Damian Hall (born 1975) is a British ultrarunner, author and activist.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Trail running |
Career
editHall has held the Fastest Known Times (FKTs) for a number of British long-distance trails, including the South West Coast Path, Cape Wrath Trail (with Beth Pascall), Paddy Buckley Round, Pennine Way, South Wales Traverse and Wainwright's Coast to Coast.[2][3][4]
Various documentaries have been made about Hall. Wrath followed his 2018 run with Beth Pascall on the 230-mile (370 km) Cape Wrath Trail, self-supported and during winter.[5] In 2019, Underdog was released, following Hall's attempts to break into the top ten of the prestigious 105-mile (169 km) Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[6] In 2020, Totally FKT followed his battle with John Kelly to break the 268-mile (431 km) Pennine Way FKT.[7]
Hall is a climate activist,[8] and is a founding member of The Green Runners.[9][10]
Hall has written for a large number of newspapers and magazines.[11] As well as writing the walking guides Walking in the Cotswolds[12] and Pennine Way,[13] Hall has written books about running and FKTs with In It For The Long Run,[14] and about running and climate with We Can’t Run Away From This.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Hall, Damian". DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics.
- ^ "Athlete: Damian Hall". FKT.
- ^ Carter, Kate (7 June 2016). "Ultra-distance runner Damian Hall on setting a new record: 'I recommend a daily sob'". The Guardian.
- ^ "Gloucestershire runner breaks Coast to Coast record". BBC News. 28 May 2021.
- ^ WRATH: a 230-mile record run attempt in Scottish winter. Summit Fever Media. 10 December 2019 – via Vimeo.
- ^ Underdog: chasing a UTMB® dream. Summit Fever Media. 27 June 2019 – via Vimeo.
- ^ Totally FKT: breaking the Pennine Way fastest known time. Summit Fever Media. 22 November 2020 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "Activism". Damian Hall.
- ^ "Our Story So Far". The Green Runners.
- ^ "The Green Runners call for climate action in the sport". BBC News. 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Writing". Damian Hall.
- ^ Hall, Damian (13 April 2016). Walking in the Cotswolds: 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds AONB. Cicerone. ISBN 9781852848330.
- ^ Hall, Damian (3 March 2016). Pennine Way: National Trail Guide. Aurum. ISBN 978-1781315651.
- ^ Hall, Damian (2021). In It For The Long Run: Breaking records and getting FKT. Vertebrate.
- ^ Hall, Damian (2022). We Can’t Run Away From This: Racing to improve running’s footprint in our climate emergency. Vertebrate.
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