RunYoung50
Women’s running history
and the stories of older women runners
Recent articles…
The 1998 Nanango 1000 Mile Track Race – competitors and results
All the competitors and the results of the 1998 Nanango 1000 Mile Track Race in Australia where world records were set.
DNF – Did Not Finish
My account of being a “DNF” – Did Not Finish – for the first time when I dropped out of a cross country race.
A parkrun anniversary
Ten years ago, on 7th January 2012, I went to parkrun for the first time. I had been running for less than a year. I'd heard of parkrun but had only found out a few weeks before that there was a parkrun in Nottingham. I remember not being sure...
Marathon Blunders
Google “marathon mistakes” and you’ll find lots of articles giving advice about how to avoid things going wrong in a marathon. You shouldn’t overtrain or undertrain, don’t forget to taper, get to the race in plenty of time, don’t get cold at the...
Chris Bexton – competing in her sixties
**Guest post** Chris Bexton from Nottinghamshire began running at 53 and quickly found she could improve her times. Now in her sixties, Chris continues to be a competitive age group runner despite experiencing a major health setback just three...
Nottinghamshire Running Clubs – A Brief History
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of my running club, Holme Pierrepont Running Club. In the course of my research into women’s running history in the UK, I’ve visited many athletics clubs’ and running clubs’ websites (see my blog post...
Chasing the Elite – Masters Running
** Guest post ** Christine Oldfield writes about her experience of competing against world class masters athlete, Angela Copson, at the British Masters Athletics Federation 10km Championships in 2019. My friend and fellow Holme Pierrepont Running...
An Olympics timeline – women’s running
A timeline showing the running events for women at each Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024. The first women’s track events were held in 1928.
Athletic Review 1947 – post-war running
My oldest athletics magazine is this copy of Athletic Review, dated November 1947. I received three copies of this magazine, this one and two from March and May 1948, when I purchased several years of Athletics Weekly magazines from a gentleman who...
Women’s History Month – marathon stories
For Women’s History Month, find out about some of the women who have made their mark in the history of the women’s marathon, from Violet Piercy’s solo run in 1926 to Paula Radcliffe’s world record in 2003.
Pam Storey – the journey to my 200th marathon and beyond
** Guest post ** Pam Storey writes about almost 40 years of running and how she progressed from fun runs to marathons and ultra marathons. An enthusiastic member of the 100 Marathon Club, Pam has completed over 200 races of marathon or ultra...
Joyce Bell – becoming a runner
** Guest post ** - Joyce Bell from Kent writes about how she finally became a runner in her early sixties. Within a few years of her first parkrun, she ran a marathon and surprised herself by qualifying to represent England as a Masters athlete. I...
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