British women have been very successful at the IAU 100km World Championships with many individual and teams medals over the past 40 years.
British women’s success at IAU 100km World Championships
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Women’s ultrarunning history articles
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.