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Some time ago go i read an article about an ex CEO of some biotech firm who wanted to complete a very hard multiple days bike race and trained for over a year.

by kayoone 15y ago

Some time ago go i read an article about an ex CEO of some biotech firm who wanted to complete a very hard multiple days bike race and trained for over a year. He knew he couldnt keep up with the pros who didnt sleep at all and were nearly killing themselves, instead he tried to get good sleep everyday while the pros raced on. In the morning he ended up overtaking many of the guys that didnt sleep at all and genereally felt very fit throughout the whole race. Of course he didnt win, but as far as i remember had a very respectable finish. It was an excerpt from a book but i cant remember the name nor any details about the race :/

masklinn 15y ago
At the other end of the choice, there's Cliff Young[0] > In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the first Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon (875 kilometres, 544 miles). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest shopping centres: Westfield Parramatta, in Sydney, and Westfield Doncaster, in Melbourne. Cliff arrived at the start line with overalls and gumboots. He ran at a slow loping pace and trailed the leaders for most of the course, but by denying himself sleep and running while the others slept, he slowly gained on them and eventually won by a large margin. > [...] > The Westfield run took him five days, 15 hours and four minutes, trimming almost two days off the record for any previous run between Sydney and Melbourne. All of the six competitors who finished the race broke the previous record, but Young beat them by running while they were sleeping. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)#Westfield_Sydney_to_Melbourne_Ultra_Marathon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)#Westfield...
- danssig 15y ago
  Interesting story. Physical labor is totally different than mental labor, but if your business is about doing lots of physical labor doing long hours could make sense.

by kayoone 15y ago

masklinn 15y ago

At the other end of the choice, there's Cliff Young[0] > In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the first Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon (875 kilometres, 544 miles). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest shopping centres: Westfield Parramatta, in Sydney, and Westfield Doncaster, in Melbourne. Cliff arrived at the start line with overalls and gumboots. He ran at a slow loping pace and trailed the leaders for most of the course, but by denying himself sleep and running while the others slept, he slowly gained on them and eventually won by a large margin. > [...] > The Westfield run took him five days, 15 hours and four minutes, trimming almost two days off the record for any previous run between Sydney and Melbourne. All of the six competitors who finished the race broke the previous record, but Young beat them by running while they were sleeping. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)#Westfield_Sydney_to_Melbourne_Ultra_Marathon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)#Westfield...

danssig 15y ago
Interesting story. Physical labor is totally different than mental labor, but if your business is about doing lots of physical labor doing long hours could make sense.