Cliff Young, an Unlikely HeroThe annual Australian marathon is one of the________ races in the world, a harsh test of __________ for the world’s top athletes. Cliff Young, a __________ 61-year-old famer with rubber boots, was to take part in the race. People first assumed Cliff was there to _________ the race. When they learned of his intention, the athletes around him reacted withdisbelief and ___________. The press were _________, focused the cameras on Cliff and shouted questions at him.The marathon started and Cliff was left behind with the strangest running style. Everyone wassurprised the next morning when the news showed Cliff was still in the race. Cliff, though behind others, kept running just like gathering his sheep and trying to ______ a storm.By the fifth night, he had overtaken all the other runners and ________the record by finishing the 875-kilometer race in 5 days, 15 hours and 4 minutes—9 hours faster than anyone before! Cliff Young became a ______ national hero. He distributed his first prize to 5 other runners. Cliff came to ___________ again in 1997, at age 76, when he ran around Australia to raise money for homeless children. He kept running for the rest of his life and never kept a single prize.