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Trudi Thomson is a British former distance runner and ultramarathon runner who competed for Great Britain at the IAU 100 km World Championships in 1993 and 1994, the IAAF 1995 World Cup Marathon, the IAAF 1995 World Championships Marathon and the IAAF 1995 World Championships Half Marathon. She represented Scotland at the 1999 World Mountain Running Trophy.
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- ↑ IAU 100 Kilometres European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
- ↑ The history of the London to Brighton Race Ultramarathon World,David Blaikie 1998
