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...
7 Mar 2024 | Women's ultrarunning history |
The history of women’s six day ultra races has been overshadowed by the focus on the men’s record. The impetus for writing a series of posts about the women’s six day record came from interviewing Eleanor Robinson and Lorna Richey Michael who both competed in...
3 Mar 2024 | Women's ultrarunning history |
This is part five of a series of posts about the development of women’s six day races from 1981 onwards. In 1984, the six day record changed hands five times. Four women extended the distance by 91 miles that year. The first was British ultrarunner Christine Barrett...
2 Mar 2024 | Women's ultrarunning history |
This is part four of a series of posts about the development of women’s six day races from 1981 onwards. The series documents the women who set the world record for six days. In 1981, Marcy Schwam of the USA became the first woman to compete in a six day race since...
9 Feb 2024 | Women's ultrarunning history |
This is part three of a series of posts about the development of women’s six day races from 1981 onwards. The series documents the women who set the world record for six days. In 1981, Marcy Schwam of the USA became the first woman to compete in a six day race since...
27 Jan 2024 | Running after fifty |
On Monday 1st May 2023 ultrarunning adventurer Nikki Love embarked on an epic 4000km run across Australia from Perth to Sydney. This is the second part of my interview with Nikki in which she talks about her distance goals, the dangers she encountered on the roads and...
3 Jan 2024 | My running story |
The more I thought about 2023, the more I realised that lots happened this year. My sports history research in particular has led to new experiences and opportunities. I’ve made enriching connections with other people with an interest in women’s history...
