2014 Annual Report of the Road Runners Club of America

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5 The Mission, The Vision 6 RRCA 10 Point Strategic Plan 8 President’s Report10 Financial Report11 National Office Report12 Kids Run The Nation13 Run Pro Camp14 Roads Scholar Program16 Championship Event Series19 Runner Friendly Communities22 Run Smart : Run Safe Campaign

22 RUN@WORK and RUN@School23 Race Director Certification24 Club Running24 56th Annual RRCA National Convention26 Hall of Fame Inductees28 National Award Winners34 Running Around the Nation/ State Reps Overview36 Thank You to our Donors

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Founded in 1958, The Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largestnational association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated topromoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The missionof the RRCA is to promote the sport of running through the development andgrowth of running clubs and running events throughout the country. The RRCAsupports the common interests of runners of all abilities during all stages of lifeby providing education and leadership opportunities along with programs andservices that benefit all runners.


* The RRCA uses the term “running” as a catch all word that encompasses the broad spectrum of “running” in the United States including competitive running, jogging, fitness walking, race walking, and wheelchair fitness on roads, trails, and tracks.


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The Road Runners Club of America is the national organization dedicated to promoting the develop-ment and growth of running clubs, running events, and supporting the interests of recreational run-ners throughout the country. The RRCA strives to provide quality programming that can be replicatedthroughout the country by member clubs from small towns to large cities. These programs promoteand support running and runners at all stages in life. The RRCA is dedicated to providing the runningcommunity with educational information and programs that will keep them safe, healthy, and informed.Furthermore, the RRCA strives to promote excellence in nonprofit management by providing services,benefits, and regular communication that supports this vision.



Point Strategic Direction: 2009–2019



To be the leading authority on the organization of running clubs and training programs, and to be the largest as-sociation of grass roots running organizations in the United States that serve the needs of individual runners andmake their safety a top priority.

7 To continually invest in and improve existing programs and services, develop new programs and services that arebeneficial to the members, and to seek maximum participation in our programs and services by our members.

2 To have sufficient financial support from members, sponsors and individualsand to have leaders actively engaged in the solicitation financial support toensure organizational stability so the RRCA can be outward-focused in thepromotion and support of running in the United States.

8 To be a major, collaborative partner with health organizations and otherrunning related organizations, but only as long as the partnerships enablethe RRCA to achieve our strategic goals as an organization and for thesport of running.

To be the leading authority and resource for the establishment of new grassroots running organizationsand training and education programs for runners, running coaches, race directors, and other specialinterests that emerge as priorities as the sport evolves.3

To have a major public profile and major name recognition as the leadingvoice for running clubs, events, and fitness runners in the United States, withincreased use of emerging technologies as a means of communication toreach out to the public.

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To integrate elite and developing American runners into the RRCA's promotion of running in the UnitedStates in order to provide good role models for American youth runners and to contribute to the ongoing pipeline of potential elite athletes.9

To work with members to actively engage the next generation of runners toparticipate in running clubs and events to ensure the long-term stability ofthe sport and to develop future leaders for the sport.10

To be a leading force in ensuring that participation in running remains constant or grows over the next decadethrough community support of event hosting, long term sustainability of local clubs, and maintenance and promotionof running as the most affordable form of regular exercise.5

To engage in best practices in organizational governance and management andto encourage our members to operate according to our standards of ethicalconduct to ensure integrity in the sport of running and with the ability to adaptpositively to a changing world, which includes generational leadership changes.

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Read the detailed Strategic Plan at www.rrca.org/about/governance/ The footprints of our stategic points – we will outline throughout this report how we are working towards the strategies outlined in the RRCA 10 Point Strategic Plan by referencing the numbers noted for each strategy.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Throughout the year, it has been my pleasure to keep our mem-bers informed on a quarterly basis through our print newsletter,Inside Track. This newsletter is mailed to over 2,400 primarycontacts for clubs and events, sponsors, and members. It isalso posted on RRCA.org for everyone to read. As I’ve outlinedin the publication during the past year and also outlined in thepages of this annual report, the RRCA has once again had an-other great year.

At the 2014 Annual Meeting of the RRCA Membership, I waselected to serve my second, two-year term as RRCA president.

I am humbled and grateful for our members’ confidence in myleadership of the RRCA. II would like to thank the RRCA Boardof Directors for their continued support and leadership of theorganization. Between the Board and the National Office staff,we have a strong partnership that allows the organization toeffectively focus on the strategies outlined in the RRCA Strate-gic Plan.

The RRCA has two standing committees as outlined in our By-laws. I extend a hearty thank you to the members of the FinanceCommittee and the Nominating Committee.



PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David CotterPresident

Mitchell GarnerVice President

Dan EdwardsTreasurer

Mark GrandonicoEastern Region Director

Sue Brown-NickersonCentral Region Director

Lena HollmannSouthern Region Director

Bailey PenzottiWestern Region Director

Kelly RichardsAt-Large Director

Jean ArthurAt-Large Director

2014 RRCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Finance Committee meets quarterly to re-view detailed financial information related to acomprehensive list of information shared be-tween the staff and the committee. The workof this committee is highlighted in the 2014 Fi-nancial Report for the RRCA. Thank you to thecommittee members: Dan Edwards – Treas-urer, Jean Arthur – At-Large Director, KeatingVogel, RRCA Member, Craig Minyard, RRCAMember.

In the summer issue of Inside Track, the fea-ture article focused on “Building an EffectiveBoard.” The RRCA Board has focused time andeffort on the 8-step board-building processthat we shared with members during the year.Our goal as a board is to ensure we are recruit-ing future board members that have a sharedunderstanding and vision for the organization.We want to prudently rotate in members to en-sure new thinkers at the table while retainingsome institutional knowledge held by longerstanding members. Thank you to the 2014nominating committee members: David Ep-stein – Chair, Chris Burch, IA State Rep, BetsyBoudreaux, LA State Rep, and Ron Macksoud,AL State Rep.

We thank our members for their support of theRRCA and the sport of running. We look for-ward to another successful year in 2015!

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This report reflects the audited financial information for the RRCA as of December 31, 2014

YEAR ASSETS LIABILITIES NET WORTH2012 $1,745,910 $687,950 $1,057,9602013 $2,255,010 $1,006,618 $1,248,3922014 $2,457,082 $1,069,092 $1,387,990*

YEAR REVENUE EXPENSES NET PROFIT2012 $2,168,377 $2,006,598 $161,7792013 $2,594,027 $2,403,595 $190,4322014 $2,975,988 $2,836,390 $139,598

* $406,370 in net worth is restricted by a board designation, $85,239 is temporarily restricted for program use in futureyears, and $10,000 is permanently restricted.

INCOME 2013 ACTUAL 2014 ACTUAL 2015 BUDGETInsurance Program Income $1,335,075 $1,589,789 $1,531,000Membership Income $555,157 $587,476 $578,000Coaching Program Income $347,630 $412,381 $385,500Sponsorships $39,299 $61,943 $50,000Contributions & Other Income $215,796 $210,289 $261,000Investment Income $101,140 $114,110 $65,000

TOTAL INCOME $2,594,027 $2,975,988 $2,870,500

EXPENSES – PROGRAMSChampionships & State Programs $160,825 $158,426 $147,880Coaching Certification Program $280,164 $335,981 $347,245General RRCA Programs* $236,807 $265,246 $334,967Kids Run the Nation $70,410 $67,253 $72,265RunPro - Roads Scholar Program $94,290 $104,623 $98,137Insurance Program $1,350,574 $1,675,324 $1,595,980

SUBTOTAL $2,193,070 $2,606,853 $2,596,474

EXPENSES - ADMINISTRATIVE *National Office Management $102,177 $110,010 $102,953Board Services $41,531 $44,638 $48,676Fundraising $66,877 $74,889 $102,222

SUBTOTAL $210,525 $229,537 $253,851TOTAL EXPENSES $2,403,595 $2,836,390 $2,850,325Net Profit/(Loss) $190,779 $139,598 $20,175

*Functional expenses - The cost of providing various program and supporting services have been summarized on a functionalbasis in the statement of functional expenses on the RRCA’s Audited Financial Statements. Accordingly, certain costs have beenallocated among the programs and supporting services benefited.

**The 2015 annual budget represents conservative revenue projections as part of the RRCA’s prudent budget managementprocess and is not based on 2014 actual revenue figures.

A copy of the RRCA’s audited financial statements and IRS-990 tax return can be found online at www.RRCA.org/about/governance/

RRCA FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES REPORT

2014 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE RRCA


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REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL OFFICE

One of our strategies is to have amajor public profile and major namerecognition as the leading voice forrunning clubs, events, and fitnessrunners in the United States, with in-creased use of emerging technolo-gies as a means of communication toreach out to the public. In 2005, theRRCA had approximately 650 emailson file. Today, we maintain an emaillist of over 165,000 contacts, whichwe use to promote Club Runningand RRCA programs, on a quarterlybasis, that benefit the running com-munity. (We don’t share or sell theseemails to anyone.)

RRCA.org remains the number-onesource of information for our mem-bers. We had over 1.5 million pagevisits in 2014 with 75% of our visi-tors being new visitors to our site. In2014, our Facebook following grewby over 24,000 people to end theyear with 33,900 fans. Our Twitterfollowing also grew during the yearand was nearing the 4,000 mark.

