British runner Jasmin Paris has become the first woman to complete the brutal Barkley Marathons in Tennessee. With just 1 minute and 39 seconds to spare before the 60-hour cut-off, she finished the race that only 20 people have ever completed. The 100-mile (160km) course includes a climb and descent that’s twice that of Mount Everest… 

Austrian footballer Christoph Baumgartner dodged 3 challenges and fired a low shot to score in the first 6 seconds of a friendly match against Slovenia yesterday, breaking the previous record held by Germany’s Lukas Podolski. Who needs a full 90 minutes of the beautiful game?

Mount Gambier’s Lego Man – aka Alex McIntyre – is hanging up his big yellow head. Last year, he walked 100km in the homemade costume to raise $12,000 for the Cancer Council, but a dog attack earlier this year “made me realise that I actually do not enjoy it anymore.” Fair enough…