AWARDS & HONORS
Allan Steinfeld Development Award (2010-12)
The $25,000 training group development award was named after Allan Steinfeld, a long-time leader in the sport, who jump-started the U.S. distance running resurgence when as head of the New York Road Runners he allocated $20,000 seed money ($1 per U.S. entry at the 2000 New York City Marathon) for the development program Team USA Distance Running. The team development program, launched in November 2000, produced training groups such as Team Running USA (two Olympic medals in 2004 and major marathon wins) and Team USA Minnesota and inspired the formation of others.
2010 Team USA Minnesota
2011 Team USA Arizona
2012 Mammoth Track Club
Women's Running Magazine Trailblazer Award (2005-12)
This award goes to a woman who has been a leader and a pioneer in the sport and has served the sport with distinction. In other words, a trailblazer.
2005 Elizabeth Phillips, USATF LDR chair / Avon Running
2006 Julia Emmons, Atlanta Track Club executive director / Peachtree 10K race director
2006 Mary Wittenberg, ING New York City Marathon race director / New York Road Runners president & CEO
2007 Carol Lasseter-Rice, Running Times Magazine publisher
2008 Sharon Barbano, Saucony, Senior Director, Public Relations
2009 Nancy Lieberman, GO! St. Louis Marathon president and founder
2010 Tracey Russell, Atlanta Track Club executive director
2011 Beth Shluger, Hartford Marathon Foundation executive director
2012 Nancy Hobbs, long-time USA Mountain and Trail Running leader & Running USA Membership Director
Running USA Hall of Champions (2004-12)
In every sport, the champions are always the victorious athletes, but if there were no events there would be no medalists. Entry to the Running USA Hall of Champions is reserved for those wonderful people who with devotion, vision and commitment built the sport and provided glory for the winners and a place to excel for everyone.
The criteria for election to the Running USA Hall of Champions continue to be “written” by the accomplishments of the people selected to the classes of its first few years. Each honoree has served Running with many years of dedication, imagination, distinction, courage and selflessness. Each has made a contribution that has enhanced the sport, made it more compelling and rewarding, and this award acknowledges and recognizes their noteworthy contribution to the sport. To-date, 39 people from nine classes are Hall of Champions members.
2004
FIRST CLASS (6)
• Steve Bosley (Boulder, CO), Bolder Boulder 10K founder
• Amby Burfoot (Emmaus, PA), Runner’s World executive editor
• Mike Burns & David Simms (Ann Arbor, MI), Burns Computer Services and ChampionChip
• Tim Murphy (San Diego, CA), Elite Racing president
• Joe Vigil (Tucson, AZ), legendary distance coach (Adams State, Olympic and Team Running USA)
2005
SECOND CLASS (6)
• Rich Benyo (Forestville, CA), Marathon & Beyond editor / Napa Valley Marathon race director
• Jim Davis (Fairfield, IA), MarathonFoto founder
• Julia Emmons (Atlanta, GA), Atlanta Track Club executive director / Peachtree Road Race race director
• Ed Froehlich (Davenport, IA), Quad-City Times Bix 7 race director
• Bob Larsen (Los Angeles, CA), UCLA, Olympic and Team Running USA coach
• Dave McGillivray (North Andover, MA), Boston Marathon race director / DMSE
2006
THIRD CLASS (5)
• Leslie Jordan (Portland, OR), Leslie Jordan, Inc., apparel
• Carol Lasseter-Rice (Wilton, CT), Running Times, publisher
• Guy Morse (Boston, MA), Boston Athletic Association, executive director
• Bill Roe (Bellingham, WA), USATF President / Club Northwest, official / administrator
• Allan Steinfeld (New York, NY), ING New York City Marathon / New York Road Runners, race director / administrator
2007
FOURTH CLASS (5)
• Judy & Dennis Ikenberry (Rialto, CA), Race Central, timing
• Alan Jones (Endwell, NY), RunTime Software, technology and application
• Tom Raynor (Carrboro, NC), Fleet Feet, retail industry
• Bart Yasso (Emmaus, PA), Runner’s World, race promotion
2008
FIFTH CLASS (7)
• Anne Audain (Evansville, IN), Olympian, race founder and author
• David Hannah (Houston, TX), Houston Marathon, race director
• Basil & Linda Honikman (Ventura, CA), Running USA, administration, data collection and record keeping
• Wally Kastner (Carmel, CA), Big Sur International Marathon, race director
• Craig Masback (Indianapolis, IN), USATF CEO, administrator
• Larry Rawson (New York, NY), media, TV commentator
2009
SIXTH CLASS (5)
• Jon & Betsy Hughes (Orlando, FL), Track Shack / EMMI, event management
• Rick Nealis (Quantico, VA), Marine Corps Marathon, race director
• Carey Pinkowski (Chicago, IL), Chicago Marathon, race director
• Toni Reavis (San Diego, CA), journalist / TV commentator
2010
SEVENTH CLASS (2)
• Fred Finke (Longwood, FL), coach / internet pioneer / administrator
• Ryan Lamppa (Santa Barbara, CA), Running USA, media / researcher / record keeper
2011
EIGHTH CLASS (2)
• Dr. Ken Cooper (Dallas, TX), best-selling author / researcher / pioneer / "father of aerobics"
• Creigh Kelley (Englewood, CO), race organizer / announcer / administrator / volunteer
2012
NINTH CLASS (1)
• Joan Benoit Samuelson (Freeport, ME), Olympic champion / record setter / race founder / legend / ambassador