Beth Pascall

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'''Beth Pascall''' (born 15 September 1987) is a British ultrarunner and paediatrician.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |date=2020-07-27 |title=Ultrarunner Beth Pascall sets fastest women's Bob Graham Round time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-53553760 |website=BBC News}}</ref> Among her victories are the Spine Race in 2015, the Ultra Trail Cape Town in 2019 and the Western States Endurance Run in 2021.

== Biography ==

Beth Pascall grew up on her parents' family farm. She didn't discover sport until she studied medicine at the University of Nottingham, where she took up rowing.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Beth Pascall |url=https://myspringenergy.com/blogs/ambassadors/beth-pascall |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Spring Energy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2009-02-12 |title=Top rowers test themselves and each other |url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2009/02/top-rowers-test-themselves-and-each-other/ |website=British Rowing}}</ref> While volunteering at a children's hospital in Zambia, she decided to specialise in paediatrics.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2022-02-14 |magazine=Milestones - the magazine of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |url=https://issuu.com/joballrcpch/docs/milestones_spring_2022_edition/30 |title=A Day in the Life |page=30}}</ref> She turned to trail running, as it was easier to balance with working life.<ref name="xterra">{{cite web |title=Beth Pascall on the Trail of Injury and Recovery |url=https://www.xterraplanet.com/story/beth-pascall-on-the-trail-of-injury-and-recovery |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=XTERRA |first=Kitiara |last=Pascoe}}</ref>

She launched herself directly into ultramarathon distances. In 2015, she was winner of the Spine Race.<ref name="xterra" />

In 2016, she took part in the Trail World Championships in Gerês where she finished eighth. Together with Jo Meek and Jo Zakrzewski, she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team classification.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hicks |first=Meghan |date=2016-10-29 |title=2016 IAU Trail World Championships Results |url=https://www.irunfar.com/2016-iau-trail-world-championships-results |website=iRunFar}}</ref>

In the 2018 Pascall and Damian Hall ran the Cape Wrath Trail, self-supported and during winter. They achieved a fastest known time,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Wrath Trail (United Kingdom) - Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/cape-wrath-trail-united-kingdom |website=FKT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://jamesmackeddie.com/2018/12/14/cape-wrath-trail-fkt/ |title=Beth Pascall & Damian Hall demolish Cape Wrath Trail FKT |date=2018-12-14 |website=James Mackeddie |first=James |last=Mackeddie}}</ref> and a documentary ''Wrath'' was made following their attempt.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/capewrathfkt |title=WRATH |date=2019-12-16 |publisher=Summit Fever Media |via=Vimeo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2018/12/damian-hall-and-beth-pascall-set-record-breaking-run-on-cape-wrath-trail.html |title=Damian Hall and Beth Pascall set record-breaking run on Cape Wrath Trail |author=Fiona |date=2018-12-20 |website=FionaOutdoors}}</ref>

In 2019, she ran the Ultra Trail Cape Town. In the absence of rivals Courtney Dauwalter and Lucy Bartholomew, both of whom withdrew at the last moment, she dominated the race, completing the {{convert|100|km|mi}} course in 10:55:48 and setting a new women's course record.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=Beth Pascall fracasse le record du 100 km à l'Ultra-Trail Cape Town |website=Distances+ |url=https://distances.plus/ultra-trail-world-tour/beth-pascall-ultra-trail-cape-town-2019/ |language=fr |first=Marline |last=Côté}}</ref>

In 2020, she took on the Bob Graham Round, taking advantage of the absence of competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having trained specifically for the challenge, she aimed for a time of 15:23, one minute ahead of the record of Jasmin Paris. However, she completed the course in 14:34:26, improving the women's record by fifty minutes and setting the fourth-best overall time in the Bob Graham Round behind Kílian Jornet, Billy Bland and Rob Jebb.<ref name="bbc" /><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-08-11 |title=INTERVIEW: Beth Pascall on her Bob Graham Record |url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/beth_pascall_on_her_bob_graham_record-12958 |website=UK Climbing |first=Nick |last=Brown}}</ref>

In 2021, won the Canyon 100k in 10:01:55, more than half an hour ahead of her closest pursuer, Abby Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treelinejournal.com/2021-canyons-100k-recap-the-stage-is-set-for-western-states/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220030108/https://treelinejournal.com/2021-canyons-100k-recap-the-stage-is-set-for-western-states/ |website=Treeline Journal |url-status=dead |title=2021 Canyons 100k Recap - The Stage is Set for Western States! |first=Chase |last=Parnell |date=2021-04-15 |archive-date=20 December 2024 |access-date=23 October 2024 }}</ref> She then ran the Western States Endurance Run where she quickly took control of the race. Leading at a steady pace, she didn't let up, trying to maintain a lead over her pursuers Ruth Croft and Ragna Debats. She finally won in 17:10:42, finishing seventh overall and setting the second-best women's time in the event behind Ellie Greenwood's record of 16:47:19 set in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-06-28 |title=For the First Time Ever, Three Women Place in the Top 10 Overall at Western States |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a36851926/western-states-2021-results/ |website=Runner's World |first=Andrew |last=Dawson}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Benton |first=Emilia |date=2021-06-27 |title=At Western States 100, Women Really Showed Up—and Made History |url=https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/news/western-states-100-women-showed-up/ |website=Women's Running}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/sports/western-states-women.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=In a 100-Mile Race That Demands Both Physical and Mental Fortitude, Women Set the Pace |first=Talya |last=Minsberg |date=2021-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219181345/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/sports/western-states-women.html |archive-date=19 December 2024 |access-date=23 October 2024 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Following a pelvic injury, Pascall took up endurance gravel racing and mountain biking. In 2022, she won second place in the Raiders Gravel race in Scotland. She also set the speed record on the Lakeland 200k mountain biking route.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Sarah |date=2025-01-07 |title=Running, Cycling, and Motherhood: A Conversation With Beth Pascall |url=https://www.irunfar.com/beth-pascall-profile |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=iRunFar |language=en}}</ref>

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