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Podcast: Ultrarunning History
Episode: 33: Marathon Golfing (1874-2019)
Description: By Davy CrockettÂ
For more than a century there has been a âsportâ involving combining ultrarunning with golf. No, this isnât a joke. In 2016, Karl Meltzer of Utah, who has more 100-mile trail wins than anyone, set a world 12-hour speed golfing record of 230 holes, covering about 100 kms in the process. This created attention in ultrarunning circles, and we were left to wonder, how long has such a thing been going on?
Running my local golf course
What has been called âMarathon Golfâ is the art of playing as many rounds or holes as possible in a certain amount of time, us...