Donald
Maclurcan
The runner
going for the record
Age: 19
Nationality: Australian
Employment: Sailing instructor; nanny for three kids
Interests: Writing; reading; bridge; yoga; Aussie rules;
sailing and travel
Sporting achievements:
78th/122 Laser Radial World Championships Morocco, 1997;
2nd Overall, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (2000);
Australian Rules Premiers SFA Div. II (2000);
10th Australian 24hr Track Championships (2000);
13th Australian 6 Day Track Race (2000 - 414km);
6th Victorian 24hr Track Championships (2001 - 132km);
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award (1999);
Crew for George Audley in the Trans Australia Footrace (2001).
Why the run?:
"Initially an impulsive decision. The critics grew and so did the
appeal. The earlier in life you realise that nothing is impossible,
whilst consolidating your strengths and identifying your weaknesses,
the greater the time to assist others and find true happiness. Running
to exhaustion is a weird, yet effective, means to such an end. I'd
be the first to admit that running across the Nullabor in the height
of Summer is stupid, but so was Columbus sailing off to the edge
of the Earth."
Read about and see photos
of the runner and the
crew.
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