"Phil Gore can be forgiven for thinking about retirement. The West Australian firefighter had just run 764km to win the Backyard Ultra World Championship in Tennessee. Over nearly five days, with little time for sleep let alone his personal hygiene, he proved himself a class above the rest of the field in one of the world's premier endurance running competitions."
"At the finish line was his wife Gemma, who met him with tears and a kiss and told him he stank. You're done, that's it, she said. Forever, Gore replied. The 39-year-old has little more to prove. He had already set a world record in the format earlier this year at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters event outside Nanango, around 200km north-west of Brisbane, where he ran almost 800km."
Phil Gore, a West Australian firefighter, ran 764km to win the Backyard Ultra World Championship in Tennessee. He completed 114 laps of 6.7km within an hour each lap over nearly five days with minimal sleep and hygiene. His wife Gemma met him at the finish, told him he stank, and said he was done; Gore replied 'Forever.' Gore previously set a world record at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters by running almost 800km. Two years earlier he ran 670km and finished sixth. Gore reported feeling extremely tired and often confused during the event. Backyard running remains a niche sport with limited mainstream recognition.
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