We thank the RRCA National Officestaff for their dedication to theRRCA: David Morgan completed hissecond year as Membership Man-ager. Andy Smith completed his firstyear as Program Coordinator.Dorothy Commock, Office Manager,completed her 14th year of serviceas the office manager. Jean Knaack,Executive Director, completed herninth year of service to the RRCA.Randy Accetta completed his thirdyear with the RRCA as the Directorof Coaching Education. Our threecoaching course instructors, CariSetzler, Bobby Gessler, and BrentAyer, all completed their second yearof service. The RRCA also employs apart-time bookkeeper, Lena Young,who has kept our finances in orderfor the last seven years.

Membership Growth 1958–2014

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ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICAGrowing the Sport of Running Since 1958

2014 RRCA Members–Running Organizations

1,095 Running Clubs withover 275,000 runners in theirclub memberships

890 One Time Per Year Events,such as the Credit UnionCherry Blossom 10 Mile

410 Event ManagementCompanies hosting morethan one event per year

9,160

Number of annual events hosted by RRCA members 4,215,000+

Number of runners in RRCA member hosted events

200,000+

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An Overview of SuccessesKIDS RUN THE NATION® PROGRAM

The Kids Run the Nation Program is a gender inclusive, multi-week, turnkey, youth run-ning program designed to meet the physical activity goals outlined by the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) for children in grades kindergarten through sixthgrade. The goal of the program is to help establish a locally-managed, youth running pro-gram in every grade school in America.

$115,000The RRCA has provided $115,000 in small grants since 2007 alongwith donating thousands of copies of the Kids Run the Nation ProgramGuide to deserving youth running programs around the country.

Following each 12-month grant period, the RRCAsurveys program leaders to learn about the resultsof their youth running programs. Based on surveyresponses, our grantee’s programs are having apositive impact:

• Over 10,000 children served, with most programs serving 150–200 kids; • While not every program logged total distances run by children, among the reporting programs, participants logged a cumulative total in excess of 75,000 miles; • Over 3.7 million calories burned by students whose mileage was logged during their running programs.

In 2014, twenty-five programs throughout the U.S. serving over 8,000 children received a total of $20,000 in grants from theRRCA. In addition, the RRCA donated more 18,000 copies of the booklet “Kids Run the Nation: A Running Guide for Kids” to programparticipants in over 100 programs, an in-kind donation valued at more than $20,000.

This year’s grantees serve diverse student populations in school settings, afterschool care programs, homeless shelters, and more. Many of the children served by these running programs live at or below the poverty level, with over 60% of their student bodies eligible for free and reduced school lunches. Detailed outlines of each program can be found at www.rrca.org/programs/kids-run-the-nation-fund/2014/

Nuniwarmiut School Running Club—Mekoryuk, AK Run After School—Goodyear, AZBoys & Girls Club GREAT Strides—Imperial Beach, CAMontebello Police Athletic & Activities League (PAAL)—Montebello, CA Jackson Running Fitness Club—Sacramento, CA Sabal Elementary Morning Mile—Melbourne, FL NWBRRC Youth Running Program—Parkland, FL Kids Run the Nation—Acworth, GAOpen Door Youth Services—New Albany, IN YMCA’s Run This Town—Lexington, KY Americana Youth ProgramLouisville, KY Patterson Park Public Charter School (PPPCS) Running Club–Baltimore, MDKolb Elementary Running Program—Bay City, MI

Hastings YMCA Youth Run Club—Hastings, MN KC Track Club Gets Kids Running—Kansas City, MORAPP Runners—Kingston, NY PS 124 Yung Wing Running Club—New York, NY Bridgeton Elementary Running Club—New Bern, NC Van Wert Elementary Roadrunners—Van Wert, OH Catalayah Running Club—Claremore, OK Lower School Running Club—Philadelphia, PA Team Kids Café—Lubbock, TX Wild Cat Run—Logan, UT Rutland County Vermont Running & Walking Programs—Rutland, VT Tyler Soles—Washington, DC

Congratulations to our Kids Run the Nation Fund Grantees:

80,000The number of Kids Run the Nation:A Running Guide for Kids that havebeen circulated to youth programs,races, and schools since 2008.

Learn more at www.rrca.org/programs/kids-run-the-nation-program/


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RUNPRO CAMP

The goal of RunPro Camp is to encourage, support, and provideinformation to assist top-ranked, post-collegiate, U.S. distancerunners to remain in the sport and pursue a professional run-ning career.

Fourteen distance runners and recent graduates from universi-ties throughout the U.S. attended the third RunPro Camp in Ar-lington, Virginia July 17–19. The interactive camp provided a

forum for runners to meet coaches and athletes from profes-sional training centers around the U.S. It was also an opportunityfor attendees to learn about sponsor relations, determine whattype of representation would be best for them, find out moreabout the Track & Field Athletes Association (TFAA), USA Track& Field (USATF), and the USATF Foundation resources and longdistance running initiatives, including the Professional Road Run-ning Organization (PRRO).

Juli Accurso–Ohio University Samantha Bluske–Iowa State University Nicole DeMercurio–University of Georgia Daniel Docherty–Loyola University Chicago Lindsey Drake–Gonzaga University Emily Gordon–University of California, Los Angeles Katie Hoaldridge–University of Texas

Brittni Hutton–Oakland University Olivia Mickle–University of Texas Daniel Quigley–University of Missouri Ethan Shaw–Dartmouth University Sheree Shea–Loyola Marymount University Susanna Sullivan–University of Notre Dame Jeffrey Veiga–University of Massachusetts, Lowe

The following attendees were funded to attend RunPro Camp, based on the application and selection process:

As of 2014, 51 athletes have attended the three RunPro Camps hosted by Team USA Minnesota andthe RRCA. Of those, the RRCA has provided 12 athletes with Roads Scholar grants totaling $60,000.

Learn more at www.RunPro.com

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ROADS SCHOLAR PROGRAM


ESTHERERBErb ran a 2:46:15 in her debut at that Berlin Marathon in 2008, andreduced her time to 2:39:02 at the Seville Marathon in 2010. Erb runsfor ZAP Fitness in Blowing Rock, NC, training under coach Peter Rea. In2012, she finished 27th at the Olympic Trials Marathon with a time of2:37:21, after singing the national anthem to open the event. The nextyear, she placed third at the USA Marathon Championships at Twin Citiesin Minnesota, running a 2:34:30. Erb’s improvements continued into2014. In April, she set a new personal record at the Boston Marathonwith a time of 2:33:15. On October 5, she returned to the USA MarathonChampionships at the Medronic Twin Cities Marathon, showing impres-sive stamina to pull away over the last mile and a half to win the race ina time of 2:34:01.

EMILYGORDONIn fall 2012, Gordon joined the UCLA Triathlon Club in order to stay fitand active in her free time. She worked to increase her running and cy-cling distances and placed 13th in the USAT Collegiate Championshipsin spring 2013. In October 2013, Gordon raced in the Nike Women’sMarathon San Francisco along with a handful of triathlon teammates ona whim. Surprisingly, she pulled to the lead at mile 12 and won in2:51.44. In 2014, she won the San Diego Holiday Half Marathon in1:14.13. On February 2, she raced to a 2:39.58 marathon finish in Hunt-ington Beach, California, taking the course record by a whopping 17 min-utes. In the spring she dabbled on the track running her first 3K in9:49.18 and her first 10K in 34:50.26. She has decided to focus herenergy solely to the roads through 2016. After attending the RRCA’sRunPro Camp in July 2014, she joined Team USA Minnesota.

MATTLLANOLlano decided to pursue running as a career upon graduation in 2011.Though he was struck by an SUV during a training run in the summer of2011, he showed his resilience and debuted at the half marathon dis-tance in Houston less than five months later, running 1:03:26. Shortlythereafter, he attended the first RunPro Camp hosted by Team USA Min-nesota. After camp, he relocated to Flagstaff, AZ where he was one ofthe founding athletes with Northern Arizona Elite. Following a number oftop 10 finishes at US Championship events in 2012 and 2013, hestarted 2014 with a breakthrough performance at the US HalfMarathon Championship where he placed 5th overall in a time of1:01:47. During that race, he qualified to represent Team USA at the2014 World Half Marathon Championship in Denmark, where he placed35th, with a time of 1:02:25.

JONATHANPETERSONShortly after graduating, Peterson moved out to the Twin Cities to joinTeam USA Minnesota, coached under Dennis Barker. In his first USAChampionship appearance on the roads, he placed 12th at the TwinCities 10 Mile, held in conjunction with the Medtronic Twin CitiesMarathon. Within his first year, he qualified for the Great Edinburgh Chal-lenge, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, along with qualifying for USA Outdoorsin the 10,000 meters. Peterson attended the RRCA RunPro Camp in2013 and has more recently begun to find his niche on the roads, racingin everything from the mile to the 10 mile distance. Returning from asuccessful tour in Europe on the track, he finished 5th at this year’s Bix7 Road Race, the USATF 7 Mile Championship. In September, he placed2nd at the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile in a time of 4:04.0 followed by

The goal of the program is to assist American post-collegiate runners who show greatpromise to develop into national and world-class road running athletes. The grantsawarded by the RRCA go directly to the athletes to help support their goals and trainingneeds. Traditionally, the RRCA has distributed six grants. However, the strong credentialsand impressive potential of this year’s pool of applicants along with strong donor supporthas enabled the expansion of the 2014-15 class of grantees to eight recipients.

Since 1996, the RRCA hasawarded grants totaling over$480,000 through the Roads

Scholar® program.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE2014-2015 ROADS SCHOLAR CLASS

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2nd at the Great Cow Harbor 10K and 12th place at the and USA5K Championships. Most recently, he defended his 2013 title at theTwin Cities 10 Mile winning with a time of 48:12.

