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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Website | www |
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| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Trail running |
Damian Hall (born 1975) is a British ultrarunner, author and activist. [1]
| Hall in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Trail running |
Damian Hall (born 1975) is a British ultrarunner, author and activist. [1]
Hall grew up in the Cotswolds. Though he was competitive at cross-country at school, he didn't start running as an adult until 2011, aged 36. The following year, he completed his first marathon (dressed as a toilet). [2] In 2016, Hall represented Great Britain in the IAU Trail World Championships in Gerês, Portugal. [3]
Hall has held the Fastest Known Times (FKTs) for a number of British long-distance trails, including the South West Coast Path, Cape Wrath Trail (with Beth Pascall), Paddy Buckley Round, Pennine Way, South Wales Traverse and Wainwright's Coast to Coast. [4] [5] [6]
Hall won the 2019 Ultra Tour Monte Rosa and the 2023 Spine Race. He was 4th at the 2023 Tor des Géants and 5th at the 2018 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. [1] [7] He has attempted the Barkley Marathons twice, reaching the final loop on both occasions. [8]
Various documentaries have been made about Hall. Wrath followed his 2018 run with Beth Pascall on the 230-mile (370 km) Cape Wrath Trail, self-supported and during winter. [9] In 2019, Underdog was released, following Hall's attempts to break into the top ten of the prestigious 105-mile (169 km) Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. [10] In 2020, Totally FKT followed his battle with John Kelly to break the 268-mile (431 km) Pennine Way FKT. [11]
Hall is vegan, a climate activist, [12] and a founding member of The Green Runners . [13] [14] He is outspoken about sportswashing, unveiling protest banners at race finishes and pledging not to run races with high-carbon sponsors. [15] He has plogged (picked up rubbish while running) during record attempts. [16]
Hall has written for a large number of newspapers and magazines. [17] As well as writing the walking guides Walking in the Cotswolds [18] and Pennine Way, [19] Hall has written books about running and FKTs with In It For The Long Run, [2] and about running and climate with We Can't Run Away From This. [20]
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