Tony Rafferty was the first person to run from Melbourne to Sydney in 1972. The following year he was the first to run across the Australian continent from Fremantle to Surfers Paradise. As a pioneer of Australian ultra-distance running he was also the first to complete runs from Perth to Brisbane, Perth to Adelaide, Adelaide to Brisbane, Melbourne to Brisbane and Sydney to Brisbane.

In 1975 he set a world record for running for 50 hours non-stop; and in 1978 he was the first to run from Melbourne to Sydney & back to Melbourne. The following year he became the first person to run across California's Death Valley.

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