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Ultrarunning History

Podcast about the history of ultrarunning. An ultramarathon is a running race of 50K (31 miles) or more, up to 3,100 miles. This extreme running sport came into existence during the late 1800s.

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58: The 100-miler – Part 5 (1902-1926) London to...

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/07/08

By Davy Crockett For at least 150 years, running or walking 100 miles within 24 hours has been an impressive feat sought after by thousands. Part 4 of this 100-miler series covered the history of 100-mile races held in America in the early 1900s before World War I. But during this period, there were 100-mile races held in other places around the world, especially in England. During the early 1900s a remarkable shift occurred. In the late 1800s, America was the home for ultra-distance walking

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57: The 100-miler – Part 4 (1900-1919) 100-Mile...

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2020/06/24

By Davy Crockett Many of today’s ultrarunners think that ultrarunning was invented during their lifetime. An article appeared in April 2020 Ultrarunning Magazine that stated falsely, “the format that most of us know as ‘ultrarunning’ today (trail and road races, typically 50k to 100 miles) is barely 50 years old.” Such statements are ignorant of the rich history of the past and the ultrarunners who paved the way, running ultradistances on dirt roads and trails for more than two centuries. In

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56: The 100-miler – Part 3 (1879-1899) 100 Miles Craze

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2020/06/11

By Davy Crockett Contrary to popular misinformed opinion, 100-mile races did not originate in California, with the Western States 100 in 1978. One hundred years before, by the end of 1878, more than 200 successful 100-mile finishes had taken place in the 19th century, most of them with times under 24-hours, on dirt roads, trails, and indoor tracks. Part 1 and Part 2 of this 100-mile series covered the stories of remarkable long-forgotten ultrarunning pioneers. By 1879, a remarkable shift started

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55: The 100-miler – Part 2 (1874-1878) Women Pedestrians

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2020/05/29

By Davy Crockett Competitions to walk or run 100 miles have taken place for more than 300 years. Part 1 (1737-1875) of this series shared the very early attempts to reach this ultra-distance milestone on foot. By 1867, walking 100 miles in one-go started to receive intense attention, especially in America. A multi-year 100-mile frenzy was launched. In this part, the story is told how the 100-mile craze expanded. In 1878, thanks to those in England, the 100-miler opened up to runners who could

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54: The 100-miler – Part 1 (1737-1875) Edward Payson...

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/05/17

By Davy Crockett The 100-miler! Running or walking 100 miles in one-go is an amazing accomplishment. Unfortunately, some people of today still mistakenly believe that the 100-miler was invented in 1974 when a man without his horse ran 100 miles. Contrary to the cunning marketing hype that has been spread for decades, the history of the 100-miler ultra on all surfaces started long before that year. The sub-24-hour 100-miler was accomplished by hundreds of people before that famed journey in the

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53: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner

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2020/05/03

By Davy Crockett Marcy Schwam, from Massachusetts, was an ultrarunning pioneer in the 1970s and early 1980s, during an era when some people still believed long-distance running was harmful to women. She won about 30 ultramarathons and set at least six world records at all ultra-distances from 50 km to six-days. At one point she ran 100 miles faster than any woman had ever run that far. She was bold, brazen, with an impressive “get-out-of-my-way” attitude and racing style. She would take command

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52: Charlie Trayer – 1980s Ultrarunning Legend

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2020/04/19

By Davy Crockett Charlie Trayer, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was one of the greatest “short-range” American ultrarunners of the 1980s. During his ultrarunning career, he accumulated at least fifteen ultra wins from 1981-1990, including several national championships. He was known for bolting out into the lead like a “wild banshee” at the start of a race with a “kamikaze attitude” no matter what the distance. It was a winning strategy that he used very effectively. Trayer went from running in the

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51: Park Barner – The Human Metronome

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2020/04/04

By Davy Crockett Park Barner of Pennsylvania was one of the greatest American ultrarunners of the 1970s. He was the first competitive American ultrarunner to become broadly known outside the ultrarunning community. He was shy, disarmingly humble and a man of few words. He avoided the spotlight, never was a self-promoter, and was known for his relentless metronome pace rather than speed. Barner won, and he won often. At one time he held the world record for the 24-hour run and other

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50: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 5: The Races

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/03/23

By Davy Crockett Part 5 of the Rim-to-Rim History Series. See also Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 Believe it or not, races across the Grand Canyon used to be conducted for hikers and runners. Early on, they occurred with the approval of the National Park, but in later years they were held contrary to rules set forth by the park. Eventually underground races or large commercial rim-to-rim hikes became a point of controversy and outsiders commented that rim-to-rim hikers and runners were

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49: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 4: Aiken...

