RunYoung50
Women’s running history
and the stories of older women runners
Recent articles…
Women’s participation in ultrarunning – a short history
Women typically make up less than 30% of finishers in ultramarathons. How has women’s participation in ultrarunning changed over the past 50 years?
The Notts 10 Mile Road Race
The Notts 10 Mile Road Race was first held in Nottingham in 1972. It is one of the oldest road races in the Midlands.
Leslie Watson – Queen of the Roads
Scottish marathon runner Leslie Watson was called “the Queen of the Roads”. By 1981, she had run more marathons than any other woman in the UK.
Five Women Who Changed Running
Five women who changed running forever. They made the public aware of how strong women could be and how much they could achieve as athletes and runners.
Eleanor Adams and the first Spartathlon
1983 was the year of the first Spartathlon – 245km from Athens to Sparta. The organisers did not want women to run in the race but the male competitors insisted Eleanor Adams must be allowed to take part.
Marea Hartman – wisdom on the track
Marea Hartman was a major figure in women’s athletics in England who pushed for the introduction of new events for women in international competition.
It’s that mum again! – marathons, motherhood and age
Keira D’Amato and Joyce Smith both set national women’s marathon records as mothers and at older ages than expected. How has the media portrayed them?
The Women’s Amateur Athletic Association – the 1920s
The Women’s Amateur Athletic Assocation was formed in 1922 to meet a growing demand for organised competition for women in England. The 1920s were an exciting time for women’s athletics as international competition began and the WAAA was established, leading to more clubs accepting women and more athletics events being staged.
Magazines of the Marathon Boom
A look at athletics magazines that started during the marathon boom of the late 1970s and 1980s in the UK. New titles catered for a new type of runner who was interested in running for fun and fitness. To what extent were women’s voices represented in these magazines?
Margaret Lockley – national marathon champion 1978
The 1970s were an important decade in the history of women’s marathon running. Countries around the world began to lift the ban on women racing long distance. Margaret Lockley was one of the UK’s first top-class women marathoners.
Anne Dockery – an amazing journey
British masters athlete Anne Dockery tells the story of her amazing journey in running and the four challenges she set herself since turning 70.
The Nanango 1000 Mile Track Race – “Something out of the ordinary”
The Nanango 1000 Mile Track Race in Queensland, Australia, was the perfect way for top ultrarunner Eleanor Robinson to mark her 50th birthday.
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