
Sports historian - women's distance running | Member @WomensHistNet @BritSportHisSoc | Trustee @AthlosHistory | Find me on Instagram - RunYoung50
Nottingham, UK
Joined September 2013
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Register for our FREE webinar on Scottish Women's Cricket - uncovering hidden histories on Tues 22 September 7-8pm.
Share your experiences, brainstorm research ideas and hear from one of the players from the first European Championships Team in 2001.
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Discover the stories of the women who asserted their right to run long distance and changed the landscape of running for good in @RunYoung50's RULEBREAKERS & GHOST RUNNERS.
Out now.
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From the early days of organised athletics in the 1920s, to the social change, feminism and jogging craze of the 1970s, @RunYoung50 tells the stories of the women who broke the rules, broke records and broke barriers in their fight to run long distance.
Out now.
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"The more I discovered about the British road running pioneers who had challenged the rules excluding them from long-distance races, the more I wanted to share their stories"
Historian @RunYoung50 on her new book, Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners 👉 bit.ly/4zBYxFa
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Did you know that until April 1975 women in the UK were banned from all races longer than four miles?
In the 1960s, women started to break the rules and 'crash' men's races.
Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners by @RunYoung50 tells their incredible stories.
Out now.
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Fantastic to hear @RunYoung50 speak to @EmmaVardyTV on @bbc5live this morning about her new book RULEBREAKERS AND GHOST RUNNERS - out this Thursday!
In case you missed it, you can listen back to the fascinating discussion here (1:09) bbc.in/4wSSES9
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Happy Book Birthday to Katie Holmes @RunYoung50 whose amazing book Rulebreakers & Ghostrunners: The British Women Who Asserted Their Right to Run (Bloomsbury) is out today. A cracking read, it features the stories of courageous female runners we should all know about, but don't!
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Happy publication day @RunYoung50!
'An important book' @Anna_Kessel
'A fascinating account of an untold word, where women defied the rules and pushed the sport of running forward' @lilycanter
RULEBREAKERS & GHOST RUNNERS is available now from all good bookshops.
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Are you working with any well-known celebs who are also keen runners? For a regular page I help put together for @runnersworlduk , I’m looking for some fresh interviewees. Please message me with any of your suggestions. Thanks!
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🏃♀️💪 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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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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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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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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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: [email protected] / 07974 174363 / 0131 458 2209
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Check out our LinkedIn page for the latest updates and insights from the Women's History Network! 🌟
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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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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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We’ve arrived. #ParalympicsGB 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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Great to have @historywjackson with us at this year’s conference. Check out his episodes with some of our members below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #BSSH2024
Really enjoying covering @BritSportHisSoc annual conference here @chiuni! So far we have released a few episode on the podcast!
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A world exclusive for BSSH as Dick Holt kicks off our Legends panel with an explanation of how he approached his revised edition of Sport & the British.
We can’t wait to read it! #BSSH2024

































