Ranked #1
2: Man vs. Horse
2: Man vs. Horse
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast and a full articleThe start of the Man vs Horse race held in 1929 at the Philadelphia Ar... Read more
31 Jul 2018
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20mins
Ranked #2
5: Crossing the Grand Canyon
5: Crossing the Grand Canyon
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast and a full article(Listen to the podcast episode which includes the bonus story about my... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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23mins
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Ranked #3
19: Barkley Marathons – The Birth
19: Barkley Marathons – The Birth
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast episode and a full articleThe famous prison and the start gateGet my new best-selling bo... Read more
22 Mar 2019
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36mins
Ranked #4
38: Around the World on Foot – Part 1 (1875-1895)
38: Around the World on Foot – Part 1 (1875-1895)
By Davy Crockett In 1873, Jules Verne published his classic adventure novel, Around the World in 80 Days, which captivat... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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31mins
Ranked #5
28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore
28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore
By Davy Crockett Dick Mendenhall runs in the 1977 Western States 100The establishment of the Western States Endurance Ru... Read more
21 Jun 2019
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33mins
Ranked #6
29: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
29: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners
By Davy Crockett In recent years, the story of the amazing Tarahumara (Rarámuri) runners from Mexico exploded into inter... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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31mins
Ranked #7
20: Barkley Marathons – First Few Years
20: Barkley Marathons – First Few Years
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast episode and a full articleThe Barkley Marathons, the toughest trail race in the world, i... Read more
30 Mar 2019
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34mins
Ranked #8
47: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 2 (1928-1964)
47: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 2 (1928-1964)
By Davy Crockett This is the second part of the Rim-to Rim story. Read/Listen/Watch to Part 1 here.Descending into the i... Read more
9 Feb 2020
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31mins
Ranked #9
42: Around the World on Foot – Part 5 – Dumitru Dan
42: Around the World on Foot – Part 5 – Dumitru Dan
By Davy Crockett During the early 1900s, hundreds of people were claiming falsely that they were walking around the worl... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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33mins
Ranked #10
6: The Last Day Run (1965-1972)
6: The Last Day Run (1965-1972)
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast and a full articleRunners seen through the window running 1970 Last Day RunFor the commo... Read more
9 Sep 2018
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14mins
Ranked #11
41: Around the World on Foot – Part 4 – The Bizarre
41: Around the World on Foot – Part 4 – The Bizarre
By Davy Crockett Before returning to more serious ultrarunning history, three more “around the world on foot” tales must... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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33mins
Ranked #12
27: Yiannis Kouros – Greek Greatness
27: Yiannis Kouros – Greek Greatness
By Davy Crockett Yiannis Kouros from Greece is considered by most, as the greatest ultrarunner of all time. That is a bo... Read more
9 Jun 2019
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30mins
Ranked #13
45: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 2
45: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 2
By Davy Crockett This is the second part of the Dave Kunst story. Read/Listen/Watch to Part 1 here.Dave Kunst, originall... Read more
24 Jan 2020
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33mins
Ranked #14
46: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 1 (1890-1928)
46: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim History – Part 1 (1890-1928)
By Davy Crockett For both ultrarunners and hikers, the Grand Canyon is considered by most, one of the greatest destinati... Read more
1 Feb 2020
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32mins
Ranked #15
35: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
35: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner
By Davy Crockett During the first half of the 1980s, Bernd Heinrich, of Vermont, was the fastest ultrarunner in America.... Read more
20 Sep 2019
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32mins
Ranked #16
8: The 50-Miler History
8: The 50-Miler History
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast and a full articleThe fifty-mile race is a distance most of today's ultrarunners eventu... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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19mins
Ranked #17
18: 1,000 Milers – Part 2 – The Barclay Match
18: 1,000 Milers – Part 2 – The Barclay Match
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast episode and a full articleRichard ManksCan a person walk or run 1,000 miles in 1,000 hou... Read more
9 Mar 2019
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32mins
Ranked #18
17: 1,000-milers – Part 1
17: 1,000-milers – Part 1
By Davy Crockett Both a podcast episode and a full articleIn the 1980s running 100 miles started to become more popular ... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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35mins
Ranked #19
30: 1927 Redwood Indian Marathon – 480 Miles
30: 1927 Redwood Indian Marathon – 480 Miles
By Davy Crockett 1893 Native American Relay in Taos, New MexicoFor centuries, many Native Americans were known to be out... Read more
16 Jul 2019
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32mins
Ranked #20
39: Around the World on Foot – Part 2 (1894-96)
39: Around the World on Foot – Part 2 (1894-96)
By Davy Crockett In Part 1 of this series, about walking around the world, I covered the very early attempts. By 1894, d... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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33mins