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...
1 Aug 2023 | Women's ultrarunning history |
This is the second in a series of posts about the development of women’s six day races from 1981 onwards. In 1981, Marcy Schwam of the USA became the first woman to compete in a six day race since the revival of the format in 1980. Her “new era” record of 384...
2 Jun 2022 | General running history |
The marathon boom really got going in the early 1980s in the UK. The 1980s were a boom time for running magazines too, fed by the surge in popular interest in road running. New titles sprang up that catered for a new type of runner, the non-elite distance runner or...
27 Feb 2022 | Women's ultrarunning history |
The Nanango 1000 Mile Track Race was the perfect way for Eleanor Robinson to mark her 50th birthday. When Robinson turned 50 in November 1997, she had been an ultrarunner for 16 years. She was a 24 Hour World Champion, 100k World Champion twice and had probably set...
21 Feb 2021 | Women's ultrarunning history |
An ultramarathon in a shopping mall In 1984, Peter Goodsell of the Road Runners Club1 hit upon the idea of staging a 24-hour race in a shopping centre. The Central Milton Keynes shopping centre, which had opened in 1979, was the longest shopping mall in the world. The...
