Lesley Adlam made Harrier history 60 years ago, when she became the first woman to take part in Wellington’s toughest cross country race, in a field of 100 men. Sixty years ago there wasn’t a single woman challenging an all-male field in the Vosseler Shield​, Wellington's toughest cross-country race. Then Lesley Adlam​ came along. ROSA WOODS/Stuff At the Vosseler Shield event on Saturday, Lesley Adlam presented the senior women’s medals. An Evening Post article after the 1961 Dorne Cup race was headlined ‘’Woman Runs Five Miles”.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2021 04:05 UTC