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Ultrarunning History

This is a podcast about the history of the sport of ultrarunning. An ultramarathon is generally a race of 50K (31 miles) or more. The sport became popular in the 1980s, but had been in existence since the late 19th century. This podcast will share history and tell stories about ultrarunning history generally before 2000.

78: Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run

28 mins; May 11, 2021

77: The 100-miler: Part 24 (1978-1979) Alan Price - Ultrawalker

22 mins; April 26, 2021

76: The 100-miler: Part 23 (1983) The 24-Hour Two-Man Relay

22 mins; April 11, 2021

75: The 100-miler: Part 22 (1978) Fort Meade 100

27 mins; March 29, 2021

74: The 100-miler: Part 21 (1978) Ed Dodd and Don Choi

28 mins; March 09, 2021

73: The 100-miler: Part 20 (1978-79) The Unisphere 100 at Flushing Meadows

27 mins; February 20, 2021

72: The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record

27 mins; February 07, 2021

71: The 100-miler: Part 18 (1977) Western States 100

30 mins; January 22, 2021

70: The 100-miler: Part 17 (1973-1978) Badwater Roots

28 mins; January 08, 2021

69: The 100-miler: Part 16 (1976-1977) Max Telford and Alan Jones

27 mins; December 27, 2020

68: The 100-miler: Part 15 (1975-1976) Andy West

28 mins; December 19, 2020

67: The 100-miler: Part 14 (1975-1976) Cavin Woodward and Tom Osler

29 mins; December 05, 2020

66: The 100-miler: Part 13 (1974-1975) Gordy Ainsleigh

0 secs; November 22, 2020

65: The 100-miler: Part 12 (1971-1973) Ron Bentley and Ted Corbitt

31 mins; November 11, 2020

64: The 100-miler: Part 11 (1970-1971) Women run 100-milers

31 mins; October 30, 2020

63: The 100-miler: Part 10 (1968-1969) Walton-on-Thames 100

32 mins; October 05, 2020

62: The 100-miler: Part 9 (1961-1968) First Death Valley 100s

33 mins; September 18, 2020

61: The 100-miler: Part 8 (1950-1960) Wally Hayward and Ron Hopcroft

30 mins; September 06, 2020

60: The 100-miler: Part 7 (1930-1950) Wartime 100-Milers

30 mins; August 13, 2020

59: The 100-miler - Part 6 (1927-1934) Arthur Newton

32 mins; July 27, 2020

58: The 100-miler - Part 5 (1902-1926) London to Brighton and Back

32 mins; July 08, 2020

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

31 mins; June 23, 2020

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

30 mins; June 11, 2020

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

32 mins; May 29, 2020

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

33 mins; May 17, 2020

53: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner

32 mins; May 03, 2020

52: Charlie Trayer – 1980s Ultrarunning Legend

35 mins; April 19, 2020

51: Park Barner – The Human Metronome

34 mins; April 03, 2020

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

34 mins; March 22, 2020

49: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History - Part 4 - Aiken Family

36 mins; March 07, 2020

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

30 mins; February 22, 2020

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

31 mins; February 09, 2020

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

32 mins; January 31, 2020

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

33 mins; January 24, 2020

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

33 mins; January 17, 2020

43: Walking Backwards Around the World – Part 6

32 mins; January 03, 2020

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

33 mins; December 16, 2019

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

33 mins; December 04, 2019

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

31 mins; November 26, 2019

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

33 mins; November 20, 2019

38: Around the World on Foot – Part 1 (1875-1895)

31 mins; November 10, 2019

37: Soldier Barnes – Six-day Race Relic (1846-1916)

31 mins; November 01, 2019

36: Ruth Anderson – Pioneer Ultrarunner

31 mins; October 02, 2019

35: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner

32 mins; September 20, 2019

34: The Mount Baker Ultramarathon (1911-1913)

32 mins; September 06, 2019

33: Marathon Golfing (1874-2019)

34 mins; August 28, 2019

32: Johnny Salo – 1929 Bunion Derby

30 mins; August 11, 2019

31: Johnny Salo – 1928 Bunion Derby

27 mins; August 01, 2019

30: 1927 Redwood Indian Marathon – 480 Miles

32 mins; July 16, 2019

29: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners

31 mins; July 03, 2019

28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore

0 secs; June 20, 2019

27: Yiannis Kouros – Greek Greatness

30 mins; June 09, 2019

26: Edward Payson Weston’s 1909 Walk Across America

31 mins; May 29, 2019

25: The Wheelbarrow Man – Lyman Potter

33 mins; May 17, 2019

24: Zoe Gayton – Woman Transcontinental Walker

28 mins; May 10, 2019

23: Dakota Bob – Transcontinental Walker

31 mins; May 02, 2019

22: 1855 Walk Across South America

28 mins; April 21, 2019

21: Mote Bergman (1887-1978)

25 mins; April 10, 2019

20: Barkley Marathons – First Few Years

34 mins; March 29, 2019

19: Barkley Marathons – The Birth

36 mins; March 22, 2019

18: 1,000 Milers – Part 2 – The Barclay Match

32 mins; March 09, 2019

17: 1,000-milers – Part 1

35 mins; February 14, 2019

16: Western States 100 Beginnings

29 mins; January 29, 2019

15: Sandra Brown – 200+ 100-milers

36 mins; January 20, 2019

14: 100 x 100-milers

31 mins; January 03, 2019

13: Endurance Riding – Part 2 (1955-1970)

26 mins; December 19, 2018

12: Endurance Riding – Part 1 (1814-1954)

26 mins; December 08, 2018

11: John Seiler – The Flying Yank (1921-1983)

21 mins; November 21, 2018

10: The Ultradistance Marches (1941-45)

21 mins; November 12, 2018

9: The Walkathon of the 1930s

20 mins; November 03, 2018

8: The 50-Miler History

19 mins; October 23, 2018

7: The 1930 500-mile Peter Dawson Relay

18 mins; September 21, 2018

6: The Last Day Run (1965-1972)

14 mins; September 09, 2018

5: Crossing the Grand Canyon

23 mins; August 29, 2018

4: The 1963 50-Mile Frenzy

16 mins; August 22, 2018

3: Hardrock Simpson (1904-1978)

18 mins; August 11, 2018

2: Man vs. Horse

20 mins; July 30, 2018

1: Padre Island 110-miler 1953-1956

25 mins; July 28, 2018

0: Introduction to the Ultrarunning History Podcast

12 mins; July 11, 2018

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