General running history articles

Magazines of the Marathon Boom

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?

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Nottinghamshire Running Clubs – A Brief History

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 for Sporting...

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Athletic Review 1947 – post-war running

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 kindly included...

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