DANIELQUIGLEYBy the end of Quigley’s college career, he was a two-time NCAA final-ist in the 5000m, finishing with a 2nd team All-American honor andmultiple All-Conference honors. He also broke both the indoor andoutdoor school records in the 5000m. He ran under the previousrecords a total of seven times and eventually dropped his own out-door record by 22 seconds to 13:43. After graduating with a Mas-ter’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, he looked west to TrackTownUSA, Eugene, Oregon. Quigley has seen great improvements runningwith the Oregon Track Club Elite and working with coach Ian Dobson.He attended the RRCA’s RunPro Camp in July 2014. In his first milerace as a pro, he broke the 4-minute barrier, which was a 13 secondPR from his college best of 4:12. This summer he ran his first roadmile at the GNC Livewell Liberty Mile, placing 6th and earning his firstprize purse as a pro on the roads.

NATOSHAROGERS At the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet,Rogers won her first National Championship, even though the previ-ous year she had not qualified for Nationals. That same year, sheplaced 2nd at the Olympic Trials in the 10,000m with a time of31:59, ahead of two runners who qualified for the London OlympicGames. She did this by managing to regroup after taking a fall andbeing trampled early on in the race. After graduating, Rogers decidedto make the move to Boston to train under Coach Mark Coogan withother aspiring runners.

ETHANSHAWShaw attended Dartmouth College after being recruited by CoachBarry Harwick. Shaw quickly found success after jumping up to the

8K distance in Cross Country. He worked to steadily drop his timeson the track. As a junior, his 3rd place finish at the Heptagonal CrossCountry Championships launched him into the top tier of runners inhis conference. As a senior, he was able to grab the surprise victoryat his conference championship on a snowy day at Princeton. Hewould finish the season with a 54th place finish at the NCAA DI Na-tional Championships. In his debut marathon, he was able to snag aqualifying time for the 2016 US Olympic Trials - Marathon with a2:17:26 at the 2013 USA Marathon Championships. That timeplaced him 14th in the race and ranked him 32nd in the marathonfor 2013. He was also able to drop his 5K and 10K personal beststo 13:55 and 28:41 respectively. Shaw attended RunPro Camp in2014 as an invited athlete. He has recently moved to Boston to com-pete for the Boston Athletic Association under Coach TerrenceMahon where he hopes to make strong improvements on the trackand on the roads.

AMYVAN ALSTINECollegiately, Van Alstine ran for the University of Richmond Spidersin Richmond, Virginia, where she was an All-American in the 5K out-doors (2011). She was also the school record holder in the outdoor1500, 3K, and 5K and broke the Atlantic 10 Conference 1500record. At the end of her college career, she was named Atlantic 10Conference Athlete of the Year. Post-collegiately, she attended Run-Pro Camp in 2011 hosted by Team USA Minnesota, and joined Adi-das-McMillan Elite in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2012, where she had greatsuccess, achieving personal bests in every event from 1500 on thetrack up to 10K on the roads. With the completion of McMillan Eliteat the end of 2013, she decided to stay in Flagstaff and joined thenew team of Northern Arizona Elite. Under Coach Ben Rosario, VanAlstine won her first USA title by winning the 2014 USA Cross Coun-try Championships. Following that race, she competed at the 2014USA Road 15K Championships placing 3rd with a time of 49:49.

Learn more at www.rrca.org/programs/roads-scholars/

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CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SERIES

The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running tra-ditions in the U.S., dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded their firstchampionship designation. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series isto shine a spotlight on well-run events, and to promote the sport of running byrecognizing the top performing runners in the Open, Masters (40+), GrandMasters (50+), and Senior Grand Masters (60+) age categories for both menand women as RRCA Champions.

In 2014, the RRCA Championship Event Series included 190 races at theState, Regional and National level that attracted over 300,000 runners na-tionwide, making it the largest grassroots-organized, running event series inthe U.S. RRCA National and Regional Championship Events receive sponsorshipsupport from the RRCA, Gatorade as the Official Beverage of the series; Ash-worth Awards as the Official Award Provider for the series; Sports Authorityas the Presenting Sponsor of the Series, and CoolMax as a supporting sponsor.In 2014, the RRCA supplied over 83,000 championship-branded race num-bers, supplied by Rainbow Racing, to events, and Ashworth Awards developedour wildly popular RRCA Championship medals that were given to all RRCAChampions at the State, Regional, and National levels. Over 1,360 medals weregiven out during the year to reward distance running performance.

to the followingevents and congratulations tothe 2014 RRCANational Champions:

Thank you

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GO MILE IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR ON JUNE 14 Open Male Michael Hammond, age 24, of Greenville, SC, with a time of 4:07 Open Female Keri McClary, age 23, of Springdale, AR, with a time of 4:52

Masters Male Karl Lenser, age 55, of Conway, AR, with a time of 5:19 Masters Female Cortney Allison, age 48, of Little Rock, AR, with a time of 6:19 Grand Masters Male Kenny Wilsey, age 50, of Little Rock, AR, with a time of 5:35 Grand Masters Female Lynn O’Neal, age 50, of Bryant, VA, with a time of 6:31 Senior Grand Masters Male Ben Wiley, age 60, of Nashville, AR, with a time of 5:48 Senior Grand Masters Female Angie Orellano-Fisher, age 64, of Sherwood, AR, with a time of 7:52

TMC MEET ME DOWNTOWN 5K NIGHT RUN AND WALK IN TUCSON, AZ ON MAY 31 Open Male Jordan Chipangama, age 25, of Zambia, with a time of 14:25 Open Female Paula Morrison, age 41, of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 18:16

Master Male Shane Carr age 41, of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 17:16 Masters Female Stephanie Wenneborg, age 40, of Tucson, AZ with a time of 18:27

Grand Master Male Benito Gonzalez, age 58, of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 18:57 Grand Master Female Merry Dearmon-Moore, age 59 of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 22:49

Senior Grand Master Male Tim Lamartine, age 61, of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 20:42 Senior Grand Master Female Mary Black, age 61, of Tucson, AZ, with a time of 24:28

CAJUN CUP 10K IN LAFAYETTE, LA ON NOVEMBER 8 Open Male Jarrett Leblanc, age 24, with a time of 14:57.0 Open Female Megan Saloom, age 26, with a time of 17:53.6

Master Male Chris Lapoint, age 41, with a time of 17:18.9 Masters Female Robin Ferguson, age 45, with a time of 23:52.1

Grand Master Male Lester Bergeron, age 50, with a time of 20:41.6 Grand Master Female Jennifer Castille, age 54, with a time of 24:05.6

Senior Grand Master Male Michael Alexander, age 61, with a time of 20:32.1 Senior Grand Master Female Barbara J. Dugas, age 63, with a time of 26:55.1




LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN 12 IN SPOKANE, WA ON MAY 4 Open Male Allan Kiprono, age 24 of Longmont, CO, with a time of 34:11 Open Female Mary Wacera, age 25, of Lansing, MI, with a time of 35:53

Master Male Kevin Castille, age 42, of Lafayette, LA, with a time of 36:57 Masters Female Dorota Gruca, age 43, of Las Cruces, NM, with a time of 44:16

Grand Master Male Royce Hogue, age 50, of Spokane, WA, with a time of 45:15 Grand Master Female Cyndi J. Kelly, age 56, of Spokane, WA, with a time of 51:49

Senior Grand Master Male Rob Benedetti, age 62, of Spokane, WA, with a time of 50:14 Senior Grand Master Female Laurie A. Gregory, age 61, of Big Arm, MT, with a time of 58:00

GENWORTH VIRGINIA 10 MILER IN LYNCHBURG, VA ON SEPT. 27 Open Male Julius Kogo, age 29, of Chapel Hill, NC, with a time of 48:19 Open Female Lillian Maritta, age 25, of Hebron, KY, with a time of 54:44

Master Male Jeff Harrington, age 42, of Lynchburg, VA, with a time of 58:57 Masters Female Amy Cernava, age 46, of Asheboro, NC, with a time of 1:11:01

Grand Master Male Mike Bailey, age 56, of Cross Lake, WV, with a time of 1:06:22 Grand Master Female Robin Steckley, age 56 of Forest, VA, with a time of 1:16:30

Senior Grand Master Male Mark Whisler, age 64, from Salem, VA, with a time of 1:13:02 Senior Grand Master Female Amy Rockhill, age 62, from Roanoke, VA, with a time of 1:33:13

DEXTER TO ANN ARBOR HALF MARATHON IN ANN ARBOR, MI ON JUNE 1 Open Male Nick Willis, age 31, of Ann Arbor, MI, with a time of 67.05 Open Female Grace Kahura, age 21, of Kenya with a time of 1:18:10

Master Male Esteban Vanegas, age 43, of Alma, MI, with a time of 1:13:32 Masters Female Lisa Veneziano, age 49, of Fento Mi with a tome of 1:26:18

Grand Master Male Ruben Henderson, age 52, of Grand Rapids, MI, with a time of 1:18:37 Grand Master Female Martha Olsen, age 50, of Jackson, MI, with a time of 1:38:49

Senior Grand Master Male John Tarkowski, age 61, of Northville, MI, with a time of 1:30:18 Senior Grand Master Female Lena Hollmann, age 63, of Cary, NC, with a time of 1:57:33 (RRCA Southern Region Director)

