Australian Ultra Running Legend, Cliff Young passed away at 5.20pm this afternoon(2nd November 03) after a long illness. He was 81.

Instead of flowers for the Funeral Service it is asked that people send a cheque or money order to Waterbird Rescue c/o The Powers Twins P O Box 372 Golden Beach QLD 4551. The Twins and Cliff have been working for Waterbird Rescue for a number of years on a voluntary basis and this would be a great way to remember Cliff.

There was a Service held at Caloundra this Wednesday 5th Nov at 1030am for Cliff. Spoke with Helen this evening (5th Nov). Apparently the Service was beautiful. There were about 80 people there, 4 people spoke, there were some songs and tea,coffee and biscuits afterwards. As we all know Cliff wouldn’t have liked a fuss.

There was a Memorial Service held for Cliff on 12 Nov 03 at the Colac Bowling Club in Colac. There were close to 400 people in attendance that included family and Cliff’s friends from Colac and the ultra running community. It was a wonderful occasion with all aspects of Cliff’s life being remembered. This included Cliff the runner, Cliff the Bushman and Environmentalist and Cliff the Family Man. There were a number of speakers who spoke on different aspects of Cliff’s life. A highlight for me was listening to Cliff’s brother, Syd singing a solo part of “I am a Small part of the World” as part of the Lavers Hill Choir. I don’t think Colac, his family or Ultrarunning will let the world forget about the spirit of Cliff in a hurry. His spirit will live on.

I would also like to personally thank 3AK Radio station in Melbourne for providing a copy of Cliff’s song that was played at the Service. They had it couriered from Sydney on the day of the Service. That was nice.

President of the Australian 6-day race, Bill Sutcliffe announced last night that Memorial Square at Colac will be renamed the “Cliff Young Running Track” for the duration of the 6-day race from the 16th to 22nd Nov 03. For further details go to www.colac.ultraoz.com. He also announced that the 6-day race committee is commencing a push to get the race renamed the “Cliff Young Australian 6-day Race”. This I’m absolutely wrapped about.

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