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King of the roads History shorts Pedestrianism

King of the roads

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When endurance ruled One hundred and fifty years ago, in an age when sports results were delivered by newspaper and spectators’ attention spans had yet […]

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A short history of running on the roads Featured History shorts

A short history of running on the roads

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Motivational differences between types of running Featured Motivations Quants Statistics

Motivational differences between types of running

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The unlikely history of pub athletics History shorts Pedestrianism

The unlikely history of pub athletics

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The first marathon woman Gender History shorts Racing

The first marathon woman

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Why do we do it?!: Exploring the motivation data Age Featured Gender Motivations Quants Statistics

Why do we do it?!: Exploring the motivation data

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Social stratification in sport Class Education Featured Quants Statistics

Social stratification in sport

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History’s forgotten 4-minute milers History shorts Racing

History’s forgotten 4-minute milers

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Endurance sport and the mid-life crisis Age Featured Quants Statistics

Endurance sport and the mid-life crisis

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Are women really less competitive than men? Featured Gender Quants Racing Statistics

Are women really less competitive than men?

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I am Dr. Neil Baxter, an independent sociologist and writer based in Cambridge.

This website contains articles, ideas, stories and statistics drawn from my research into the sociology and history of running.

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