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Samantha "Sam" Pyrah (formerly known as Sam Murphy) is a British author, marathoner, ultramarathoner, triathlete and entrepreneur from East Sussex, UK. She has written 8 books to date, including the best-selling Run for Life: The Real Women's Guide to Running, and Marathon: From Start to Finish. She also a frequent contributor to fitness, running, and sports media, including Runner's World[1], BBC[2], and The Guardian[3] among others. In 2021, she was honored as "Highly Commended" (as Samantha Pyrah) in the BBC Countryfile's New Nature Writer of the Year Awards[4].
As of 2024, she has completed 17 marathons. In 2000, she was the first British female to cross the finish line in the Himalayan 100 mile ultra race.
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edit- ^ "Sam Murphy". Runner's World. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "BBC Wales - Colin Jackson's Raise Your Game - Training ground - Sam Murphy". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Murphy, Sam; Pyrah, Sam (2014-10-09). "Heel striking – is it really the enemy of good running form?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Meet the winner of the New Nature Writer of The Year 2021". www.countryfile.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.