KAISER PERMANENTE NAPA VALLEY MARATHON IN NAPA, CA ON MARCH 2 Open Male Matt Flaherty, age 28, of Bloomington, IN, with a time of 2:26:15 Open Female Jenny Kadavy, age 31, of Concord, CA, with a time of 2:40:47

Master Male Graham Cooper, age 44, of Piedmont, CA, with a time of 2:44:32 Masters Female Mary Lynch, age 47, of Santa Ana, CA, with a time of 3:08:

Grand Master Male Rick Soper, age 53, of Oakland, CA, with a time of 2:58:44 Grand Master Female Diane Daruty, age 50, of Newport Beach, CA, with a time of 3:16:28

Senior Grand Master Male John Catts, age 60, of Nicasio, CA, with a time of 3:23:36 Senior Grand Master Female Janet Cain, age 62, of Sonoma, CA, with a time of 3:34:49

ROCK/CREEK STUMPJUMP 50K IN CHATTANOOGA, TN ON OCTOBER 4 Open Male Daniel Hamilton, age 26, with a time of 4:25:28 Open Female Beth Meadows, age 28, with a time of 5:22:46

Masters Male William Warner, age 61, with a time of 5:24:48 Masters Female Sally Brooking, age 57, with a time of 5:45:55

Grand Masters Male William Warner, age 61, with a time of 5:24:48 Grand Masters Female Sally Brooking, age 57, with a time of 5:45:55

Senior Grand Master Male Dan Kuhlman, age 60, with a time of 5:30:55 No female finishers over 60



The goal of the RRCA’s Runner Friendly Community program is to shine a national spotlight oncommunities that standout as runner-friendly and provide incentives and ideas for communitiesto work towards becoming runner friendly communities. Runner Friendly Communities canalso increase the quality of life, improve physical activity for residents as outlined in the NationalPhysical Activity Plan, and provide for increased economic impact for the community.

Congratulations to the following RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES:

RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY® PROGRAM

Spokane, WA – Outstanding Runner Friendly Community The City of Spokane is located on the Spokane River in EasternWashington and is 92 miles south of the Canadian border. With a population of 208,916, Spokane is the second largestcity in the state of Washington. The Spokane area offers an abundance of outdoor activities that can be enjoyed in outlyingnatural areas that cater to runners.

In 1907, Spokane's board of park commissioners retained the services of the Olmsted Brothers to draw up a plan forSpokane's parks. Today, Spokane has a system of over 87 parks totaling 4,100 acres. River-front Park, created for Expo '74, is 100 acres in downtown Spokane, and the site ofsome of Spokane's largest events including the Lilac Bloomsday Run Post Race Cele-bration. The park is a popular site for runners that includes the The Joy of RunningTogether sculpture by David Govedare installed in 1984. This steel sculpture depictsrunners of all kinds and celebrates the Spokane tradition of Bloomsday.

A more active way to see natural sites in the Spokane area includes traveling theSpokane River Centennial Trail, which features over 37 miles of paved trails runningalong the Spokane River from Sontag Park in west Spokane to the east shore ofLake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This trail continues on for 24 miles asthe North Idaho Centennial Trail in Idaho.

Belleville, IL – Belleville is the most populated city in the Metro-East region ofthe St. Louis Metropolitan Area and in Southern Illinois. The city has a population of43,765. Belleville has the infrastructure to support the growth in running’s popularity.It boasts a vast network of sidewalks along with running and biking trails that make iteasy for a runner to run safely in the community. The Richland Creek Greenway Trail isa 2-mile, multi-purpose, pathway meandering through the heart of Belleville. The trail isaccessible at several park locations and also connects to the 6-mile MetroLink trail,which runs to the local community college. Belleville also boasts 125-miles in sidewalksfor running use. The longest stretch of sidewalk is a 10-mile run down beautiful MainStreet. The city has plans to extend their trail network as well.




Richmond, VA – Richmond demon-strates how collaboration and part-nerships can help to make acommunity runner friendly. As theCapital of Virginia, the Metro Rich-mond Area is home to over 1.2 mil-lion residents. In the Richmond area,there are a variety of trails, parks,and pedestrian networks in the cityand surrounding counties that areused year-round by runners andwalkers. The Virginia Capital Trail,which will eventually link Williamsburgand Richmond, is in the final stagesof completion and offers miles of

trails for runners, walkers, and bikers. The RRCAmember Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backersworks closely with the Richmond Road Runners Cluband other organizations such as schools, local govern-ments, and other nonprofit organizations to promoterunning. Both organizations are active in supportinglocal youth running programs by hosting and providinggrants to programs including Kids Run RVA.

Rockwall, TX – Home to the RRCA member RockwallRunning Club, Rockwall hosts over twenty-five running and triathlonevents annually and is home to the US Toyota Triathlon Champi-onships and the Patriot Half Marathon. While Rockwall is consid-ered part of the larger Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, it is acommunity of 38,000 residents with a dedicated running commu-nity. Emerald Bay Park opened in Rockwall in January 2008 and ishighlighted by a lighted aerial fountain in the middle of the pond,which is surround by a walking and running trail. Last year over8,000 residents participated in running events in Rockwall. Thepassion for running is evident in the local businesses that have do-nated hundreds of thousands of dollars to support running eventsin recent years. The popularity of running in the community hasalso been reflected in the tremendous growth of the Rockwall Run-ning Club, from just five members in 2009 to two hundred mem-bers today.

Safety Harbor, FL – With year-round, favorable weather along withsafe, well-maintained, sidewalks and streets, Safety Harbor is inmany ways the ideal community for a runner to call home. The har-

bor or bay of the same name on which Safety Harbor islocated is the nearly landlocked far northwestern exten-sion of Tampa Bay and is located on the west side of thatbay. The city has a population nearly 17,000 residentsand is home to several running clubs, including the RRCA

member West Florida Y Run-ning Club. Safety Harbor ishome to the Bayshore LinearGreenway Recreational Trailthat was developed in 1998to provide a measured recre-ational path for walkers, jog-gers, and cyclists. The trailconnects to the Ream WilsonTrail to the south and it con-nects to Philippe Park, acounty park to the north.There is an extensive networkof sidewalks in the community

as well. The city has recently added three flashing crosswalks toprovide for safer street crossings.

Lakeland, FL – Lakeland is the largest city along Interstate 4 be-tween Tampa and Orlando with a population of 97,422 as of the2010 census. It is home to the Publix supermarkets headquarters,one of the largest regional grocery store chains in the country, aswell as the city’s biggest employer. Fittingly, the dominant featurein Lakeland is the city’s many lakes, including 38 that are namedand many others that are not. The centerpiece is LakeHollingsworth, the city’s largest lake, surround by a 2.85 mile multi-use trail. The lake’s central location and picturesque atmosphereresults in it being used by over 2,000 people a day. Water fountainsare frequently located along the city’s 20+ miles of pedestrian net-works along with community restrooms. There is available parkingnear pedestrian networks (trail head parking lots), and the city en-sures the trails are well lit and well marked. Whenever there areissues involving the trails or sidewalks, the city works departmentis quick to address them. There is also a strategic plan in place to

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extend the city's trail network. The LakelandRunners Club has a great relationship withlocal police. Lakeland officers are noted asbeing very accommodating in the permittingprocess for events and with securing officersto keep events safe.

Detroit, MI –Detroit is the eighteenth largest city in the U.S. as ofthe 2010 census, with a population of over 700,000 within thecity limits and close to 5.2 million people in the greater metro area.The presence of automotive giants Ford, General Motors, Dodge,and Chrysler made Detroit a major manufacturing hub for muchof the 20th century. However, the recent financial struggles ofthese companies have reverberated to the city and its residents.As Detroit works to emerge from difficult economic circumstances,many of the strategies, partnerships, and innovative ideas it is em-ploying can be seen in what makes it a Runner Friendly Community.One of the best places to run in Detroit is the Riverfront Pathway.Located on the Detroit River at the heart of the city, the RiverfrontPathway currently includes over 4 miles of lit pathway with plansto extend to 5.5 miles by 2016. Clean Downtown, a Downtown De-troit Partnership program, provides litter and graffiti control, the

continuous cleaning and sweepingof 39 miles of sidewalk, landscapesmaintenance of parks and greenspaces. The police departmentrecognizes the importance of run-ning events and is happy to providepatrol support during races. Down-town Detroit is blanketed with se-curity provided by the pooledresources of Project Lighthouse, apublic-private partnership involvingHomeland Security, the CoastGuard, FBI, Customs and BorderPatrol, state, county and city policedepartments, and private securitycompanies.

Flint, MI – Located along the FlintRiver, sixty-six miles northwest ofDetroit, Flint has a population of102,434, as of the 2010 census,making it the seventh largest cityin Michigan. Flint and Detroit are

not only geographically close, but the cities also share a similar re-cent economic history. Once a powerful center of automotive man-ufacturing, Flint and its residents have been greatly affected by theindustry’s struggles. While recovery from this hardship has comein fits and starts, some of the most innovative and creative policies,including infrastructure development, are what makes Flint a Run-ner Friendly Community. Over the last few years the City of Flinthas installed designated bike lanes and multi-use paths along manyof its downtown thruways and along the Flint River corridor, pro-viding runners and walkers safe infrastructure to maintain ahealthy lifestyle. Recently, the City of Flint developed and adopted acomprehensive plan, the Master Plan for a Sustainable Flint. Theplan includes additional trail networks and sidewalk developmentsthat will incorporate best practice design guidelines to ensure res-idents are provided with a safe and convenient running and walkinginfrastructure.

