RunYoung50
Women’s running history
and the stories of older women runners
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Three wins at the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne race
In the 1980s British ultrarunner Eleanor Adams won the c1000km Sydney to Melbourne race three times.
New York Six Day Race 1984
At the New York Six Day Track Race in 1984, Eleanor Adams and Yiannis Kouros set new world bests for the event.
Colac 6 Day Race 1984
At the Colac Six Day Race in Australia in 1984, Eleanor Adams regained her world best from Edith Couhe of France.
The first Badwater ultra race
The story of the first Badwater ultra race in 1987 where two British runners and two American runners ran a 146-mile route from Badwater Basin to the summit of Mount Whitney.
Christine Oldfield – a runner with staying power
**Guest post** I'm delighted to feature this article from my friend and fellow club member Christine Oldfield. Her running story started more than 30 years ago and, now in her seventies, Christine is definitely a runner with staying power....
The unsung heroines
Molly Schiot's book "Game Changers: the unsung heroines of sports history" is dedicated to "all the women who were forever told 'no'". It is replete with examples of women who followed their dreams and ambitions in sport despite prejudice,...
The Avon International London Marathon, a first-hand account
On 3rd August 1980, 200 women from 27 countries lined up in Battersea Park in London to run a marathon: the third Avon International Marathon. Maureen Fitzpatrick was one of those women, excitedly waiting at the start and hoping to complete her...
Running and the Menopause – Resources
There is not much research into, or information about, the impact of the perimenopause and menopause on runners. What effect might it have on women's endurance and on our performance? How can we cope with the symptoms of the menopause? Should we...
Female Ultrarunners over 50
Female ultrarunners over 50 are challenging ageist attitudes about the physical competence of older people by taking part in ultramarathons.
Running on HRT
Arriving late for my first race of the cross country season in 2017, I was already feeling hot and bothered by the time I'd dumped my bag, got my trail shoes on and made my way to the start. It was unseasonably warm weather for...
Maddy Collinge
It’s unusual to meet a runner who’s been running for over 40 years, and it’s particularly unusual for that runner to be a woman. The RunBritain rankings website lists 31,600 active runners aged 60 and over, but only 28% of them are women. There has...
Diane Leather and the 5 minute mile
On 29th May 1954 Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than 5 minutes, when she competed at the Midlands Women’s Amateur Athletic Association Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Her time was 4 minutes and 59.6 seconds. Why is her record-breaking achievement far less well-known than Sir Roger Bannister’s sub-4 minute mile record, set 23 days earlier?
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