Today is Friday, July 11, 2025, and on this day in 1912, not 3, not 4, not 5, but SIX men shared the podium for the Pole Vault at the Olympics in Stockholm.

In this episode we will learn a brief history of the unique sport of pole vaulting, hear about how the competition at the 1912 Olympics occurred, and discuss whether a similar situation could play out today.

This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, Rob on the Run ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary, or check out my website ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Bibliography:

• ⁠https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/jumps/pole-vault⁠

• ⁠https://www.gillporter.com/gill_store/blog/post/what-goes-up⁠

• ⁠https://vaultermagazine.com/evolution-of-the-pole-vault/⁠

• ⁠https://illumin.usc.edu/2702-2/⁠

• ⁠https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/27723/at-the-1912-olympics-pole-vault-why-were-bronze-medals-awarded-when-a-gold-and⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=11269&L=1⁠

• ⁠https://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-happeny/⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympedia.org/editions/6/sports/ATH⁠

• ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/ATH/mens-pole-vault.html⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66080⁠

Today is Thursday, July 10, 2025, and on this day in 1922, Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley was born.

In this episode we'll learn about his early years, discuss his versatile and record-shattering career as a professional runner, and hear how his contributions led to Jamaica becoming the track and field powerhouse that it is today.

This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, Rob on the Run ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary, or check out my website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Bibliography:

• ⁠https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:7167b969-e183-4608-b3ab-a5e77b4038ef?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover⁠

• ⁠https://www.trackandfieldjamaica.com/team/herb-mckenley⁠

• ⁠https://worldathletics.org/news/news/world-record-breaker-herb-mckenley-passes-awa-1⁠

• ⁠https://jis.gov.jm/information/famous-jamaicans/herbert-henry-mckenley/⁠

• ⁠https://joa.org.jm/olympic_athlete/herb-mckenley/⁠

• ⁠https://www.jamaicaexperiences.com/blogs/details/article/top-10-jamaican-track-and-field-athletic-stars⁠

• ⁠https://nlj.gov.jm/Herb_Mckenley.pdf⁠

• ⁠https://pennrelays.com/sports/2023/2/8/records-results.aspx⁠

Today is Wednesday, July 8, 2025, and on this day in 1978, American distance runner Kara Goucher was born.

In this episode, we'll learn more about Kara's background, I'll do a top 5 countdown on why she's my personal favorite runner of all time, and then we'll hear from Kara herself about motherhood, Minnesota, and the advice she'd give her younger self.

This episode is sponsored by MyRaceTatts, the awesome temporary tattoos with motivational phrases that I love to wear during races. Listeners of Today in Running History can get 15% of your purchase with ⁠this link⁠, or by using my code "HILLARY" at checkout.

During today's episode, I reference the two books that Kara Goucher authored:

• The Longest Race can be purchased ⁠here⁠
• Strong can be purchased ⁠here⁠

This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, Rob on the Run ⁠here⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary, or check out my website ⁠here⁠.

Bibliography:

• Goucher, K. (2023). "The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team". Gallery Books
• http://www.karagoucher.com/about/
• https://cubuffs.com/honors/cu-athletic-hall-of-fame/kara-grgaswheeler-goucher/52
• https://www.oiselle.com/pages/kara-goucher?srsltid=AfmBOoowkRkAd92NhfVkhcxolXAaw-Mkl68MgUQ1nc5s1DfSuU9y3cBo