known.
01:42But I can tell you, hand on heart, that dog wasn't half the athlete you see standing
01:49before you.
01:50And I can tell you, Mr. Pow, if you don't let Cliffy run, you're not only doing us a
01:59great disservice, you're also doing a great disservice to your sponsors, the media, and
02:04the race in general.
02:11I'm sorry, gentlemen.
02:16Didn't know you had a dog, Walt.
02:18I didn't.
02:38Back in the race, Walt.
02:39I should have put you in the motel tonight with Paul and Eunice.
02:49Oh, that's all right, Walt.
02:50Well, you'll get used to this bed anyway.
03:07Big day tomorrow.
03:09Yep.
03:14You say to Powell to make him change his mind.
03:18No, no, Walt.
03:24All right, champ.
03:39And Parramatta Shopping Town is abuzz this morning with the impending start of the Sydney
03:46to Melbourne Ultramarathon.
03:47And of course, no ultramarathon would be complete without a Lutheran choir.
03:51Now, listen up.
03:52You're a one-page painting.
03:53If any of these showboaters hit the gas, let them.
03:59Got them.
04:03That'll be great, Paul.
04:04Just run your own race.
04:07OK, runners.
04:08Shit.
04:11Take your marks.
04:14Ventilation.
04:15Good thinking.
04:16Good set.
04:17Hey, Walt.
04:18Thanks for coming along, mate.
04:20We're off.
04:21We're off.
04:22Out of the garden, we're off.
04:33Bloody hell.
04:35I'll bet you 50 bucks this bike doesn't even make it to Gundagun.
04:38Who is he?
04:39Cliff Young.
04:40And it gets better.
04:41Have a look at this.
04:45Excuse me.
04:46No, wait, wait.
04:50Sorry, I'm a bit thirsty.
04:51Run!
04:52Oh!
04:53Sorry, sorry.
04:54Oh, Jesus.
04:55Excuse me, excuse me.
04:56Excuse me.