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Podcast: Ultrarunning History
Episode: 91: The Six-Day Race Part 1: The Birth (1773-1873)
Description: By Davy Crockett
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Recently, the six-day race received some attention in ultrarunning news because the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) announced that they would no longer recognize the six-day event or keep records for it. This shocked many ultrarunning historians and particularly runners who participate in multi-day fixed-time races. After a brief uproar, the new IAU leadership back-peddled, somewhat admitted to their ignorance about six-day ultrarunning history and agreed to continue to recognize the event that has roots in the sport going back nearly 250 years.
Ultrarunners who exclusively run trails may wonder, “what is thi...