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Podcast: Ultrarunning History
Episode: 134: Frank Hart - Part 6: Final Years
Description: By Davy Crockett
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Read the full story of Frank Hart in my new book: Frank Hart: The First Black Ultrarunning Star
By late 1892, many of the original six-day professional pedestrians had left the sport, using their winnings to establish other careers, some of them pursuing illegal activities. Frank Hart had another terrible health scare during a six-day race in Wisconsin. News had spread across the country that his running days were finally over, that "he will never be seen on the track again." But running professionally had been part of his life for fourteen...