A tribute to Danny Hughes
He was one of the enigmatic and galvanising figures in sports administration. He was a lover of the mountains, and of mountain racing. He brought the World Mountain Running Championships to fruition for 2009. He will be sorely missed.
A tribute to Danny Hughes (14 June 1936 – 9 February 09) and a celebration of his life
Danny was born in Seaforth, Liverpool, the oldest of four boys. His early memories were those of war time – sheltering under the table when the alarm sounded. When he was five the family moved to Penketh to escape the worst of the bombing.
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Mud, Sweat and Tears was dreamt up some time ago. I had returned to the sport of running (competitively) after around a 15 year layoff due to injury.
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- Alex Vero
- Great story. Great film making...
- Athletics Weekly
- The don dada of running magazines
- Fell photos
- These shots are top notch emotion
- Fell Runner
- The FRA's site, still strong...
- Get Ultra Running
- More long stuff...
- I...Run...Far
- The very best coverage for all things ultra-trail, and much more!
- IAAF
- The all-seeing eye
- Jonathan Wyatt
- The greatest hill runner of our time...
- Letsrun.com
- New and eeeven better!
- NRG - new runners generation
- Its off-road running Jim, but not as we know it!
- Original Mountain Marathon
- Does what its says on the tin
- Run Snowdonia
- Iain and Sarah Ridgway's excellent mountain running guide service!
- Run to the Hills
- Jim and Julie Kelly's Snowdonia mountain guide company
- Runner's World
- The mag for the masses
- Running over Mountains and around the World
- International blog from Moira O'Sullivan
- Running Partners
- Find your perfect mate
- Sleepmonsters
- Dont sleep on this one!
- Spikes
- If I was a mag, I'd be Spikes mag
- Trail Running
- Great trail running resource, take a peek
- UK Athletics
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- Ultra marathon running
- All you need, right here!
- Ultra Runner
- For those that like it long and hard!
- WFRA
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- World Mountain Running Association
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