Pauline Stuart
athlete
Pauline Stuart (née Cushnie; born 1 August 1956) is a former pioneer female fell runner, being the first woman to win many of the classic fell races in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some as soon as they allowed women to enter.
Early life
Stuart was born in Northampton but raised in Southport. She left school at eighteen and began training as a nurse, but moved on to go to work for the Youth Hostels Association (YHA). She had been inspired by seeing Joss Naylor out running on the fells when she worked at the YHA at Wasdale.
Running career
In 1979 a female Fell Runner of the Year contest was instigated, and Pauline was the winner of the second title in 1980. Stuart then had a couple of years of injuries and operations, including issues with a bunion and a heel spur.
She returned in 1984 for another attempt at the British Fell Championships (as it was now called), managing to win it that year and again in 1985, giving her three titles in total. In 1984 she won ten out of ten of her championship counters, sealing it with her win at the Ben Nevis Race.
Having split from her former husband Pete Haworth, she married her fellow fell running champion Kenny Stuart at the end of 1985. Pauline and Kenny swept all before them in 1984 and 1985, winning many doubles at races.
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