The Notts 10 Mile Road Race was first held in Nottingham in 1972. It is one of the oldest road races in the Midlands.
The Notts 10 Mile Road Race
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General running history articles
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?
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...
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...
Road running in the UK in the 1950s
Road running in the UK in the 1950s was very different from today. This post looks at some of the most popular races.