Ultrarunning History

156: The Second English Astley Belt Race – 1879

By Davy Crockett During April 1879, the same month that the new American Championship Belt...

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155: The 2024 Barkley Marathons

By Davy Crockett New book on Barkley history The Barkley Marathons course (thought to be...

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154: The American Championship Belt – 1879

By Davy Crockett From 1875 to 1879, at least 130 six-day races were held, mostly in America and...

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153: The 3rd Astley Belt Six-Day Race (1879)

By Davy Crockett This is the story of the ultramarathon that was the most impactful of all races...

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152: Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings

Listen to the audio version. I included my interview on the very good Trail Runner Nation...

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151: Around the World on Foot: Three Stories

By Davy Crockett The “around the world on foot” craze of the 1890s was first dominated by...

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150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits

By Davy Crockett My new book, Around the World on Foot: The Early Globetrotters is available on...

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149: Encore – Across the Years

By Davy Crockett This is an encore episode with additions in the article. The Across the Years...

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148: Ultramarathons on Christmas Day 1879

By Davy Crockett New Book, containing the early history of The Barkley Marathons Watching...

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147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley

Gary Cantrell (a.k.a. Lazarus Lake), of Tennessee, was recently inducted into the American...

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146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)

By Davy Crockett Trail 100-milers started to be held in Great Britain in 1973, four years...

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145: The Lake Waramaug 100K

By Davy Crockett Get this history in my new book The first certified 100 km race in America...

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144: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 13: More for 1990-2020

By Davy Crockett This part will cover additional stories found through deeper research, adding...

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143: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 12: More for 1971-1989

By Davy Crockett This part will cover additional stories found through deeper research, adding...

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142: Encore – Spartathlon: The First Race in 1983

By Davy Crockett This is an encore episode. Spartathlon, an ultra of 246 km (153 miles), takes...

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141: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 11: More for 1950-1964

By Davy Crockett This part will cover additional stories found through deeper research, adding...

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140: Davy Crockett – Ultrarunning History Podcast Host

Recently I went on the "Ultra Running Guys Podcast" with Jeremy Reynolds and Jeff Winchester....

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139: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 10: More for 1927-1949

By Davy Crockett This part will cover additional stories found through deeper research, adding...

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138: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 9: Phantom Ranch

By Davy Crockett In 1906, David Dexter Rust (1874-1963) established a permanent camp near the...

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137: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 8: Kolb Brothers

By Davy Crockett Ellsworth and Emery Kolb No Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History can be complete...

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