Jonathan Westaway explores why there was a boom in the popularity of endurance running following the First World War\n\xa0\nFollowing the First World War, endurance athletes in the English Lake District and elsewhere devoted themselves to smashing long-distance running records. Jonathan Westaway explores how endurance running\u2019s boom in popularity was in part a reaction to the horrors of the global conflict.\xa0\n\xa0\nRead Jonathan Westaway\u2019s article here:\xa0http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/7025/\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices