Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners includes chapters on two impressive Scottish women, Dale Greig and Leslie Watson, who broke the rules, ran in men's road races & changed women's athletics forever. #WomensHistory #SportsHistory #ScottishHistory

Bloomsbury Sport @bloomsburysport.bsky.social · last wk.

Discover the stories of the women who asserted their right to run long distance and changed the landscape of running for good in @runyoung50.bsky.social RULEBREAKERS & GHOST RUNNERS. Out 13th August.

This is the schedule for the 2026 BSSH annual conference, which will take place at the University of Edinburgh on the 27th and 28th of August. It is set to be one of the biggest yet. www.sportinhistory.com/pages/2026-b...

2026 BSSH Conference Schedule | British Society of Sports History

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Delighted to share that my book will be published on 13 August. #SportsHistory #WomensHistory #WomenInSport

Bloomsbury Sport @bloomsburysport.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the early days of organised athletics in the 1920s, to the social change, feminism and jogging craze of the 1970s, @runyoung50.bsky.social tells the stories of the women who broke the rules, broke records and broke barriers in their fight to run long distance. Out 13th August.

Fabulous to see my book Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners out in the wild on social media! #SportsHistory #WomensHistory #Skystorians

Bloomsbury Sport @bloomsburysport.bsky.social · 3w ago

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.bsky.social tells their incredible stories. Out 13th August.

International Journal of the History of Sport call for abstracts on sports club history - Very timely for me as I'm on my way to @unibirmingham.bsky.social to look at the archives of a once-powerful, now fading athletics club. #sporthistory

Dr. Heather Dichter@hdichter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Excited for this special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social - if your research relates to #sportheritage and clubs please submit an abstract! Deadline: August 31 #skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory

Probably not the drinkers this bowl of water was intended for. Two pigeons making the most of the on-platform facilities at Sheffield station this afternoon.

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