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Flint, MIDetroit, MI

Learn more at www.rrca.org/programs/runner-friendly-community/


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RUN SMART : RUN SAFE CAMPAIGN

RUN@WORK AND RUN@SCHOOL

To educate and remind runners torun safe, the RRCA, its members,and supporters embarked on a year-long, public-safety, awareness cam-paign starting with the launch of theRunSmart : RunSafe animatedmessage. The video was designed to

engage and remind both new and regular runners to beaware of their surroundings at all times and to nevertrust drivers on the road.

To promote the RunSmart : RunSafe animated videomessage, the RRCA provided participating run specialtystores, member clubs, event, and fitness facilities withover a thousand give-away cards that include a QR codefor immediate viewing of the RunSmart : RunSafemessage.

The RRCA’s goal is to get as many runners aspossible, including youth, to view the message; toenhance their personal safety efforts on the run;and to share the message with fellow runners.

In addition to promoting the video, we also posted weeklysafety tips on the RRCA’s Facebook page and Twitterfeed, which resulted in a high level of engagement byRRCA fans.

On Sept. 19, RRCA supporters hostedRUN@WORK and RUN@School Day eventsaround the country. We thank our membersand supporters for promoting ourRUN@WORK and RUN@School Day goal of en-couraging adults and children to get 30 min-utes of exercise each day, either in themorning, during lunch, or immediately follow-ing work or school, in accordance with thePhysical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

Throughout RUN@WORK and RUN@SchoolDay, participants shared their pictures, obser-

vations, and videos on Twitter, Facebook, andInstagram using the hashtag #runatwork,which was used over 600 times by a varietyof people, groups, and companies includingBrook’s Running, General Dynamic’s Informa-tion Technology (with 1,500 employees run-ning), Dick’s Pittsburgh Marathon, AtlantaTrack Club, Allianz Life, Conway Regional Health& Fitness Center in Arkansas, Big Peach Run-ning, Coca-Cola Company, and many otherschools and organizations nationwide.

View the RunSmart : RunSafe animated message

SAVE THE DATE:SEPTEMBER 18, 201510th Annual RUN@WORK Day and 4th AnnualRUN@School Day

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COACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

RACE DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION

The goal of the RRCA Coaching Certifica-tion Program is to create a national com-munity of knowledgeable and ethicaldistance running coaches to work with run-ners at all levels of ability.

RRCA Certified Coaches volunteer with theirlocal RRCA member running clubs, coachclients one-on-one, and coach training pro-grams for groups of individuals working to-wards a common goal. RRCA Certified Coacheswill work with runners and emphasize the use ofintelligent training plans that are based on a sci-entific body of knowledge and designed to help arunner achieve their goals, while minimizing therisks of overuse and over-training injuries.

RRCA Coaching Certification courses are scheduled almostevery other weekend throughout the year at locations all overthe country from Maine to California from Washington to Florida.During 2014, 36 courses were held with more than1,000 new coaches completing the requirements for certi-fication. The course curriculum includes 16 hours of lecture,group work, and interactive exercises, including working in teamsto build training programs for novice and experienced runners.

We thank our Director of Coaching Education Randy Accetta,Ph.D along with his team of course instructors Cari Setzler,Bobby Gessler, and Brent Ayer for another successful programyear. We also thank the RRCA members and supporters thathosted a coaching certifications course on behalf of the RRCA.

Learn more at www.rrca.org/programs/coaching-program-overview/

The RRCA Race Director CertificationCourse provides event directors with abaseline of knowledge in order to conductsafe events for runners, walkers, volunteers,and spectators. The RRCA partnered withRoad Race Management and leading eventdirectors from around the country to pro-vide an affordable educational opportunityfor anyone interested in putting on a safedistance running event.

The program is extremely valuable to bothnew and seasoned event directors. Complet-ing the Race Director Certification courseshows that an event director is mindful ofbest practices, and in turn, should producequality events. While this course is not re-quired for all race directors, event partici-pants should expect a safe, quality eventfrom an RRCA Certified Race Director.

RRCA has certified over 135 race directors from around the world bythe end of 2014.

Learn more at www.rrca.org/programs/race-director-certification/

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CLUB RUNNING

56TH ANNUAL RRCA NATIONAL CONVENTION

The RRCA is very fortunate to be able to communicate to ourmembers about our programs through Club Running maga-zine. This publication is made possible through our partnershipwith Fortius Media Group, LLC. We are very thankful for the sup-

port we are receiving from our advertisers and members in theform of quality content submissions. We could not produce ClubRunning magazine without the support of Larry Eder, ChristineJohnson, and Alex Larsen.

Read current and past issues at www.rrca.org/publications/club-running/ 4

The RRCA extends a big thank you to the Bloomsday Road RunnersClub for hosting the outstanding 56th Annual RRCA National Conven-tion in 2014 and for attracting our largest attendance in many years.Hundreds of RRCA members, coaches, race directors, sponsors, andsoon to be certified coaches joined us in Spokane, Washington for agreat event at the very ornate Davenport Hotel. At the 2014 Conven-tion, the RRCA was pleased to welcome their first cohort of LeadershipDevelopment Scholarship grantees, which were awarded to: MauriceLee (Oklahoma City Running Club), Rachel Tambling (Willimantic Ath-letic Club), Steve Bickford (Seven Hills Running Club), and Barry Morrill(LA Leggers). As an organization, the RRCA is fortunate to have manyof our past board members remain involved with the organization. Atthe 2014 Convention, we were honored to have four past RRCA pres-idents in attendance. During the Saturday luncheon that featured DonKardong, current president David Cotter presented past presidentsGar Williams, Harold Tinsley, Don Kardong, and Bee McLeod with com-memorative yellow RRCA Past-President shirts. Olympians who spoke:

Bernard Lagat, Don Kardong, andDeena Kastor. We recognized our2013 National Running Award win-ners along with our 2014 DistanceRunning Hall of Fame inductees, AnneAudain and Ken Martin. In 2014, theRRCA also worked to include anRRCA Coaching Certification Cohortas part of the Convention for the firsttime since 2007.

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NATIONAL RUNNING AWARD WINNERS

Hall of Fame Inductees

Sara Mae Berman is a distinguished American distance runner. She was born inthe Bronx, New York on May 14, 1936. Her family later moved to Manchester,New Hampshire, where she grew up. She went to college at the Rhode IslandSchool of Design, from which she graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Fine Artsdegree in interior design.

Berman came from a generation in which women were not encouraged tobe athletic, especially after having children. Her journey as a runner started whenher husband, Larry Berman, whom she married in 1955, suggested that throughrunning, she could become a pioneer in the sport of women’s distance runningand get back into physical shape after having had three children. Relying on train-ing guides by Dr. Ernst van Aachen, Arthur Lydiard and Dr. David Costill, he becameher first and only coach.

In the 1950s, women were considered not strong enough to run long dis-tances, and the longest distance women were allowed to compete in was 200meters. Berman, however, was attracted to running longer distances. She, alongwith a group of female runners, actively campaigned for equal rights for womenin the sport of distance running. Berman also trained in the fall and winter forCross Country skiing. After the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was named to the

first ever Women’s National Nordic Ski Team. Berman’s running accomplishments are impressive. She competed in her first road race in June 1964 as an unofficial entrant in the 5-MileHandicap Race in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Just seven year later, she had won the Boston Marathon three times, before women were rec-ognized as official participants (1969 in 3:22:46; 1970 in 3:05:07 (unofficial course record, bettering the previous record by more than 16minutes and finishing in the second best time in the United States that year) and 1971 in 3:08:30). In 1970, she won the first RRCA Women’sMarathon Championship in Atlantic City, NJ, besting a field of six female starters with a time of 3:07:10. That same year, she also finished thirdin the inaugural New York City Marathon women’s division. In 1971, she turned in a personal best marathon time of 3:00:35 at the PloddersMarathon in Brockton-and-Avon, Massachusetts. Her accomplishments in the sport however, extend well beyond the race course. Berman was the first female RRCA officer, serving as VicePresident from 1966-67. She was one of the original road race course certifiers in New England in the 1960s. She, along with her husband, cer-tified the Boston Marathon course in 1967 so that it would be accurately measured, enabling runners to qualify on the course for the UnitedStates Olympic Trials Marathon, which were held in 1968 in Alamosa, California. Her work as a race course certifier played a pivotal role in le-gitimizing the sport of distance running and making records verifiable across the United States Berman and her husband were one of the original running couples in the United States. In 1962, the Bermans founded the CambridgeSports Union (called the Metropolitan Athletic Club until the late 1960s), the first competitive sports club in New England for men and women.The club provides training for endurance sports, including running, cross country skiing, and orienteering (including ski-orienteering). Berman attributes her success to her husband, who believed that she could succeed in running and other endeavors. She and Larry havethree adult children and currently live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

SARA MAE BERMAN: PIONEER, MARATHON CHAMPION, WOMEN’S RUNNING ADVOCATE

JACK DANIELS: OLYMPIC MEDALIST, COACH, AUTHOR

Jack Daniels was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 26, 1933. He is a professorof physical education and a coach of Olympic athletes. He received his doctoraldegree in exercise physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Daniels first achieved prominence in athletics as a member of the 1956 and1960 United States Olympic teams. He is a two-time Olympic medalist in themodern pentathlon, winning a silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne SummerOlympics and a bronze medal at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. The modernpentathlon combines fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, equestrian show jump-ing and cross country running. Despite Daniels’ prowess in the various disciplinesthat constitute the modern pentathlon, his weakest event was running. Hewanted to find out why, and so he decided to study the sport. “I wanted to be arunner,” he said.

