Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith Podcast · Stew Smith
Never Quit Weekend #1 with the Cliff Young Story
August 22, 2025·1 hr 2 min·2 clips
A 61-year-old potato farmer in gum boots signed up for a 500-mile race that broke every rule of ultramarathon racing
As heard by us
A blunt live Q&A that turns Cliff Young into a usable lesson in grit.
Stu Smith keeps the weekend live session centered on a plain idea: grit gets built, not declared. He uses Cliff Young, the 61-year-old Australian potato farmer, as the story's anchor, then moves from there into mobility work, stretching, and training advice that stays practical…
Why you'd press play
You want a live never-quit story built around Cliff Young and practical training talk.
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