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Beth Pascall

Beth Pascall
Pascall in 2021
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Pascall
Born (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 37)
Websitewww.bethpascall.com
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTrail running

Beth Pascall (born 15 September 1987) is a British ultrarunner and paediatrician.[1] Among her victories are the Spine Race in 2015, the Ultra Trail Cape Town in 2019 and the Western States Endurance Run in 2021.

Biography

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Beth Pascall grew up on her parents' family farm. She didn't discover sport until she studied medicine at the University of Nottingham, where she took up rowing.[2][3] While volunteering at a children's hospital in Zambia, she decided to specialise in paediatrics.[4] She turned to trail running, as it was easier to balance with working life.[5]

She launched herself directly into ultramarathon distances. In 2015, she was winner of the Spine Race.[5]

In 2016, she took part in the Trail World Championships in Gerês where she finished eighth. Together with Jo Meek and Jo Zakrzewski, she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team classification.[6]

In the 2018 Pascall and Damian Hall ran the Cape Wrath Trail, self-supported and during winter. The achieved a fastest known time,[7][8] and a documentary Wrath was made following their attempt.[9][10]

In 2019, she ran the Ultra Trail Cape Town. In the absence of rivals Courtney Dauwalter and Lucy Bartholomew, both of whom withdrew at the last moment, she dominated the race, completing the 100 kilometres (62 mi) course in 10:55:48 and setting a new women's course record.[11]

In 2020, she took on the Bob Graham Round, taking advantage of the absence of competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having trained specifically for the challenge, she aimed for a time of 15:23, one minute ahead of the record of Jasmin Paris. However, she completed the course in 14:34:26, improving the women's record by fifty minutes and setting the fourth-best overall time in the Bob Graham Round behind Kílian Jornet, Billy Bland and Rob Jebb.[1][12]

In 2021, won the Canyon 100k in 10:01:55, more than half an hour ahead of her closest pursuer, Abby Hall.[13] She then ran the Western States Endurance Run where she quickly took control of the race. Leading at a steady pace, she didn't let up, trying to maintain a lead over her pursuers Ruth Croft and Ragna Debats. She finally won in 17:10:42, finishing seventh overall and setting the second-best women's time in the event behind Ellie Greenwood's record of 16:47:19 set in 2012.[14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ultrarunner Beth Pascall sets fastest women's Bob Graham Round time". BBC News. 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Beth Pascall". Spring Energy. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Top rowers test themselves and each other". British Rowing. 12 February 2009.
  4. ^ "A Day in the Life". Milestones - the magazine of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 14 February 2022. p. 30.
  5. ^ a b Pascoe, Kitiara. "Beth Pascall on the Trail of Injury and Recovery". XTERRA. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ Hicks, Meghan (29 October 2016). "2016 IAU Trail World Championships Results". iRunFar.
  7. ^ "Cape Wrath Trail (United Kingdom) - Fastest Known Time". FKT.
  8. ^ Mackeddie, James (14 December 2018). "Beth Pascall & Damian Hall demolish Cape Wrath Trail FKT". James Mackeddie.
  9. ^ WRATH. Summit Fever Media. 16 December 2019 – via Vimeo.
  10. ^ Fiona (20 December 2018). "Damian Hall and Beth Pascall set record-breaking run on Cape Wrath Trail". FionaOutdoors.
  11. ^ Côté, Marline (2 December 2019). "Beth Pascall fracasse le record du 100 km à l'Ultra-Trail Cape Town". Distances+ (in French).
  12. ^ Brown, Nick (11 August 2020). "INTERVIEW: Beth Pascall on her Bob Graham Record". UK Climbing.
  13. ^ Parnell, Chase (15 April 2021). "2021 Canyons 100k Recap - The Stage is Set for Western States!". Treeline Journal. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.
  14. ^ Dawson, Andrew (28 June 2021). "For the First Time Ever, Three Women Place in the Top 10 Overall at Western States". Runner's World.
  15. ^ Benton, Emilia (27 June 2021). "At Western States 100, Women Really Showed Up—and Made History". Women's Running.
  16. ^ Minsberg, Talya (11 July 2021). "In a 100-Mile Race That Demands Both Physical and Mental Fortitude, Women Set the Pace". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
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