Don Ritchie’S 1977 100-Mile World Record
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Don Ritchie, the stubborn Scotsman, who was one of the greatest ultrarunners ever. He once ran 100 miles on a track in 11:30:51, the second fastest ever. The Unisphere 100-mile race was held in Flushing Meadows Park starting in 1978. Don Ritchie Flushing Meadows Park of Scotland set the 100-mile road world record in 1979 with 11:51:12 Ritchie set his first major record in October 1977 at the Crystal Palace athletic track when he ran 100 miles in 11hr 30 min 51 sec, a pace of under seven minutes per mile – an
Fastest 100 miles ultra distance track (men)The fastest run 100 miles ultra distance by a male as sanctioned by the IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners) is 10 hours 51 minutes 39 Don Ritchie is justifiably regarded by many as one of the greatest ultrarunners of in a modern times. With world’s best performances on the track at 50km (twice), 40 miles, 50 miles (twice), 100km, The following article, written by ATRA social media director Andy Wacker, who is also the founder of The Trail Team, features the upcoming USATF 100 Mile Road
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Don Ritchie MBE, athlete. Born: 7 July 1944. Died: 16 June 2018, aged 73. Don Ritchie who has died aged 73 was a phenomenal Scottish ultra distance runner whom many In 1970 courageous women runners started to compete against men in 100-mile races for all events contested and excelled. World records were set in America, South Africa, and Australia. Here is the story of the 1978 and 1979 Unisphere 100-miler held at Flushing Meadows Park, in New York City, the site of the 1964 World Fair. For many ultrarunning
At that race, the famed runner from Scotland, Don Ritchie set a road 100-mile world record of 11:51:12 on the 2.27-mile loop course. Caldwell came in second with 13:33:46.
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Stuart Mills, 2010. Well compare this to Cavin Woodward, 1975 – World Record Holder 100 miles – 1975-1977. The article quotes his strategy as “ to go off as fast as he could for as long as he Then last weekend, in London it was the turn of the ultra distance runners to add their own colourful variant in the shape of a 100 Mile Track Challenge! The race was held on Sunday 20
On October 15, 1960, Neilson beat the all-time world 100-mile walking record, walking around a 440-meter track at Walton-on-Thames. He reached 100 miles in 17:18:50. He then continued
Alan Price of Washington D.C. was the greatest American 100-mile ultra-distance racewalker ever. Also LDWA Hundred walks were established in the 1970s in England. Commenting on Ritchie’s records, in 1989 Glen Elliot, the chairman of the Moray Marathons road races, wrote: „It is difficult to pick out any specific record (he holds so many!) but his 100 miles
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There is a record of 11:28:03 (about 11.47 hours) by Oleg Kharitonov on a track on Oct. 20, 2002 in a race in London. This beat the previous record held by Don Ritchie, which
Ollie Garrod is the fastest human over 40 miles, shattering a longstanding world record to finish in 3:45.07. The record, set in the Barry 40 Mile Race in Wales on March 5, Scotland’s Don Ritchie is a former world record holder and his 11:30:51 set at Crystal Palace track back in 1977 is still the best mark for a Brit. Only two British runners have ‘With track World Best Performances at 50 km (twice), 40 miles, 50 miles (twice), 100 km, 150 km, 100 miles and 200 km (twice), plus world road bests at 100 km and 100 miles
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Ritchie ran 100 miles at the Crystal Palace track on 25 October 1977 in a time of 11:30:51. [4] This Women Pedestrians and Daniel O was the fastest time ever recorded for 100 miles and stood as the record until 2002 when it
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In April 2020, Runners World published an article proclaiming falsely that the first 100-mile ultra was held in 1974. This is part 4 of a rich 100-miler history. More than 1,000 record to ultrarunners The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record By Davy Crockett The 100-miler: Part 2 (1874-1878) Women Pedestrians and Daniel O’Leary By Davy Crockett
European records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the European Athletic Association. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial Yiannis Kouros, from Greece, is the greatest ultrarunner of all time. He still holds many world records established decades ago that may never be broken. 100-mile runs, walks and courageous marches took place during the Great Depression and throughout World War II
“Don Ritchie is justifiably regarded by many as one of the greatest ultra runners of modern times. With track World Best Performances at 50 km (twice), 40 miles, 50 miles TIL – On this date in 1977, Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51); a Ultra Magazine Ollie Garrod record that still stands today. Ritchie has run over 200,000 miles. : r/todayilearned 72: The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record (2021 Podcast Episode) User Reviews Review this title 0 Reviews Hide Spoilers Sort by: Filter by Rating:
New World Best for 100 Miles by Andy Milroy London – October 21, 2002 – Two Russians surpassed the 25-year-old record for the 100 miles track run at London last Sunday, with Oleg