In the mid-1990s, Daniels was named “World’s Best Coach” by Amby Burfootof Runner’s World magazine. Over the course of his coaching career, Daniels hastrained or advised a variety of America’s finest runners, including Jim Ryun, athree-time Olympian and world record holder; Joan Benoit Samuelson, winner ofthe first women’s Olympic Marathon; two-time Olympian Ryan Hall, America’s




fastest marathoner, and his wife Sara; Ken Martin and Jerry Lawson, both sub-2:10 marathoners; Peter Gilmore, Amy Hastings, Ryan and AliciaShay, the McMillan Elite Team and many others. Daniels outlined his training philosophies in his book, Daniels’ Running Formula, which was first published in 1998. The third edition of hispopular training book, Daniels’ Running Formula, was published in 2013. Although he has coached both men and women, Daniels believes intreating the athletes he coaches the same. In his view, the only difference is that women, in his view, seem more enthusiastic and willing to learn.After testing female runners over the years, he found that despite having a lower VO2 max (maximum capacity to transport and utilize oxygenduring exercise), female runners are just as efficient male runners and can handle the same amount of training. Rather than finding differencesbetween males and females, Daniels focuses on training the individual. In 2007, after a long coaching stint at the State University of New York at Cortland, New York, Daniels became the head distance coach atthe Center for High Altitude Training at Northern Arizona University. When the center closed, Daniels coached at Brevard College until 2012. In2013, he became the cross country coach at Wells College in Aurora, New York. Across his coaching career with the State University of NewYork, Daniels coached 30 individual Division III NCAA national champions, 8 NCAA team national champions and 130 All-Americans. In recognitionof his coaching achievements, he was named NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year three times and NCAA Division III Coach of the Century. Daniels currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona but resides in New York during the fall to coach cross country at Wells College.

PHIL STEWART: PUBLISHER, RACE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, EMCEE

Phil Stewart is a lifelong supporter of the Road Runners Club of America. He isthe current editor and publisher of the Road Race Management newsletter andthe Road Race Management Directory of the Running Industry. In addition,through his company, Road Race Management, Inc., Phil organizes the annualRoad Race Management Race Directors’ Seminar and Trade Exhibit, an annualsport-wide industry gathering.

Stewart began running in his junior year of high school at Washington, D.C.’sWoodrow Wilson High School and has never stopped. He placed second in theWashington, D.C. city meet in the mile (1968), and his personal best mile timeof 4:31.4 stood as the school record for 20 years. He graduated with a B.A. inhistory from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he was captain ofthe cross country team and recipient of the school’s award for excellence incross country.

After college, he began competing in races in the Washington, D.C. area,where he emerged as one of the area’s top runners. In 1974 he placed third inthe National Amateur Athletic Union’s 50-mile race in New York. In 1975, hewas the first Washington, D.C. area finisher in the Boston Marathon, posting anexcellent time of 2:19:58. He qualified for and participated in the 1976 Olympic

Marathon Trials. In 1977 he placed 15th at the Boston Marathon. Stewart received notoriety in 1979 when he took the dramatic photos of President Jimmy Carter's collapse during a 10k road race atCamp David. The photos were published in Sports Illustrated, Time, People magazine and other publications. Stewart received an Honorable Men-tion in the "News Picture Story" category by the National Press Photographers Association. The photos were Stewart was one of the foundersof Running Times magazine (1977), one of the two nationally circulated running magazines. Over the years, he has had prominent leadershiproles in running organizations, including President of the D.C. Road Runners Club; Vice President of Administration of the Road Runners Club ofAmerica; Treasurer of the United States Track & Field Association (formerly TAC) Men’s Long Distance Running Committee; and member of theUSATF’s Board of Directors. He has also received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the sport of distance running, including the following: theUSATF President’s Award; the 2006 Road Runners Club of America Browning Ross “Spirit of the RRCA” Award; the Road Runners Club of AmericaJournalistic Excellence Award; induction into the D.C. Road Runners Club Hall of Fame; and member of the Advisory Board of the National DistanceRunning Hall of Fame. Stewart is currently the event director of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, the premier springtime running event in Washington,D.C. The event is part of the Professional Road Running Organization World Championship Circuit and is continually rated as one of the outstandingraces in America. Stewart is also a frequent emcee at awards ceremonies and press conferences, in part because of his vast knowledge of the people andhappenings in the sport. He currently provides commentary for the Gasparilla Distance Classic (Tampa, Florida), the Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile(Davenport, Iowa), the Utica Boilermaker 15K (Utica, New York), and the ACLI Capital Challenge (Washington, D.C.). He still regularly competes as a runner and finished the 2014 Berlin Marathon with a time of 3:40:29. He currently lives in Bethesda, Mary-land and has two children, Mark and Anna.




McLeod has been a serious competitive runner and an USA Olympic Marathon Trials participant. However, it is nother running that makes her an ideal winner for this award, rather it is all that she has done for the RRCA and her localclub. McLeod was instrumental in rebuilding the RRCA back in 2003-2005 following a divisive organizational splitover serious philosophical issues between the then Board of Directors and the members. The end result of her re-building efforts is a stronger RRCA. McLeod served two terms as RRCA president, and during her tenure, Also duringher term as president, she successfully recruited and hired our current executive director, Jean Knaack, engaging allboard members at the time to be involved with the selection and hiring process.

McLeod continues to be an active member of the RRCA, attending the RRCA conventions regularly since retiringfrom the Board. She serves on several RRCA programs providing guidance and assisting with grant selections in-cluding Roads Scholar program and the Leadership Development Scholarship grants. McLeod and her husband, GoodyTyler, have made major financial gifts to the RRCA that have supported Kids Run the Nation Fund, the Roads ScholarFund, the State Reps Fund, and Leadership Scholarship Fund.

On the local level, McLeod has served several terms as vice president and as president of the Tidewater Striders.She continues to stay active in the club by managing the annual volunteer appreciation party and coordinating raffle prizes for our scholarshipfund. She personally procured 90% of the nearly $100,000 in prizes raffled this year. She also makes over 350 sandwiches each year for a localultramarathon, then (wo)mans the aid station the next day at the race.

Browning Ross Spirit of the RRCA/BEE MCLEOD: TIDEWATER STRIDERS, NORFOLK, VA

The Badgerland Striders Running Club is Wisconsin's largest and oldest running club. Under Abraham’s direction,fresh ideas, a new executive board, younger race directors, and marketing efforts to engage new members have notonly turned around the club’s membership decline but has actually propelled the Striders back into being one of thetop 10 largest clubs in the U.S.

The focus of the Striders has always been to promote a healthy lifestyle through the sport of running and ourmain focus to support that mission was by using our volunteer members to produce low-cost and safe running events.Through the money raised by events and under Abraham’s guidance, our largest expenditure in club history was ap-proved and implemented. The Pettit National Ice Center, an Olympic oval rink, has a new 3-lane running track, whichhas increased our club’s branding and attendance at the facility. Abraham has been the club president for four years.He did not come into the position of president by pretending to know all the answers, but instead, did what any goodleader would do: rely on the people who he could count on, have a vision, and implement those plans. After a leadershiptransition for the club’s signature event, the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, Abraham asked the membership to con-tinue supporting the race, which is thriving under his leadership. The club’s youth running program has also tripled in

size over the past three years to almost 200 kids.

Outstanding Club President of the Year/PETE ABRAHAM: BADGERLAND STRIDERS, MILWAUKEE, WI

Meroney has served for the last three years as the Arkansas State Rep. During his tenure he has done an outstandingjob in promoting the RRCA by recruiting new clubs, administering the 20-race, statewide Arkansas Grand Prix Series,and conducted three Annual RRCA State Meetings. The Arkansas Grand Prix consists of 10 RRCA State Champi-onships and 10 non-championship races. In addition to governing the Grand Prix series, Meroney encouraged clubsto think bigger and host South Region Championships. In 2015, Arkansas will host their second RRCA National Cham-pionship, the Go! Mile. At the 27th Annual RRCA/Arkansas State Meeting held in November, Meroney recognizedthe best leaders and volunteers from RRCA clubs in the state along with the top runners. Two years ago he startedhaving a t-shirt contest at the November awards, which he then submits to the RRCA’s national shirt contest forjudging. He keeps the clubs in the state informed by maintaining an outstanding website, Facebook page, and Twitterfeed. It is clear that Meroney is an outstanding State Rep given the numerous nominations he received from clubsand leaders around his state, all outlining a high-level of praise for his efforts during the year.

