What was ultrarunning like in the 1800s? Read (in your own language), Listen, or Watch the most comprehensive “Pedestrian” history in story form, now in 13 parts presented by the Ultrarunning History Podcast. Enjoy newly discovered amazing tales of athletes walking and running hundreds of miles in front of tens of thousands of spectators, trying to win hundreds of thousands of dollars, while people were wagering millions on the outcome. There was triumph, tragedy, fights, and at times brutality running on small tracks in massive arenas for six days straight.
The parts of this Six-Day Race series:
- Part 1: (1773-1870) The Birth
- Part 2: (1870-1874) Edward Payson Weston
- Part 3: (1874) P.T. Barnum – Ultrarunning Promoter
- Part 4: (1875) First Six Day Race
- Part 5: (1875) Daniel O’Leary
- Part 6: (1875) Weston vs. O’Leary
- Part 7: (1876) Weston Invades England
- Part 8: (1876) First Women’s Six-Day Race
- Part 9: (1876) Women’s Six-day Frenzy
- Part 10: (1876) Grand Walking Tournament
- Part 11: (1877) O’Leary vs Weston II
- Part 12: (1878) First Astley Belt Race
- Part 13: (1878) Second Astley Belt Race