Outback runner breaks new record
In Nanango in Queensland, people take running to the extreme.
The Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters race sees participants run around cow tracks and up and down creek gullies for as long as they can.
And as the last runner standing, Phil Gore's just broken a record.
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