Ultrarunning History
By Davy Crockett
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Sep 1, 2018
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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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178: Grand Canyon Short Stories – Part Two
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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177: Grand Canyon History Short Stories – Part One
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May 16, 2025 |
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176: Trail Runner Nation Interview about Old Sport Campana
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May 04, 2025 |
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175: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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174: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Seven
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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173: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Six
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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172: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Five
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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171: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Four
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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170: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Three
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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169: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Two
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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168: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part One
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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167: Connie Gardner – National Champion Ultrarunner
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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166: Stu Mittleman – The Ultrarunning Professor
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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165: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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164: Sue Ellen Trapp – Pioneer Ultrarunner and Legend
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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163: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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162: Sandy Kiddy – Pioneer Ultrarunner (1936-2018)
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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161: Gordy Ainsleigh’s Western States Run – 50 Years Ago
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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160: Ted Corbitt – Part Three (1964-2007)
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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159: Ted Corbitt – Part Two (1953-1963)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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158: Ted Corbitt – The Father of American Ultrarunning – Part One
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May 27, 2024 |
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157: The Fourth Astley Belt Six-Day Race – 1879
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May 06, 2024 |
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156: The Second English Astley Belt Race – 1879
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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155: The 2024 Barkley Marathons
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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154: The American Championship Belt – 1879
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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153: The 3rd Astley Belt Six-Day Race (1879)
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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152: Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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151: Around the World on Foot: Three Stories
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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149: Encore – Across the Years
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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148: Ultramarathons on Christmas Day 1879
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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145: The Lake Waramaug 100K
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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144: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 13: More for 1990-2020
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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143: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 12: More for 1971-1989
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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142: Encore – Spartathlon: The First Race in 1983
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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141: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 11: More for 1950-1964
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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140: Davy Crockett – Ultrarunning History Podcast Host
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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139: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 10: More for 1927-1949
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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138: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 9: Phantom Ranch
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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137: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 8: Kolb Brothers
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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136: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 7: Prof Cureton
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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135: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 6: Early Guides
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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134: Frank Hart – Part 6: Final Years
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May 30, 2023 |
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133: Frank Hart – Part 5: Declining Running Career
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May 08, 2023 |
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132: Frank Hart Part 4 – Former Champion
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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131: Tom Osler – The Serious Runner
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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130: The 2023 Barkley Marathons
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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129: Encore – Birth of the Barkley Marathons
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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128: Frank Hart – Part 3: Facing Racial Hatred
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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127: Frank Hart – Part 2: World Record Holder
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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126: Frank Hart – Part 1: First Black Ultrarunning Star
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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125: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 13: The Strange and Tragic
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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124: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 12: George Noremac and Murder
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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123: Dan Brannen – Ultrarunning’s Pioneer Administrator
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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122: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 11: Arrests
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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121: Pam Reed – The Desert Ultrarunning Legend
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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120: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 10: Richard Lacouse – Scoundrel
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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119: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 9: Corruption and Bribes
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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118: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 8: Love Scandals
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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117: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 7: Murder of Alice Robison
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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116: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 6: Fraud, Theft, and Nuisance
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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115: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 5: Steve Brodie – New York Newsboy
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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114: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 4: Race Disruptions
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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113: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 3: Sickness and Death
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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112: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 2: Hallucinations
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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111: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 1: Two Tales
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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110: Six-day Race Part 16: Women’s International Six-Day (1879)
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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109: Six-day Race Part 15: Third Astley Belt Race – Finish (1879)
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May 29, 2022 |
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108: Six-day Race Part 14: Third Astley Belt Race – 1 (1879)
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May 17, 2022 |
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107: Six-day Race Part 13: Second Astley Belt Race (1878)
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May 03, 2022 |
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106: Six Day Race Part 12 – First Astley Belt (1878)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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105: Six Day Race Part 11: O’Leary vs. Weston II (1877)
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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104: Six Day Race Part 10: Grand Walking Tournament (1876)
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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103: Ukrainian Ultrarunners
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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102: Six Day Race Part 9: Women’s Six-day Frenzy (1876)
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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101: Six Day Race Part 8: First Women’s Race (1876)
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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100: Western States 100 – The First Finishers on Foot
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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99: Six-Day Race Part 7: Weston Invades England (1876)
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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98: Six-Day Race Part 6: Weston vs. O’Leary (1875)
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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97: Six-Day Race Part 5: Daniel O’Leary (1875)
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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96: Across the Years – The First Year (1983)
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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95: Six-Day Race Part 4: First Six-Day Race (1875)
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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94: Six-Day Race Part 3: P.T. Barnum – Ultrarunning Promoter (1874)
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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93: Eric Clifton – Legendary 100-mile Trail Ultrarunner
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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92: Six-Day Race Part 2: Edward Payson Weston (1870-1874)
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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91: Six-Day Race Part 1: The Birth (1773-1870)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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90: JFK 50 – America’s Oldest Ultramarathon