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2020/03/08

By Davy Crockett Part 4 of the Rim-to-Rim History Series. See also Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 New Book! For anyone hiking or running rim-to-rim, most people will usually stop at a location about a mile below Roaring Springs that today is called the Manzanita Rest area, named after a creek coming down a small nearby side canyon. But the name and the rest area are a fairly new, a 2015 creation. Newer visitors have no idea that there is a rich history that took place at that location from

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48: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 3 (1964-1972)

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/02/23

By Davy Crockett This is the third part of the rim-to-rim series. Read first Part 1 and Part 2 As the Grand Canyon entered the 1940s, the corridor trails were in place along with the Black Bridge across the Colorado River, making rim-to-rim travel on foot possible. By the early 1960s, a few daring athletes were hiking or running rim to rim in a day and even a few completing double crossings in a day. Credit goes to Pete Cowgill (1925-2019) and his Southern Arizona Hiking Club from Tucson,

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47: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 2 (1928-1964)

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/02/09

By Davy Crockett This is the second part of the Rim-to Rim story. Read/Listen/Watch to Part 1 here. Descending into the inner Grand Canyon is an experience you will never forget. Part one covered the very early history of crossing the Canyon from 1890-1928. Trails that could accommodate tourists were built, including Bight Angel and South Kaibab trails coming down the South Rim. A tourist in 1928 explained, "the Kaibab trail is a fine piece of work, easy grade, wide and smooth, while the Bright

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46: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 1 (1890-1928)

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/02/01

By Davy Crockett For both ultrarunners and hikers, the Grand Canyon is considered by most, one of the greatest destinations to experience. Thousands make their pilgrimages each year to experience the joy of journeying across the Canyon's great expanse, rim-to-rim (R2R). Crossing the Canyon and returning back is an activity that has taken place for more than 125 years. Native Americans crossed the Canyon centuries earlier. During the spring and fall, each day people cross the famous canyon and

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45: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 2

Ultrarunning History ·

2020/01/24

By Davy Crockett This is the second part of the Dave Kunst story. Read/Listen/Watch to Part 1 here. Dave Kunst, originally from Minnesota, now from California, claims that he was “the first person verified to have completed circling the entire land mass of the earth on foot.” Kunst's 1970-74 walk has historic importance for the modern-era of ultra-distance walking. I believe that Konstantin Rengarten was actually the first in 1894-1898 (See Part 3). I will show that Kunts' "verified" claim is

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44: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 1

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2020/01/18

By Davy Crockett Who was the first person to truly walk around the world? If your search the Internet the answer that come back is: Dave Kunst, an American who claimed to do it in 1970-1974. Dave Kunst, originally from Minnesota, claims that he is “the first person verified to have completed circling the entire land mass of the earth.” The previous parts of this series have hopefully taught the reader to be very skeptical of such claims. Is his claim true? Did he really walk around the entire

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43: Walking Backwards Around the World – Part 6

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2020/01/04

By Davy Crockett Attempts to walk backwards for ultra-distances has taken place for more than two centuries. Why? One backwards walker once said, “With the whole world going backwards, maybe the only way to see it is to turn around.” Obviously, such attempts caused a stir of attention. Common comments heard around these individuals were, “What is that fool doing?” and “When did he get out of the asylum?” In recent years some have actually encouraged the practice as a way to burn more calories,

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42: Around the World on Foot – Part 5 – Dumitru Dan

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2019/12/16

By Davy Crockett During the early 1900s, hundreds of people were claiming falsely that they were walking around the world and were given free room and board by the trusting public as they came into towns. Nearly every “around the world on foot” walker mentioned a wager as their motivation for making the attempt, similar to Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg’s wager in his 1872 novel “Around the World in 80 Days.” More than 95% of these globetrotters made claims that were false. Beginning about 1904, a

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41: Around the World on Foot – Part 4 – The Bizarre

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2019/12/05

By Davy Crockett Before returning to more serious ultrarunning history, three more “around the world on foot” tales must be told. These stories are so bizarre that they are hard to believe, but they did happen. These individuals gave up years of their lives to gather attention by walking thousands of miles enduring much hardship. Eventually as world conflict exploded into World War I, much of what the public thought was nonsense, disappeared for a time. These three stories involved a “masked

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40: Around the World on Foot – Part 3 (1894-1899)

Ultrarunning History ·

2019/11/27

By Davy Crockett During the very late 1800s, people from various countries started to attempt to walk around the world for attention, money, and fame. In Part 2 of this series on walking around the world, I shared many stories of “fakes” who took advantage of the American public by traveling around the Midwest United States claiming to be on treks around the world, but making little or no effort to actually leave the States. However, others at that time made more sincere attempts and

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39: Around the World on Foot – Part 2 (1894-96)

Ultrarunning History ·

2019/11/21

By Davy Crockett In Part 1 of this series, about walking around the world, I covered the very early attempts. By 1894, dozens, if not hundreds of walkers, started to participate in an “around the world on foot” craze. For many it was a legitimate ultrawalking attempt, but for most it was just a scam to travel on other people's generous contributions. The typical scam went like this: They claimed that they were trying to walk around the world to win thousands of dollars on a wager, but they had

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