Sports historian - women's distance running | Member @WomensHistNet @BritSportHisSoc | Trustee @AthlosHistory | Find me on Instagram - RunYoung50
Joined September 2013
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21 Feb 2024
When were women first permitted to run 1500m at the Olympics?
Answer: Munich 1972
Here's a timeline of the distances for women at the Olympic Games runyoung50.co.uk/olympics-ti…
#OlympicsHistory #WomensRunningHistory #Paris2024
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19 Jan 2025
🏃♀️💪 Celebrating the achievements and stories of female runners over fifty, @RunYoung50's research sheds light on the marginalisation of women in sport. Explore her work in the latest I'm a Running Researcher: jographies.wordpress.com/202… #WomenWhoRun #SportsHistory #ukrunchat
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7 Nov 2024
The next event in our free public Cultural Landscapes lecture series at Ambleside will take place on Tue 3 December and will be a talk by @kerriandrewsuk on 'Nan Shepherd and the power of walking'. See here for details and to book a place: tinyurl.com/yewev7ud
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1 Nov 2024
Our bursary scheme is now open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD womensstudiesgroup.org/bursa…
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22 Sep 2024
For an article I’m writing … What are your favourite ultra things/ memories of circa 2010. I’m thinking Udos oil, Pearl Izumi, top racers being Nikki and Kami. Other fond/ feared memories?
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24 Sep 2024
Date for Edinburgh sports fans. Mon 30th Sept, Royal Commonwealth Pool 10.30am - 1 off Sporting Memories session to celebrate #NSHD2024. Enjoy a free cuppa and great sporting chat! Register interest by email or call: samscott@edinburghleisure.co.uk / 07974 174363 / 0131 458 2209
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20 Sep 2024
Only 23% of the journalists covering the #Paris2024 Games were women. An increase over the Tokyo Games but still a minority.
19 Sep 2024
📢 Les chiffres sur la parité dans les médias pendant #Paris2024 sont tombés !
📈 Il y a du progrès par rapport à Tokyo 2020, mais les femmes étaient encore nettement moins nombreuses que les hommes à couvrir ces Jeux
🎯 Changer la donne ensemble pour Los Angeles 2028 💪
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18 Sep 2024
Love this...
18 Sep 2024
Why do we only congratulate people for achieving big stuff like getting a new job, graduating, having a baby etc? We need to congratulate people who achieve smaller stuff too
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17 Sep 2024
My book on the history, science & stories of women in ultrarunning is out Thursday with @Octopus_Books! Alongside my attempts to run 100 miles, there are interviews with many incredible #ultrarunning #women & experts in the psychology & physiology of ultra endurance #ThePathWeRun
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14 Sep 2024
New 6 day world records (subject to ratification). Read the history of the women's 6 day record here: runyoung50.co.uk/womens-six-…
#UltrarunningHistory #WomensRunningHistory
ICYMI: New world records were set for both men’s and women’s six-day running by Matthieu Bonne of Belgium and Denmark’s Stine Rex.
irunfar.com/stine-rex-matthi…
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12 Sep 2024
I'm using my @ArtOfYrSuccess to plan and review my training for the Isle of Wight Marathon. Just 3 weeks to go!
12 Sep 2024
📝 Behind the journal - picking it back up, by Katie.
You don't have to journal every day & the Art Of Your Success diaries are undated, so they are ready whenever you are 😅
do follow @runyoung50 for stories of past women's running & inspiring present women >50.
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5 Sep 2024
I've updated my article on the women's 6 day world record progression with a note about Danish athlete Stine Rex's recent 913.6km run. It exceeded the current record by over 11km & will be the new world record if ratified by @iaunews
runyoung50.co.uk/womens-six-…
#UltrarunningHistory
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4 Sep 2024
WORLD RECORD MISSED BY SECONDS. At the recent Gloucester 24 hour race, Sarah Webster(L) missed breaking Carolyn Hunter-Rowe's(R) 31 year World track record for 40 miles by 7 seconds. I briefly compare the two races and the two athletes. Read at the link🔽
runnersaresmilers.com
ALT Sarah Webster (Left) and Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (Right)
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29 Aug 2024
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the lifting of the 'ban' on women's football by the Scottish Football Association.
To celebrate I'll be sharing some tweets about the history of the game in Scotland throughout the day.
Join in using #50YearsOn #SWPL #SWF
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28 Aug 2024
We’ve arrived. #ParalympicsGB 🇬🇧🇫🇷
ALT The team enter the ceremony holding the Union flag wearing red
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28 Aug 2024
Excited to see the @Paris2024 Paralympics opening ceremony and after this morning's @BBCr4today programme it's a relief to see @Tanni_GT is there
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23 Aug 2024
Great to have @historywjackson with us at this year’s conference. Check out his episodes with some of our members below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #BSSH2024
23 Aug 2024
Really enjoying covering @BritSportHisSoc annual conference here @chiuni! So far we have released a few episode on the podcast!
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