When you look at the scope of his world records, its pretty incredible. He holds many mens outdoor road world records from 100 to 1,000 miles and many road and track records from 12 hours to 6 days. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Kouros began running in school and was a junior champion in the 3000m and 5000m distances. Apr 19, 20 written and directed by elias giannakakis 2004. Finally his story is told through his own narration in this film documentary.
The yiannis catering team is committed to providing exceptional service and great tasting food. He is the only runner for whom an accusation of cheating eventually became an honor. Any video converter free check it out john v karavitis. No one has done it better for the last 20 years than yiannis kouros. Feb 17, 2002 yannis kouros is one of those athletes who appear once in a generation, if were lucky. Jun 09, 2019 every ultrarunner needs to know about yiannis kouros and his accomplishments. He is sometimes called the running god or pheidippides. Yiannis kouros has been a somehow neglected figure in the recent popular mostly american running. This is a film about yiannis kouros, the greatest ultramarathoner of our times. This event was the race that started my ultra running career.
The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name kouros is friday, february 20th, 1959. Three world road records fell at the feet of greek distance runner, yiannis kouros, in the sri chinmoy 24hour race, november 78 in flushing meadows park, queens, ny. A woman chasing yiannis kouros by martina hausmann. And so he came to austria on easter weekend of 1984. Yiannis kouros is well known allover the world with his decades of mythical and unbroken world records, which he has achieved in ultrarunning. He was said to have managed to take in 15,000 calories the first day, 12,000.
Having run a few 24 hour races myself only proves to me just how. Endure means to withstandyou must be patient and then do solid training. Jan 02, 20 he broke yiannis kouros event record of 323 miles, which had stood since 2005 and was set, comparably, as a 49yearold. Brendan davies narrabeen all nighter 12h the long run. Forever running 2004 60 minutes biographical available in dvd greek with english subtitles ultra runners cover incredible distances, many times running for several days at a time. Last night, i watched forever running, a super inspiring documentary about yiannis kouros. At the age of 16 he started running systematically and devoted himself to long distance running. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Yiannis kouros bio, facts, family famous birthdays. His documentary, forever running, is a must have for those who live for the run. He broke yiannis kouros event record of 323 miles, which had stood since 2005 and was set, comparably, as a 49yearold.
Few would argue that greek runner yiannis kouros isnt one of the most phenomenal endurance athletes the world has ever seen. The result was a total success in a sold out night. The cliff young australian 6 day race is an ultramarathon race that takes place in colac, victoria. In march 2004, just a few days after the flamelighting ceremony in ancient olympia, his cd single pass the flame, containing the song of the athens 2004 torch relay, was released globaly. Some weeks ago i came across the following article in the site runners world running times, how much does mental toughness affect race times the article discusses a study by john hall, a performance psychologist at staffordshire university u. In those races the runners can stop and rest, eat, even sleep. Sep 17, 20 this is a film about yiannis kouros, the greatest ultramarathoner of our times.
Jun 12, 2014 in 1997, yiannis kouros ran one of the most formidable world records on the track one that he insists will last for centuries. Yiannis kouros who could be classified as a legend in the world of ultra running once explained what he was feeling when he was running. Today he is the number one ultramarathon runner, having broken more than 160 world records up to now. In an article he wrote published by ultrarunning magazine in march of 1990 he stated, some may ask why i am running such long distances. However, a knee problem forced him to slow and he finished up walking to a still incredible final posting of 266 km.
Greek runner topples three world road records press release. His world records particularly the multiday records are so staggering, they stretch the mind about what is humanly possible. As it is a firsttimeevent and as i will have to do it without supporter, i try to get the most informations about the race. Yiannis kouros battled joe fejes for the 6day title. Running 800km in just over a single week is a phenomenal achievement, but to manage 8 100km runs in all 8 of australias states and.
During a sixday race from sydney to melbourne, kouros intake was monitored and described in the lore of running. Posted in r running by uflazor 23 points and 1 comment. One of his competitors, trishal cherns of canada, said, theres the elite, the world class, then theres yiannis. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name kouros. Posts about yiannis kouros written by javier irastorza. One of a small handful of six day races around the world, the cliff young has had many fine performances culminating in november 2005 with yiannis kouros, arguably the best multiday runner in the world, setting a new world 6 day record. The event was certainly full of interesting features. Forever running with english subtitles bernard yeo. Discography, news, photo gallery, video clips and more. He claims to never have had a role model, though emil zatopek does inspire him. They were within miles of each other for the entire race, which was amazing in itself. Below is a list of some of yiannis kouros ultra vistories with some of those victories resulting in world records which have been highlited in red. He savored it thursday morning, relaxing at home after running 81 miles, circling repeatedly the route from the parks zoo to the science building.
