All Episodes
Ultrarunning History — 179 episodes
178: Grand Canyon Short Stories – Part Two
177: Grand Canyon History Short Stories – Part One
176: Trail Runner Nation Interview about Old Sport Campana
175: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
174: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Seven
173: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Six
172: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Five
171: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Four
170: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Three
169: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Two
168: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part One
167: Connie Gardner – National Champion Ultrarunner
166: Stu Mittleman – The Ultrarunning Professor
165: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
164: Sue Ellen Trapp – Pioneer Ultrarunner and Legend
163: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner
162: Sandy Kiddy – Pioneer Ultrarunner (1936-2018)
161: Gordy Ainsleigh’s Western States Run – 50 Years Ago
160: Ted Corbitt – Part Three (1964-2007)
159: Ted Corbitt – Part Two (1953-1963)
158: Ted Corbitt – The Father of American Ultrarunning – Part One
157: The Fourth Astley Belt Six-Day Race – 1879
156: The Second English Astley Belt Race – 1879
155: The 2024 Barkley Marathons
154: The American Championship Belt – 1879
153: The 3rd Astley Belt Six-Day Race (1879)
152: Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings
151: Around the World on Foot: Three Stories
150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits
149: Encore – Across the Years
148: Ultramarathons on Christmas Day 1879
147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley
146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)
145: The Lake Waramaug 100K
144: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 13: More for 1990-2020
143: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 12: More for 1971-1989
142: Encore – Spartathlon: The First Race in 1983
141: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 11: More for 1950-1964
140: Davy Crockett – Ultrarunning History Podcast Host
139: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 10: More for 1927-1949
138: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 9: Phantom Ranch
137: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 8: Kolb Brothers
136: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 7: Prof Cureton
135: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 6: Early Guides
134: Frank Hart – Part 6: Final Years
133: Frank Hart – Part 5: Declining Running Career
132: Frank Hart Part 4 – Former Champion
131: Tom Osler – The Serious Runner
130: The 2023 Barkley Marathons
129: Encore – Birth of the Barkley Marathons
128: Frank Hart – Part 3: Facing Racial Hatred
127: Frank Hart – Part 2: World Record Holder
126: Frank Hart – Part 1: First Black Ultrarunning Star
125: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 13: The Strange and Tragic
124: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 12: George Noremac and Murder
123: Dan Brannen – Ultrarunning’s Pioneer Administrator
122: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 11: Arrests
121: Pam Reed – The Desert Ultrarunning Legend
120: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 10: Richard Lacouse – Scoundrel
119: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 9: Corruption and Bribes
118: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 8: Love Scandals
117: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 7: Murder of Alice Robison
116: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 6: Fraud, Theft, and Nuisance
115: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 5: Steve Brodie – New York Newsboy
114: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 4: Race Disruptions
113: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 3: Sickness and Death
112: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 2: Hallucinations
111: Ultrarunning Stranger Things – Part 1: Two Tales
110: Six-day Race Part 16: Women’s International Six-Day (1879)
109: Six-day Race Part 15: Third Astley Belt Race – Finish (1879)
108: Six-day Race Part 14: Third Astley Belt Race – 1 (1879)
107: Six-day Race Part 13: Second Astley Belt Race (1878)
106: Six Day Race Part 12 – First Astley Belt (1878)
105: Six Day Race Part 11: O’Leary vs. Weston II (1877)
104: Six Day Race Part 10: Grand Walking Tournament (1876)
103: Ukrainian Ultrarunners
102: Six Day Race Part 9: Women’s Six-day Frenzy (1876)
101: Six Day Race Part 8: First Women’s Race (1876)
100: Western States 100 – The First Finishers on Foot
99: Six-Day Race Part 7: Weston Invades England (1876)
