1 Feb 2026 | Women's ultrarunning history |
Very early in the morning on Sunday 13 April 2025, something extraordinary happened at the Crawley K2 arena. Sarah Webster, competing in her first 24-hour race, crossed the timing mat of the floodlit 400-metre athletics track for the 403rd time. It was just after 2...
3 Apr 2025 | Running after fifty |
Clare Ford from Grantham grew up loving sport, playing netball and hockey, and doing track and field athletics. She started running regularly in her thirties. But in her early fifties Clare was stopped in her tracks by a shock diagnosis. Six months into the Covid...
3 Mar 2025 | Running after fifty |
When I met Chris Stanley, I was immediately impressed by her warm personality and determination to remain active whilst living with Parkinson’s. We met one Saturday in November when we were both running through Colwick Country Park to the start of Colwick parkrun. I...
10 Oct 2024 | Women's ultrarunning history |
This is part six of a series of posts about the development of women’s six day running races. In 1984, the six day record changed hands five times. Firstly, Christine Barrett set a new record in the UK in May. Next, Mary Hanudel broke Barrett’s record in the USA...
