Until October 1975, women in the UK did not compete in marathons, nor were they allowed run in any other long-distance road races. They were banned from racing further than 6000m.

I'm giving a free talk on Monday 27th February about some of the women who challenged the rules & ran in men's races.

Register here:
https://www.history.ac.uk/events/i-thought-i-was-born-run-women-who-challenged-ban-long-distance-racing-uk

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