Outstanding State Representative of the Year/DAVID MERONEY: ARKANSAS




Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest runners of our time, Meb Keflezighi (pronounced Kef-lez-ghee) brings a higher meaning to “going the distance.” From his arrival in America as arefugee from war-torn East Africa to his victorious finish at the emotionally charged 2014Boston Marathon—now as a proud and patriotic American—Meb has secured not onlyhis place in history, but also in the hearts and minds of millions. In 2014, Meb won theUSA Half Marathon Championship, the Aramoco Houston Half Marathon, in Houston,Texas with a time of 1:01:23. On April 21, 2014, two weeks shy of his 39th birthday,Meb delivered a stunning victory at the Boston Marathon to cheering crowds. Hewas the first American man to win the race in more than 30 years, and the oldestBoston Marathon winner since at least 1930. Meb’s winning time was 2:08:37.Following his win at Boston, Meb elevated the profile of distance running in theU.S. by appearing on several national morning news shows, visiting the Presidentof the United States at the White House, and much more

Road Runner of the Year/MEB KEFLEZIGHI OPEN MALE

While Sara Hall has been better know as a professional middle distance runner,2014 has proven to be a breakout year on the roads for her. The 31 year-oldAsics athlete has made a noteworthy transition from the track to the roads. InOctober 2013, she won her debut half marathon, the Healdsburg Wine CountryHalf Marathon with a time of 1:14:33. As Dave Monti of Race Results Weeklynoted, in 2014 she competed in 14 road races from the mile to the half-marathon distance, making the podium eight times. She had an impressiveshowing at the USA 10 Mile Championships, the Medtronic Twin Cities 10 Mile,where she finished second, in 52:54, behind Olympian Janet Bawcom. She ransix of the twelve USATF Running Circuit races to earn 2nd overall behind MollyHuddle who ran four of the twelve races. Hall was the 2nd place overall femaleand top America female at the 103rd Bay to Breakers 12K in San Franciscoin May 2014. On July 20, 2014, Hall won the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine CountryHalf Marathon presented by Newton, setting the women’s course record witha time of 1:13:16.

Road Runner of the Year/SARA HALL OPEN FEMALE




Lloyd Hansen placed first in his age category in every USATF national championship road race and cross country race inwhich he ran in 2014. In 2014, he won nine USATF age-division championships, more than any runner in any age divisionin the United States, and set lifetime PRs at the following distances: 5K (18:08), 8K (31:02), 12K (47:36), 15K (1:01:03),and half marathon (1:22:25). He age-graded above 90% at all of these distances, including 93.4% in the 5K and 94.1%in the half marathon. He was the leading runner on the Ann Arbor Track Club's men's 60+ team that in 2014, for thefourth consecutive year, won the USATF men's 60+ team Grand Prix National Championship. He won his age division in all18 races in which he entered in 2014. Although Lloyd ran somewhat in high school, he did not start running seriouslyuntil later in life. After his graduation from Northwestern University with an MBA, he focused on his career, eventually be-coming Vice President of the Ford Motor Company. Although he enjoyed his job, the 70-hour workweeks took a toll on hishealth. He had little time to exercise, was about 50 pounds overweight, and was taking blood pressure medications. Aftersome frightening episodes with his heart, his doctor recommended that he lose weight and start an exercise program.That’s when he discovered the joy of running. He started slowly, running his first 5K with his daughter in 2004. He improvedvery quickly, setting PRs at various distances each year. Lloyd currently serves on a national advisory committee to promote

masters running and is also active with the Salt Lake City Track Club, an RRCA member organization.

Road Runner of the Year, Presented by Running Times/LLOYD HANSEN : MALE MASTER

As a charter member of the Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers (LGRAW), Howsam has long been a beloved andrespected member of the club. For almost 15 years, Howsam has served the club both on the board and as the con-summate volunteer. He is the perpetual winner of the annual “Gunga Din” water award for volunteering most oftenfor the club. He serves as crew chief for virtually every race that LGRAW puts on, helping to manage and lead a teamof volunteers. As the club liaison to the city’s Parks & Recreation department, Howsam coordinates biannual park/trailclean-up days, and he has been recognized by the Keep Grapevine Beautiful organization for his efforts. In addition tohis regular club activities, Howsam also volunteers at the LGRAW aid station at the Dallas White Rock Marathon(RRCA member) and the Grasslands Trail Run (presented by RRCA member North Texas Trail Runners). The trail runis held over three days, and Howsam works up to 18-hours in a single day at the race. Howsam is also LGRAW’shandyman, often performing routine and emergency maintenance, such as wrapping pipes in below zero weather orfixing over-flowing toilets around the clubhouse. Howsam has donated countless hours for many years and is part ofthe bedrock of this amazing club.

Outstanding Volunteer of the Year/GARY HOWSAM :LAKE GRAPEVINE RUNNERS AND WALKERS, GRAPEVINE, TX

Deena Kastor, the U.S. half marathon (1:07:34) and marathon (2:19:36) record holder, is now 41 and diversifyingher role in American distance running. She is the president of the Mammoth Track Club, an RRCA member club, de-veloping a corps of marathoners in the California Mountains along with her husband Andrew, who is vice presidentand coach of the club. She is also a serious and competitive runner with big goals. Many of them were accomplishedin 2014. In March 2014, Kastor, on her way to a win at the Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon set two Masters’records – the 10 mile (55:13) and 20K (1:08:18). In April, Kastor won the 2014 More/Fitness Half Marathon inNew York’s Central Park in a U.S. Masters record of 1:11:38. Her winning time was also a course record. In Septem-ber, she shattered the World Masters Half Marathon Record by running a 1:09:36 to finish third at the Rock ‘n’ RollPhiladelphia Half Marathon. In that race she set three more Masters World records at 15K (49:03), 10 miles (52:41)and 20K (1:05:52), but also broke her own American Masters Half Marathon record, which she set earlier in theyear. In the midst of this busy training and racing schedule, Kastor took time to travel to Spokane to participate as aspeaker at the RRCA National Convention.

Road Runner of the Year, Presented by Running Times/DEENA KASTOR : FEMALE MASTER

Hunter lost his vision due to a degenerative eye disease resulting in his medical discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps.Nevertheless, he has not let this stop him from becoming a competitive athlete. With the aid of a guide dog, Hunterhas completed marathons, qualified for the Boston Marathon, run a 50 mile ultra, and completed several Ironmantriathlons. In 2013 while riding on a tandem bike with a guide, Hunter sustained serious injuries from a collision witha car. His attitude remained positive; viewing the incident as just another obstacle to get over. Hunter is the volunteercoordinator for the USA Blind Athletes Association, which is associated with the US Olympic Committee. In additionto being a runner in the USA Blind Association National Marathon Championships, he is also the organizer of theevent, which draws the top blind athletes each year. Hunter uses the event to encourage participation from blindyouth in a program called Blind Youth Paralympics Sport Experience. Hunter personifies the spirit of this award fornot only overcoming the obstacles he has faced but by giving back to the sport and inspiring others with visual im-pairments to overcome their challenges.

Challenged Athlete of the Year/RICHARD HUNTER




EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS

Print NewsletterTHE OREGON DISTANCE RUNNER Kelly Barten & Blake Timm, Co-EditorsOregon Road Runners Club – Beaverton, OR

E-NewsletterSPACE COAST RUNNERS, INC. CLUB NEWSLETTER Bob Rall, EditorSpace Coast Runners, Inc. – Merritt Island, FL

Running JournalismChristopher WhitePikes Peak Road Runners – Colorado Springs, CO

Outstanding Club Websitewww.HARRA.ORGHouston Area Road Runners Association, Houston, TX

In 2006, Eddy began working on a kid’s running series to parallel the award winning River City Runners and Walkersadult program. Her first step was to create a youth committee with local race directors, followed by securing anumber of sponsors, so no child would be denied a chance to run due to a financial burden. Eddy aggressively promotedher youth running program by putting up flyers at local schools and making the guidelines for participation simple:show up and run. Eddy also created a strong incentive program, awarding participants shirts, stars, and eventuallyplaques, based on the number of races they completed. By the program’s second year, the number of children receivingawards became so large the club had to create a separate banquet to honor them. As of 2014, over 400 kids haveparticipated in at least one youth race put on by Eddy, and close to 100 youth have completed at least five races.

Outstanding Youth Program Director/AMY EDDY :RIVER CITY RUNNERS AND WALKERS, PARKERSBURG, WV



ROAD RACE OF THE YEAR NATIONAL RUNNING AWARD WINNERS

Thank you to the following people that assisted with the selection processfor the National Running Awards program



ROAD RACE OF THE YEAR The

Genworth Virginia

10 Miler

The 41st running of this historic road race lived up to its reputation as oneof the nation’s premier fitness experiences while also serving as the RRCANational 10 Mile Championship. Under the leadership of Race Director JeffFedorko, and with the help of more than 1,500 race day volunteers, theevent lived up to its motto, “Where Southern Hospitality Meets the Road.”The weekend festival of events surrounding the 10 mile race included a Run-ners Social, Downtown Family Festival, Amazing Mile Children’s Fun Run, andthe Virginia 4 Mile Run & Walk. This past year, prize money for the champi-onship event totaled more than $15,000 with 48 elite athletes performingin front of the thousands of spectators. The Genworth Virginia 10 Milershares the vision of the RRCA in promoting running as both a competitivesport and healthy exercise for all. Additional highlights included: participantsfrom 30 states and 6 countries; SAFE Strides Training Program in partner-ship with the YMCA; donations of $20,000 to six local nonprofits; more than1,500 event volunteers on race day; the Corporate Team Challenge withover eight hundred 10 mile participants, and an economic impact of over$200,000 for the local community.

Lynchburg Road RunnersClub, Lynchburg, VA

Mark Grandonico, Bryan Graydon, Bonnie Sexton, Bee McLeod, Dwight Mikulis, David Cotter, Betsy Boudreux, GeorgeRehmet, Goody Tyler, Trevor Darmstetter, David Meroney, Simone Adair, Jeff Hills, Rose Scovel, Kelly Richards, Gary Cor-bitt, Brent Ayer, Jean Arthur, Lena Hollmann, Rachel Tambling, Ken Bendy, Gary Morgan, Erica Phillips, Andy Smith, ChrisBurch, Sue Brown-Nickerson, Nicoletta Nerangis, Jim Latham, Doug Pitchford, Nicholas Norfolk, Larry Eder, Mitch Garner,Creigh Kelley, Don Kardong, Doug Kurtis, Frank Shorter, Jacqueline Hansen, Jim Oaks, Joan Samuelson, Kim Jones,Lisa Rainsberger, and Steve Sence. Thank you to RRCA’s program coordinator Andy Smith for managing the NationalRunning Awards program.

