http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/06/2706297.htm

A 70-year-old Tasmanian ultra-marathon athlete has finished his 3200 kilometre push-scooter ride from Darwin to Adelaide.

Vlastik Skvaril from Burnie took on the epic journey to raise money for the children’s cancer charities CanTeen and Camp Quality.

It has taken Mr Skvaril more than a month to scoot down the Stuart Highway.

He says the experience was very different to last year, when he jogged from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay in New South Wales.

“It’s different because we covered a bit longer distances, so it was easier for overnight camping because most of the time we were able to get to some rest area or caravan park.”

“‘We averaged 80 kilometres, but I had a day when I did 140 kilometres in one day.

“It was thanks to the wind, not thanks to my fitness,” he said.

Tim Sloan wins in record time.

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