That's a bit of a dig at those modern day gladiators, but in defence Ovett provides very interesting commentary with fascinating tid bits.
Ovett mentioned how he used to spot Tallent training around the local park in Melbourne and going for hours and hours. Ovett moved to OZ years ago and may have become a citizen . Ovett's son was a great runner but has now switched to cycling.
By the way- if you want to retire in Thailand you need either 800,000 baht in the bank ($23,000) or a monthly income of 60,000 baht ($1700).
In North East Thailand - you can live very well with about $1000 dollars a month.
Back to the walk - Toth all the way, with Tallent some way behind in second.
Toth will put Slovakia on the map. Great beer and sausages in Slovakia and the ladies are fine too. Sorry for digression.
Ovett calls the 50km walk - "a marathon of the mind"
Ghost in Khon Khaen, Thailand
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