Ricky Lightfoot Explained
Ricky William Lightfoot (born 31 March 1985)[1] is a British runner who has been a world champion in trail running and a medallist in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
Biography
Lightfoot began competing in fell races at the age of fourteen after being inspired by his school caretaker Brian Taylor[2] and was encouraged by his parents Robert and Kathleen.[3] He has been sponsored by Salomon since 2008.[4] Lightfoot is a member of Ellenborough AC.[5]
He has won several of the most prestigious fell races, including the Three Peaks Race,[6] Wasdale,[7] Borrowdale,[8] Ennerdale,[9] the Three Shires[10] and Skiddaw.[11] He won the Lakeland Classics Trophy series in 2007[12] and 2015.[13]
He has also competed domestically on other surfaces, winning the Brampton to Carlisle and Derwentwater 10 road races and the Cumbria Cross Country Championships.[14]
Internationally, Lightfoot won the Zegama-Aizkorri race in 2009[15] and finished third in that season’s Skyrunner World Series.[16] He was also third in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge that year when the event was incorporated into the Kaisermarathon in Söll.[17]
He won the Hammer Trail in Denmark, his first ultramarathon, in 2012.[18] In 2013, he won the IAU Trail World Championships when the competition was held in Llanrwst.[19] Also that year, he won the Trail du Colorado in Réunion[20] and the Otter Trail Run in South Africa.[21]
In 2014, he was victorious at the Dodo Trail in Mauritius[22] and the following year he won the Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira.[23]
In 2022, he won the Man versus Horse Marathon.[5]
Lightfoot works as a firefighter, based at Workington Fire Station[24] and is managed by Iconic Agency.[25]
Notes and References
- https://more.arrs.run/runner/-20122 Association of Road Racing Statisticians: Ricky Lightfoot.
- http://www.irunfar.com/2014/07/the-fells-favourite-son-an-interview-with-ricky-lightfoot.html iRunFar: The Fells Favourite Son: An Interview with Ricky Lightfoot.
- http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/people/Fell-running-Lightfoot-lives-up-to-his-name-037970a0-7e85-4d58-ad23-49bb124af481-ds Times & Star: Fell Running Lightfoot Lives up to his Name.
- http://knowledge.cotswoldoutdoor.com/c/an-interview-with-trail-running-world-champion-ricky-lightfoot/ Cotswold Outdoor: An Interview with Trail Running World Champion Ricky Lightfoot.
- News: . Man v horse: Powys race won by runner Ricky Lightfoot . 12 June 2022.
- http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2015/04/26/ricky-lightfoot-squeezes-three-peaks-race-win-between-firefighting-night-shifts Grough: Ricky Lightfoot Squeezes Three Peaks Race Win Between Firefighting Night Shifts.
- http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/bell-and-collison-in-impressive-form-at-wasdale-horseshoe-race.395489.html Cumberland & Westmorland Herald: Bell and Collison in Impressive Form at Wasdale Horseshoe Race.
- http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/other/Lightfoot-storms-to-Borrowdale-win-e2477274-8675-4ff2-bb6a-a15781a9bd39-ds Times & Star: Lightfoot Storms to Borrowdale Win.
- http://www.lakelandclassicstrophy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/07_ennerdale.html Lakeland Classics Trophy: Ennerdale 2007 Results.
- http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/sport/athletics/3708452.Lightfoot_is_king_of_Three_Shires/ The Westmorland Gazette: Lightfoot is King of Three Shires.
- http://keswickac.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/skiddaw-fell-race-sunday-6th-july.html Keswick AC: Skiddaw Fell Race 2009.
- Graham Breeze, "Broken Records: 6th (2007) Lakeland Classics Trophy", The Fellrunner, Spring 2008, 44-46.
- http://www.lakelandclassicstrophy.org.uk/trophy-results-2/trophy-15/ Lakeland Classics Trophy: 2015 Results.
- http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=29678 Power of 10: Ricky Lightfoot.
- http://zegama-aizkorri.com/wp-content/uploads/clasificaciones/2009_ABSOLUTA.pdf Zegama-Aizkorri: Classifications.
- http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/isf_2009_sws.pdf Skyrunner World Series: 2009 Ranking.
- https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/lauenstein-and-pichrtova-win-kaisermarathon-t IAAF: Lauenstein and Pichrtova win Kaisermarathon Titles in Söll.
- http://www.salomontrailtour.co.uk/news/article/hammertime Salomon Trail Tour: Hammertime: Ricky Lightfoot Relives his Danish 50 Miler at the Hammer Trail.
- https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/lightfoot-and-mauclair-triumph-at-iau-trail-w IAAF: Lightfoot and Mauclair triumph at IAU Trail World Championships.
- http://www.trailducolorado.fr:8080/winners-list/?lang=en Trail du Colorado: Winners.
- http://otter.run/records-fall-as-the-worlds-best-chase-the-grail/ Otter Trail Run: Records Fall as the Best Chase the Grail.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrKKorqq7eU Eruption Studio on YouTube: The Dodo Trail 2014.
- https://iancorless.org/2015/06/13/ultra-skymarathon-madeira-usm2015-race-images-and-summary/ iancorless.com: Ultra Skymarathon Madeira 2015.
- http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/lifestyle/features/article/The-light-feet-of-Ricky-Lightfoot-5b4f74d1-103d-4d89-ad87-48e14eb84bb7-ds News & Star: The Light Feet of Ricky Lightfoot.
- Web site: People – Iconic Agency.
