6 Day Race

The 6-Day Race became a standard footrace distance in the 1870s and was a popular form of entertainment with up to 70,000 paying visitors during such a Pedestrians event.

Barnum of circus fame, in his New York City Hippodrome on March 1, 1875, between Edward Payson Weston and "Professor" John R. Judd.

[4] On March 6, 1876, the first six-day race was held in England, inside the Royal Agricultural Hall, in Islington, London, won by Weston with 450 miles (720 km).

[5] The first six-day race between women was held in 1876, in Chicago Illinois, between Bertha Von Hillern and Mary Marshall.

[7] It wasn't until Don Choi hosted a 6-day race on July 4, 1980. at Woodside California that interest began to grow again.

Edward Payson Weston (right) and Daniel O'Leary in their fight in 1877 at the Agricultural Hall in London