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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89: Spartathlon Part 2 (1983) – The First Race
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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88: Spartathlon Part 1 (1982) – The Birth
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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87: The 100-miler: Part 27 (1979) – Old Dominion 100
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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86: Jackie Mekler (1932-2019) – Comrades Legend
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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85: Mavis Hutchison – The Galloping Granny
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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84: Wally Hayward (1908-2006) – South African Legend
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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83: Hardy Ballington – The Forgotten Great Ultrarunner
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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82: Roller Skating Ultra Distances – 1885 Six Days
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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81: The 100-miler: Part 26 – The 1978 Western States 100
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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80: The Comrades Marathon
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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79: The 100-miler: Part 25 (1978-1984) Early Hawaiian 100-milers
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May 26, 2021 |
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78: Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run
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May 12, 2021 |
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77: The 100-miler: Part 24 (1978-1979) Alan Price – Ultrawalker
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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76: The 100-miler: Part 23 (1983) The 24-Hour Two-Man Relay
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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75: The 100-miler: Part 22 (1978) Fort Meade 100
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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74: The 100-miler: Part 21 (1978) Ed Dodd and Don Choi
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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73: The 100-miler: Part 20 (1978-79) The Unisphere 100
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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72: The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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71: The 100-miler: Part 18 (1977) Western States 100
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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70: The 100-miler: Part 17 (1973-1978) Badwater Roots
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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69: The 100-miler: Part 16 (1976-1977) Max Telford and Alan Jones
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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68: The 100-miler: Part 15 (1975-1976) Andy West
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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67: The 100-miler: Part 14 (1975-1976) Cavin Woodward and Tom Osler
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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66: The 100-miler: Part 13 (1974-1975) Gordy Ainsleigh
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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65: The 100-miler: Part 12 (1971-1973) Ron Bentley and Ted Corbitt
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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64: The 100-miler: Part 11 (1970-1971) Women run 100-milers
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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63: The 100-miler: Part 10 (1968-1969) Walton-on-Thames 100
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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62: The 100-miler: Part 9 (1966-1968) First Death Valley 100 Milers
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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61: The 100-miler: Part 8 (1950-1960) Wally Hayward and Ron Hopcroft
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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60: The 100-miler: Part 7 (1930-1950) Wartime 100-Milers
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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59: The 100-miler – Part 6 (1927-1934) Arthur Newton
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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58: The 100-miler – Part 5 (1902-1926) London to Brighton and Back
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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57: The 100-miler – Part 4 (1900-1919) 100-Mile Records Fall
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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56: The 100-miler – Part 3 (1879-1899) 100 Miles Craze
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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55: The 100-miler – Part 2 (1874-1878) Women Pedestrians
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May 29, 2020 |
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54: The 100-miler – Part 1 (1737-1875) Edward Payson Weston
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May 17, 2020 |
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53: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner
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May 03, 2020 |
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52: Charlie Trayer – 1980s Ultrarunning Legend
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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51: Park Barner – The Human Metronome
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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50: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 5: The Races
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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49: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 4: Aiken Family
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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48: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 3 (1964-1972)
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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47: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 2 (1928-1964)
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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46: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 1 (1890-1928)
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Feb 01, 2020 |
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45: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 2
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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44: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 1
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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43: Walking Backwards Around the World – Part 6
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Jan 04, 2020 |
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42: Around the World on Foot – Part 5 – Dumitru Dan
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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41: Around the World on Foot – Part 4 – The Bizarre
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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40: Around the World on Foot – Part 3 (1894-1899)
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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39: Around the World on Foot – Part 2 (1894-96)
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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38: Around the World on Foot – Part 1 (1875-1895)
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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37: Soldier Barnes – Six-day Race Relic (1846-1916)
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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36: Ruth Anderson – Pioneer Ultrarunner
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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35: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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34: The Mount Baker Ultramarathon (1911-1913)
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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33: Marathon Golfing (1874-2019)
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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32: Johnny Salo – 1929 Bunion Derby
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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31: Johnny Salo – 1928 Bunion Derby
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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30: 1927 Redwood Indian Marathon – 480 Miles
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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29: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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27: Yiannis Kouros – Greek Greatness
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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26: Edward Payson Weston’s 1909 Walk Across America
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May 30, 2019 |
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25: The Wheelbarrow Man – Lyman Potter
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May 17, 2019 |
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24: Zoe Gayton – Woman Transcontinental Walker
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May 10, 2019 |
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23: Dakota Bob – Transcontinental Walker
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May 02, 2019 |
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22: 1855 Walk Across South America
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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21: Mote Bergman (1887-1978)
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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20: Barkley Marathons – First Few Years
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Mar 30, 2019 |
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19: Barkley Marathons – The Birth
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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18: 1,000 Milers – Part 2 – The Barclay Match
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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17: 1,000-milers – Part 1
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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16: Western States 100 Beginnings
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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15: Sandra Brown – 200+ 100-milers
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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100 x 100-milers
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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13: Endurance Riding – Part 2 (1955-1970)
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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12: Endurance Riding – Part 1 (1814-1954)
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Dec 08, 2018 |
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11: John Seiler – The Flying Yank (1921-1983)
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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10: The Ultradistance Marches (1941-45)
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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9: The Walkathon of the 1930s
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Nov 03, 2018 |
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8: The 50-Miler History
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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7: The 1930 500-mile Peter Dawson Relay
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Sep 22, 2018 |
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6: The Last Day Run (1965-1972)
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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5: Crossing the Grand Canyon
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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4: The 1963 50-Mile Frenzy
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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3: Hardrock Simpson (1904-1978)
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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2: Man vs. Horse
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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1: Padre Island 110-miler 1953-1956
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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0: Introduction to the Ultrarunning History Podcast
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Jul 11, 2018 |