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21/03/2019 GMT

The man who ran around Australia

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The man who ran around Australia

In 1983, Ron Grant became the first person to run 13,383 kilometres of Australian coast.

In 1983, Ron Grant became the first person to run all 13,383 kilometres of the Australian coast.

In 1983, the ultra-runner Ron Grant became the first person to run around Australia. On a 13,383 kilometre jog that took seven months, Grant overcame injuries, crew mutinies and serious financial debt, before being greeted by huge crowds at the start/finish line in Brisbane. He talks to Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production.

PHOTO: Ron Grant and fellow runners in 1983 (Victor Colin Sumner/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)

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