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Ricky William Lightfoot (born 31 March 1985)[1] is a British runner who has been a world champion in trail running and a medallist in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky Lightfoot |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 31 March 1985 Workington, Cumbria, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Fell running, trail running, ultramarathon |
| Club | Ellenborough Athletic Club |
Lightfoot began competing in fell races at the age of fourteen after being inspired by his school caretaker Brian Taylor[2] and was encouraged by his parents Robert and Kathleen.[3] He has been sponsored by Salomon since 2008.[4] Lightfoot is a member of Ellenborough AC.[5]
He has won several of the most prestigious fell races, including the Three Peaks Race,[6] Wasdale,[7] Borrowdale,[8] Ennerdale,[9] the Three Shires[10] and Skiddaw.[11] He won the Lakeland Classics Trophy series in 2007[12] and 2015.[13]
He has also competed domestically on other surfaces, winning the Brampton to Carlisle and Derwentwater 10 road races and the Cumbria Cross Country Championships.[14]
Internationally, Lightfoot won the Zegama-Aizkorri race in 2009[15] and finished third in that season’s Skyrunner World Series.[16] He was also third in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge that year when the event was incorporated into the Kaisermarathon in Söll.[17]
He won the Hammer Trail in Denmark, his first ultramarathon, in 2012.[18] In 2013, he won the IAU Trail World Championships when the competition was held in Llanrwst.[19] Also that year, he won the Trail du Colorado in Réunion[20] and the Otter Trail Run in South Africa.[21]
In 2014, he was victorious at the Dodo Trail in Mauritius[22] and the following year he won the Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira.[23]
In 2022, he won the Man versus Horse Marathon.[5]
Lightfoot works as a firefighter, based at Workington Fire Station[24] and is managed by Iconic Agency.[25]
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