Don Ritchie (runner)

Donald Alexander Ferguson Ritchie, born on 6 July 1944 at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire, was a Scottish ultramarathon runner who died on 16 June 2018. His first ultra event was the 36 mile Two Bridges race in 1970, and he won the London to Brighton Race in 1977 and 1978. On 25 October 1977 he ran 100 miles at the Crystal Palace track in 11:30:51, the fastest time recorded until 2002, and in October 1978 he ran 100 km there in 6:10:20, a world record he held for the rest of his life. He set a world road record for 100 miles in 1979, completed John O'Groats to Land's End in 10 days, 15 hours and 27 minutes in 1989, and won the 1990 world 24-hour championships in Milton Keynes with 166 miles.