98: Six-Day Race Part 6: Weston vs. O’Leary (1875)
97: Six-Day Race Part 5: Daniel O’Leary (1875)
96: Across the Years – The First Year (1983)
95: Six-Day Race Part 4: First Six-Day Race (1875)
94: Six-Day Race Part 3: P.T. Barnum – Ultrarunning Promoter (1874)
93: Eric Clifton – Legendary 100-mile Trail Ultrarunner
92: Six-Day Race Part 2: Edward Payson Weston (1870-1874)
91: Six-Day Race Part 1: The Birth (1773-1870)
90: JFK 50 – America’s Oldest Ultramarathon
89: Spartathlon Part 2 (1983) – The First Race
88: Spartathlon Part 1 (1982) – The Birth
87: The 100-miler: Part 27 (1979) – Old Dominion 100
86: Jackie Mekler (1932-2019) – Comrades Legend
85: Mavis Hutchison – The Galloping Granny
84: Wally Hayward (1908-2006) – South African Legend
83: Hardy Ballington – The Forgotten Great Ultrarunner
82: Roller Skating Ultra Distances – 1885 Six Days
81: The 100-miler: Part 26 – The 1978 Western States 100
80: The Comrades Marathon
79: The 100-miler: Part 25 (1978-1984) Early Hawaiian 100-milers
78: Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run
77: The 100-miler: Part 24 (1978-1979) Alan Price – Ultrawalker
76: The 100-miler: Part 23 (1983) The 24-Hour Two-Man Relay
75: The 100-miler: Part 22 (1978) Fort Meade 100
74: The 100-miler: Part 21 (1978) Ed Dodd and Don Choi
73: The 100-miler: Part 20 (1978-79) The Unisphere 100
72: The 100-miler: Part 19 (1977) Don Ritchie World Record
71: The 100-miler: Part 18 (1977) Western States 100
70: The 100-miler: Part 17 (1973-1978) Badwater Roots
69: The 100-miler: Part 16 (1976-1977) Max Telford and Alan Jones
68: The 100-miler: Part 15 (1975-1976) Andy West
67: The 100-miler: Part 14 (1975-1976) Cavin Woodward and Tom Osler
66: The 100-miler: Part 13 (1974-1975) Gordy Ainsleigh
65: The 100-miler: Part 12 (1971-1973) Ron Bentley and Ted Corbitt
64: The 100-miler: Part 11 (1970-1971) Women run 100-milers
63: The 100-miler: Part 10 (1968-1969) Walton-on-Thames 100
62: The 100-miler: Part 9 (1966-1968) First Death Valley 100 Milers
61: The 100-miler: Part 8 (1950-1960) Wally Hayward and Ron Hopcroft
60: The 100-miler: Part 7 (1930-1950) Wartime 100-Milers
59: The 100-miler – Part 6 (1927-1934) Arthur Newton
58: The 100-miler – Part 5 (1902-1926) London to Brighton and Back
57: The 100-miler – Part 4 (1900-1919) 100-Mile Records Fall
56: The 100-miler – Part 3 (1879-1899) 100 Miles Craze
55: The 100-miler – Part 2 (1874-1878) Women Pedestrians
54: The 100-miler – Part 1 (1737-1875) Edward Payson Weston
53: Marcy Schwam: Pioneer Ultrarunner
52: Charlie Trayer – 1980s Ultrarunning Legend
51: Park Barner – The Human Metronome
50: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 5: The Races
49: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 4: Aiken Family
48: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 3 (1964-1972)
47: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 2 (1928-1964)
46: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 1 (1890-1928)
45: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 2
44: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 1
43: Walking Backwards Around the World – Part 6
42: Around the World on Foot – Part 5 – Dumitru Dan
41: Around the World on Foot – Part 4 – The Bizarre
40: Around the World on Foot – Part 3 (1894-1899)
39: Around the World on Foot – Part 2 (1894-96)
38: Around the World on Foot – Part 1 (1875-1895)
37: Soldier Barnes – Six-day Race Relic (1846-1916)
36: Ruth Anderson – Pioneer Ultrarunner
35: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
34: The Mount Baker Ultramarathon (1911-1913)
33: Marathon Golfing (1874-2019)
32: Johnny Salo – 1929 Bunion Derby
31: Johnny Salo – 1928 Bunion Derby
30: 1927 Redwood Indian Marathon – 480 Miles
29: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore
27: Yiannis Kouros – Greek Greatness
26: Edward Payson Weston’s 1909 Walk Across America
25: The Wheelbarrow Man – Lyman Potter
24: Zoe Gayton – Woman Transcontinental Walker
23: Dakota Bob – Transcontinental Walker
22: 1855 Walk Across South America
21: Mote Bergman (1887-1978)
20: Barkley Marathons – First Few Years
19: Barkley Marathons – The Birth
18: 1,000 Milers – Part 2 – The Barclay Match
17: 1,000-milers – Part 1
16: Western States 100 Beginnings
15: Sandra Brown – 200+ 100-milers
100 x 100-milers
13: Endurance Riding – Part 2 (1955-1970)
12: Endurance Riding – Part 1 (1814-1954)
11: John Seiler – The Flying Yank (1921-1983)
10: The Ultradistance Marches (1941-45)
9: The Walkathon of the 1930s
8: The 50-Miler History
7: The 1930 500-mile Peter Dawson Relay
6: The Last Day Run (1965-1972)
5: Crossing the Grand Canyon
4: The 1963 50-Mile Frenzy
3: Hardrock Simpson (1904-1978)
2: Man vs. Horse
1: Padre Island 110-miler 1953-1956
0: Introduction to the Ultrarunning History Podcast