The 61-Year-Old Farmer Who Beat the World’s Best Runners

What can a 61-year-old potato farmer teach us about success?A lot more than you might think.In 1983, Cliff Young showed up to compete in a grueling 544-mile ultramarathon from Sydney to Melbourne. He didn't look like an elite runner. He didn't run like one either.He shuffled.Yet five days later, Cliff crossed the finish line ahead of the competition.In Season 3, Episode 34 of The Pursuit of Progress, Adam Lang and Benjamin Adams unpack the incredible story of Cliff Young—and the lessons it can teach us about business, money, personal growth, and staying in the race when everyone else seems to be moving faster.We talk about:• Why looking less qualified doesn't mean you don't belong• How your perceived weakness can become an advantage• Why consistency can beat short bursts of intensity• The danger of assuming there's only one "right" way to succeed• Why comparing your progress to someone else's can make you quit too early• The incredible power of simply refusing to stopYou don't need to be the fastest.You don't need to have everything figured out.Sometimes you just need to keep shuffling.🎙 The Pursuit of Progress — Season 3, Episode 34