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...
19 Feb 2020 | Women's endurance running history, Women's ultrarunning history |
At 10.30 am on 27th April 1983, the New South Wales Premier fired the starter’s gun on a race that was to make a national hero of its winner and create one of the most famous Australian ultramarathons, the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne race. Eleven men lined up in the...