Yiannis kouros forever running english subtitles youtube. He is sometimes called the running god or pheidippides successor. He was nicknamed the running god and pheidippides successor. The film is in greek with english subtitles and is available available on dvd at zombierunner. Still, he was clearly inclined more towards the arts than athletics and saw his future. Yiannis kouros is well known allover the world with his decades of mythical and unbroken world records, which he has achieved in ultra running.
Yiannis kouros, taken from forever running a must see for any ultra runner. But read his blogweb site lately, and it feels like he is crossing the line from elite to elitist. I n june of 2007 yiannis gave a great concert at lycabettus theater, celebrating his 10 years of live performing, with the participation of many friends. The quality of his run in the first spartathlon was so far beyond what anyone thought possible that the only way to put his performance in perspective was to assume that he had cut the course. The indomitable yiannis kouros was trying for his world 24 hour running record of 294. The international association of ultrarunners has records for 24 hour and 48 hour races. Archive copy at the sri chinmoy marathon team office, queens, new york. Jun 26, 2010 yiannis kouros who could be classified as a legend in the world of ultra running once explained what he was feeling when he was running. Yiannis kouros forever running with english subtitles. Yiannis kouros was born on february, 1956 in tripoli, greece, a city of about 20,000 people at that time. Mar 14, 2008 if he is successful, then he could continue for the next step to race with yiannis kouros, who is accepting to give him to the fittest man, a 6 hour front start. True, the 43yearold bayside man did not cross the finish line ahead of the races victor, the recordholding yiannis kouros of greece, who ran 177 miles. Karavitis expertise in financial analysis is both deep and broad, and he has accumulated a number of accomplishments in his field. Legendary ultrarunner yiannis kouros is spotlighted in the biographical film yiannis kouros.
Yiannis catering is a family owned business with over 40 years experience in the catering industry. Prerace communication between me and race director kaj jensen is great via internet. The fact that he cant get a publisher for an english language translation of a book he wrote many years back speaks volumes of the state of running today, but, thats a story for another day. I am looking forward to run my third multi day race within four months. And so he came to austria on easter weekend of 1984 as the object of. Yiannis kouros sets 3 world records at the 1984 sri chinmoy. The origins of the company started in the early 1970s with a young man and nothing but a suitcase and the desire to start a new life and succeed. Yannis kouros is one of those athletes who appear once in a generation, if were lucky. Join facebook to connect with yiannis kouros and others you may know. Yiannis kouros was born in tripoli, arkadia, greece in 1956. Kouros is a deep thinker who expresses his thoughts articulately and has so many insights that can benefit us as runners.
In 1997, yiannis kouros ran one of the most formidable world records on the track one that he insists will last for centuries. When was the first name kouros first recorded in the united states. Yiannis kouros is a greek ultramarathon runner based in melbourne. The cd single contained three versions of the song english lyrics, greek lyrics, and instrumental. Yiannis kouros forever running dvd posted on september 26, 2010 by johnvkaravitis stumbled across this 60 minute documentary about the greatest ultramarathoner ever. The verb endure is not a physical verb, its a spiritual one.
Yiannis kotsiras performed the song in both languages. Every ultrarunner needs to know about yiannis kouros and his accomplishments. Apr 04, 2006 during a sixday race from sydney to melbourne, kouros intake was monitored and described in the lore of running. Ultimately, fejes bested kouros, tallying a bit over 555 miles for a new american record. Yiannis kouros greek greatness ultrarunning history. Fejes mileage was also a 49mile improvement on his winning distance. The runners high and why we love it marathon training academy. The official website of yiannis kotsiras biography. Hailing from tripoli, greece, yiannis kouros is a true legend within the world of endurance running. Running 800km in just over a single week is a phenomenal achievement, but to manage 8 100km runs in all 8 of australias states and territories across 8 consecutive days with all the travel. The narrabeen allnighter was meant to be a simple affair. At the same time, he is an author, poet, composer of songs and instrumental pieces, painter, as well as a visionary, supporter and promoter of peace around the globe.
Yiannis kouros sets 3 world records at the 1984 sri. He and fellow greek athlete dinos kouis were contemporaries. Yiannis kouros ran unvalidated 635 miles, 1,385 yards at colac on november 26december 1, 1984. This famed ultramarathon professional is currently based in melbourne, australia, and he is often referred to as a true running god, holding a wide range of male records, from 100 to 1. Ultramarathon runner who broke every mens outdoor road world record from 100 to 1,000 miles and every 12hours to 6days road and track record.
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