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RUNNING AROUND THE NATION/STATE REPS OVERVIEW

For over three decades, the RRCA State Representatives (State Reps) have served as ambassadors for the organization by providing a physicalpresence in each state for the RRCA. State Reps promote our programs and services to clubs and events in their home state. State Reps assistthe National Office and the RRCA Board of Directors in carrying out the mission, vision, and values of the organization. State Reps monitor trendsand issues at the state and local level and report them to the National Office. In addition, they promote membership in local clubs and recruit un-affiliated clubs, events, corporate supporters and individual members. Learn more about the State Reps, including their contact information andbios, at www.RRCA.org/about/state-reps/

The RRCA would like to thank the following individuals for volunteering their time to serve as RRCA State Reps promoting the mission of the or-

ganization and the sport of distance running.

Alabama: Ron MacksoudAlaska: Steve BainbridgeArizona: Randy AccettaArkansas: David Meroney California - East: Simone AdairCalifornia - Coastal: George Rehmet California - South: Jackie BrittonConnecticut: Art Byram (Outgoing) Rachel Tamblin (Incoming)Delaware: Ray ChristensenDistrict of Columbia: Goody TylerFlorida - North: Bryan GraydonFlorida - South: Don Nelson Georgia: Mariska van Rooden (Outgoing) Rogelio Quintanar (Incoming)Hawaii: Ron AlfordIdaho & Nevada: Steve Thornock Illinois: Doug PitchfordIndiana: Sue Brown-Nickerson (Outgoing) Rose Scovel (Incoming)Iowa: Chris BurchKansas: Trevor DarmstetterKentucky: Donna EnglandLouisiana: Betsy Boudreaux Maine: Blaine MooreMaryland: Dwight Mikulis Massachusetts: Steve Viegas Michigan: Gary MorganMinnesota: Lisa RippeMississippi: Bryan LaggMissouri: Doug MarksMontana: John Devitt Nebraska: Tom WhitakerNew Jersey: Erica PhillipsNew Mexico: John FarrowNew York - City: Nicoletta NerangisNew York - Up-State: Michael EighmeyNorth Carolina: Peter Asciutto (Outgoing)North Dakota: Dick BoydOhio: Jim LathamOregon: Mark BarrettPennsylvania: Jeff HillsRhode Island: Chuck PeabodySouth Carolina: Tim ArthursSouth Dakota: Tom WhitakerTennessee: Sherilyn JohnsonTexas - North: Kathryn Gleghorn (Outgoing)

Marcus Grunewald (Incoming)Texas - South: Lee GrebUtah: Dave MooreVirginia: Goody TylerWest Virginia: Tom Kramer Wisconsin: Barbara JewellWyoming: Dave Moore

A detailed report for each State Rep can be found online at http://immersive.sh/smithandy/jgZMbdjvFor scan the code to see the report.



RUNNING AROUND THE NATION/STATE REPS OVERVIEW

1. IlliniosVice President Mitch Garner teams up with Beth Oninesand State Rep Doug Pitchford to host the RRCA booth atthe Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

2. ConnecticutConnecticut State Rep Rachel Tambling stops by theRRCA booth at the Marine Corps Marathon.

3. S. FloridaState Rep Don Nelson has the opportunity to award anRRCA Championship medal to the 2013 RRCA MastersRunner of the Year – Kevin Castille.

4. CaliforniaState Rep Simone Adair, Western Region Director BaileyPenzotti, and State Rep George Rehment show that host-ing an RRCA booth is a team effort at the Presidio 10.

5. UtahState Rep Dave Moore, inspired by his RRCA wear, workson drafting an email to RRCA members.

6. Nebraska, Virginia, Hawaii, Indiana, TexasState Reps around the U.S. represent the RRCA at Championship events and happily award medals to RRCA Champions.

7. MichiganState Rep Gary Morgan represents the RRCA at USOC events.

8. MinnesotaFrom Minnesota (State Rep Lisa Rippe) to Alabama (State Rep Ron Macksoud) to Texas (Board Member Kelly Richards), State Reps and Board Members buildbonds of friendship.

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS TO THE RRCA

Annual Program Fund

Annapolis Half Marathon Atomic City Roadrunners Brevard County Dental Society Brian MillerColumbia Gas of VA *Daniel D. Edwards *Dwight Mikulis *Extra Mile Fitness Running GroupsFidelity Charitable Fund **Grand Strand Running ClubHawaii Ultra Running Team Honeywell International Charity MtgIndianapolis Marathon Road Runners James & Jean KnaackJean ArthurJoel SauerJohn G. TylerKansas City Track Club Kara Anne ForrestKelly Richards Kim FliegeKohlsLegaci, LLCLisa PaigeMarathonGuide.com*Maria LarkinMark GrandonicoMcKesson Foundation

Mercedes-Benz Marathon Weekend of EventsMicrosoftMiles to Go Athletics, LLC Nicholas PanebiancoNorthport Running Club Orlando Runners Club PepsicoPerformance Running, LLCProject Strategies Robert KozlorowskiRobert LitowitzRocky Mountain Endurance ClubRunCollege.com Running Club of Granville San Francisco Road Runners Club Santa Fe Road Runners Club South Florida RacewalkersTidewater Striders Trail Nerds Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc.Varsity Running Vendurance Tribe Virgin Island Pace RunnersWells Fargo *West Texas Running ClubBank of America Chicago Marathon**(In-kind)Crowell & Moring**(In-kind)Running Times Magazine***(In-kind)

Thank you to the following individuals, events, and organizations that have contributed to the Annual Program Fund. Annual contributions to theRRCA by our supporters help fund the Kids Run the Nation program materials, Runner Friendly Community program, RUN@WORK Day promotionalefforts, State Reps Program, RRCA National Running Awards Ceremony including award winner travel stipends, Championship Events Seriesawards and materials, 2,000 Hour Volunteer Recognition program, Join a Club marketing efforts, RRCA history preservation efforts, and much,much more.

Roads Scholar Fund

Alaska Salmon Runs Alta Vista Sports Annette KilderAtlanta Track Club**Atomic City Roadrunners Blue Cross Broad Street RunBobby VanceBrevard County Dental Society Championship Racing, LLCCherry Blossom Inc.***Club Northwest Cumberland Valley Athletic Club* Fulmont Road Runners Club Greater Redondo Youth Running Club Bee McLeod & Goody Tyler**John MaleyKansas City Track Club

Kelly Richards*Lilac Bloomsday Association*Mitchell E. GarnerMontana Amateur Sports Inc.NAPA Valley Marathon* Nashville Striders River City Run Inc. River City Runners and Walkers ClubRiverbend Striders Running Club of Granville Seashore Striders Syracuse Chargers Track Club The Boilermaker Road Race Inc.Travis Eliot Landreth Memorial Scholarship*Utica Road Runners White Rock Racing Willamette Valley Road Runners

The following clubs, events, individuals, and corporate supporters have helped raise over $40,000 to support the Roads Scholar Fund. We thankthem for their support.




Kids Run the Nation Fund

Alta Vista Sports Ann Arbor Track Club* Annapolis Half Marathon Anton StruntzAtomic City Roadrunners Bloomsday Runners Club** Boston Police Runners Club Brevard County Dental Society Cajun Cup*Cameo CarterCardinal Track Club Charlotte Road Runners*Christy BelsomDaisy PearceDaniel D. EdwardDavid CabeEastern Area Health Education CenterEndurance Enterprise Running Club Hogeye Marathon and RelaysHunters Creek Elementary Kids Run the NationJennifer FormanKansas City Track Club Kara Anne ForrestKelly RichardsKim FliegeLake Burton Road Runners ClubLake Grapevine Runners and Walkers *Len GoldmanLena HollmannMaine Marathon*

Mark GrandonicoMercedes-Benz Marathon Weekend of EventsMeredith WeiselMichael SloanMiles to Go Athletics, LLC Mark RobinsonMurfreesboro Half MarathonNorth Coast Road Runners ClubOrlando Runners Club Pamakid Runners Club* Peggy MayoPerformance Running LLCRocky Mountain Endurance ClubRun Lawrence Kansas Run4Fun Youth Running Club RunCollege.com Runner's High ClubRunning Club of Granville Southern Arizona Roadrunners Sue Brown-Nickerson Hammond Track ClubSwampers 5K The Annihilator Running Club Tidewater Striders Tug Valley Roadrunner Club Varsity Running Vendurance Tribe Virgin Island Pace RunnersWest Florida Y Runners Club

Thank you to the following individuals, events, and organizations that have contributed $19,00 towards the Kids Run the Nation Fund. We thankthem for their support.

*** $10,000 and above** $5,000 and above* $1,000 and above




Official Sponsors of the RRCA provide $10,000 and above to support the RRCA mission

GatoradeSports AuthorityRunSignUp.com

Fortius Media Group, LLCAshworth Awards

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

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Champion Systems Constant Contact

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GreenLayer Sports, LLCHuman Kinetics

Innovative Timing Systems, LLC J-Chip

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My Custom EventMy Laps Sports Timing

Rainbow Racing Systems Inc.Sport Science

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Documents

2014 Annual Report of the Road Runners Club of America