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Publisher |
Davy Crockett
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
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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.
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.
Country Of Origin |
USA
Produced In |
Saratoga Springs, UT
Premiere Date |
2018-07-11
Related Hashtags |
#barkleymarathons
#BM100
#hr100
#JFK50
#westernstates100
Frequency |
Biweekly
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No

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157 Available Episodes (157 Total)Average duration: 00:28:30
Apr 17 | 00:19:58
156: The Second English Astley Belt Race – 1879
Mar 31 | 00:22:19
155: The 2024 Barkley Marathons
Mar 18 | 00:26:15
154: The American Championship Belt – 1879
Mar 02 | 00:40:40
153: The 3rd Astley Belt Six-Day Race (1879)
Feb 17 | 00:31:45
152: Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings
Feb 04 | 00:27:04
151: Around the World on Foot: Three Stories
Jan 20 | 00:27:02
150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits
Dec 31 | 00:29:38
149: Encore – Across the Years
Dec 20 | 00:25:25
148: Ultramarathons on Christmas Day 1879
Dec 11 | 00:29:36
147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley
Nov 30 | 00:32:22
146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)
Nov 13 | 00:26:52
145: The Lake Waramaug 100K
Oct 29 | 00:26:55
144: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 13: More for 1990-2020
Oct 09 | 00:27:18
143: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 12: More for 1971-1989
Sep 26 | 00:29:35
142: Encore – Spartathlon: The First Race in 1983
Sep 11 | 00:24:07
141: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 11: More for 1950-1964
Aug 28 | 00:32:41
140: Davy Crockett – Ultrarunning History Podcast Host
Aug 14 | 00:27:33
139: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 10: More for 1927-1949
Jul 30 | 00:25:22
138: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 9: Phantom Ranch
Jul 16 | 00:27:00
137: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 8: Kolb Brothers
Jul 04 | 00:26:55
136: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 7: Prof Cureton
Jun 19 | 00:25:27
135: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 6: Early Guides
May 30 | 00:24:43
134: Frank Hart – Part 6: Final Years
May 08 | 00:27:26
133: Frank Hart – Part 5: Declining Running Career
Apr 25 | 00:28:16
132: Frank Hart Part 4 – Former Champion
Apr 02 | 00:27:05
131: Tom Osler – The Serious Runner
Mar 20 | 00:24:48
130: The 2023 Barkley Marathons
Mar 14 | 00:37:07
129: Encore – Birth of the Barkley Marathons
Feb 28 | 00:30:30
128: Frank Hart – Part 3: Facing Racial Hatred
Feb 06 | 00:29:27
127: Frank Hart – Part 2: World Record Holder
Jan 23 | 00:28:42
126: Frank Hart – Part 1: First Black Ultrarunning Star
Jan 09 | 00:26:13
125: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 13: The Strange and Tragic
Dec 26 | 00:32:30
124: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 12: George Noremac and Murder
Dec 12 | 00:27:22
123: Dan Brannen – Ultrarunning’s Pioneer Administrator
Nov 28 | 00:22:58
122: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 11: Arrests
Nov 14 | 00:28:19
121: Pam Reed – The Desert Ultrarunning Legend
Oct 31 | 00:28:55
120: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 10: Richard Lacouse – Scoundrel
Oct 17 | 00:25:58
119: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 9: Corruption and Bribes
Oct 03 | 00:27:07
118: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 8: Love Scandals
Sep 19 | 00:28:34
117: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 7: Murder of Alice Robison
Sep 07 | 00:25:17
116: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 6: Fraud, Theft, and Nuisance
Aug 24 | 00:33:15
115: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 5: Steve Brodie – New York Newsboy
Aug 10 | 00:25:50
114: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 4: Race Disruptions
Jul 29 | 00:23:53
113: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 3: Sickness and Death
Jul 14 | 00:23:12
