Sheffield (running) explained

The Sheffield is a running event over 130 yards (118.872 meters). The discipline is said to have originated in the town of Sheffield in England with contestants running from one pub to another pub in the town 130 yards away.[1] The event is reported to have been first held in Sheffield in the early 1860s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Flanagan. Martin. 25 May 2017. Ricky Dunbar - 77 and still running. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 2022.
  2. News: 21 August 1886. SIMPSON'S SHEFFIELD HANDICAP.. XXIX. 15. South Australian Weekly Chronicle. 1,461. South Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 January 2022.

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