Ron Bentley (10 November 1930 - 22 February 2019) was a British ultrarunner and holder of the world record for the longest distance run in 24 hours.
At this time he heard about Jack Holden, who lived nearby and was Britain's leading distance runner and a member of Tipton Harriers.
From there he went on to run ultramarathons, making up the Tipton Harriers ultra team for the 1964 London to Brighton alongside George Johnson and Tony Fern.
[2] In 1971, the Tipton Harriers ultra runners won the Scottish Two Bridges race after which they were challenged to take part in the Comrades Marathon in 1972.
The race is recounted in detail in the biography of American ultrarunner Ted Corbitt,[5][6] and in a lengthy article written by Chris Holloway for the 40-year anniversary of the record.