Ultrarunning History

A podcast about the history of the sport of ultrarunning

Author: Davy Crockett

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.
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Language: en-us

Genres: History, Running, Sports

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178: Grand Canyon Short Stories – Part Two
Episode 178
Sunday, 1 June, 2025

By Davy Crockett In May, thousands of hikers and ultrarunners make their pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon to hike or run across this amazing wonder of the world. I have been producing short videos for the new Grand Canyon History YouTube channel. I thought it would be interesting to also publish these as a podcast episode for you to listen to. This is part two. The video versions of these shorts, of course, have many historic pictures to see. Please subscribe to that channel. Some of these shorts come from my best-selling book, Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History. You can get my book on Amazon.