Greek streaks home
![ I ■ | [j) I) NZPA-AAP Melbourne! j The super [Greek, Yiainnis Kouros, I proved he j was the ’ world’s best endurance runner by winnin)g ithe 1015 km [Sydney to | | Melbourne! [ ultramarathon yesterday. . kouros took just over five days and 17 hours to reach the finish line at Westfield’s Doncaster shopping centre in Melbourne, in searing 30deg heat I id i 'i ■ ■ He surged away from the former leader, New Zealander Dick Tout in thb final 50km of the race to) win by! 25km. | ’ The "Greek Streak” receives [SAUSt2S,OOO for his wjn plus! a bonus sAustsooo for overcoming his 12-hour delayed start to cross the .'line first ’ |The Yugoslav ’Duson Mravlje, was 20km behind Tout in third place and had cleared awayj by 15km from [the Victorian, 1 Bryan I Smith. Smith’ was being I challenged by. the South i Australian David Standevin to be the' first Australian home.
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