112: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 2: Hallucinations
Jun 27 | 00:25:03
111: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 1: Two Tales
Jun 16 | 00:26:30
110: Six-day Race Part 16: Women’s International Six-Day (1879)
May 29 | 00:28:02
109: Six-day Race Part 15: Third Astley Belt Race – Finish (1879)
May 17 | 00:26:45
108: Six-day Race Part 14: Third Astley Belt Race – 1 (1879)
May 03 | 00:27:06
107: Six-day Race Part 13: Second Astley Belt Race (1878)
Apr 20 | 00:27:54
106: Six Day Race Part 12 – First Astley Belt (1878)
Apr 06 | 00:24:51
105: Six Day Race Part 11: O’Leary vs. Weston II (1877)
Mar 26 | 00:25:43
104: Six Day Race Part 10: Grand Walking Tournament (1876)
Mar 14 | 00:24:27
103: Ukrainian Ultrarunners
Mar 08 | 00:26:36
102: Six Day Race Part 9: Women’s Six-day Frenzy (1876)
Feb 23 | 00:26:12
101: Six Day Race Part 8: First Women’s Race (1876)
Feb 09 | 00:32:03
100: Western States 100 – The First Finishers on Foot
Feb 02 | 00:28:08
99: Six-Day Race Part 7: Weston Invades England (1876)
Jan 21 | 00:23:29
98: Six-Day Race Part 6: Weston vs. O’Leary (1875)
Jan 10 | 00:26:48
97: Six-Day Race Part 5: Daniel O’Leary (1875)
Dec 22 | 00:29:44
96: Across the Years – The First Year (1983)
Dec 14 | 00:26:02
95: Six-Day Race Part 4: First Six-Day Race (1875)
Nov 30 | 00:28:55
94: Six-Day Race Part 3: P.T. Barnum – Ultrarunning Promoter (1874)
Nov 19 | 00:32:50
93: Eric Clifton – Legendary 100-mile Trail Ultrarunner
Nov 10 | 00:24:17
92: Six-Day Race Part 2: Edward Payson Weston (1870-1874)
Nov 01 | 00:26:20
91: Six-Day Race Part 1: The Birth (1773-1870)
Oct 21 | 00:27:57
90: JFK 50 – America’s Oldest Ultramarathon
Oct 07 | 00:29:40
89: Spartathlon Part 2 (1983) – The First Race
Sep 19 | 00:26:30
88: Spartathlon Part 1 (1982) – The Birth
Sep 06 | 00:28:24
87: The 100-miler: Part 27 (1979) – Old Dominion 100
Aug 26 | 00:29:36
86: Jackie Mekler (1932-2019) – Comrades Legend
Aug 12 | 00:28:24
85: Mavis Hutchison – The Galloping Granny
Jul 29 | 00:29:15
84: Wally Hayward (1908-2006) – South African Legend
Jul 19 | 00:25:13
83: Hardy Ballington – The Forgotten Great Ultrarunner
Jul 06 | 00:30:47
82: Roller Skating Ultra Distances – 1885 Six Days
Jun 21 | 00:26:50
81: The 100-miler: Part 26 – The 1978 Western States 100
Jun 08 | 00:24:22
80: Comrades Marathon – 100 years old
May 26 | 00:29:12
79: The 100-miler: Part 25 (1978-1984) Early Hawaiian 100-milers
May 12 | 00:28:48
78: Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run
Apr 26 | 00:22:27
77: The 100-miler: Part 24 (1978-1979) Alan Price – Ultrawalker
Apr 11 | 00:22:05
76: The 100-miler: Part 23 (1983) The 24-Hour Two-Man Relay
Mar 29 | 00:27:19
75: The 100-miler: Part 22 (1978) Fort Meade 100
Mar 09 | 00:28:37
74: The 100-miler: Part 21 (1978) Ed Dodd and Don Choi
Feb 21 | 00:27:46
73: The 100-miler: Part 20 (1978-79) The Unisphere 100
Feb 07 | 00:27:56
72: The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record
Jan 22 | 00:30:19
71: The 100-miler: Part 18 (1977) Western States 100
Jan 09 | 00:28:44
70: The 100-miler: Part 17 (1973-1978) Badwater Roots
Dec 27 | 00:27:58
69: The 100-miler: Part 16 (1976-1977) Max Telford and Alan Jones
Dec 19 | 00:28:46
68: The 100-miler: Part 15 (1975-1976) Andy West
Dec 05 | 00:29:35
67: The 100-miler: Part 14 (1975-1976) Cavin Woodward and Tom Osler
Nov 22 | 00:31:32
66: The 100-miler: Part 13 (1974-1975) Gordy Ainsleigh
Nov 11 | 00:31:00
65: The 100-miler: Part 12 (1971-1973) Ron Bentley and Ted Corbitt
Oct 30 | 00:31:48
64: The 100-miler: Part 11 (1970-1971) Women run 100-milers
Oct 05 | 00:32:12
63: The 100-miler: Part 10 (1968-1969) Walton-on-Thames 100
Sep 19 | 00:33:04
62: The 100-miler: Part 9 (1966-1968) First Death Valley 100 Milers
Sep 07 | 00:30:27
61: The 100-miler: Part 8 (1950-1960) Wally Hayward and Ron Hopcroft
Aug 14 | 00:30:27
60: The 100-miler: Part 7 (1930-1950) Wartime 100-Milers
Jul 27 | 00:32:00
59: The 100-miler – Part 6 (1927-1934) Arthur Newton
Jul 08 | 00:32:29
58: The 100-miler – Part 5 (1902-1926) London to Brighton and Back
Jun 24 | 00:31:25
57: The 100-miler – Part 4 (1900-1919) 100-Mile Records Fall
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