The Founding of Running USA
from Running USA wire 20 on March 12, 2009
On March 13, 1999, Running USA was launched by leading figures and events in U.S. distance running with USA Track & Field in an historic partnership. The national industry non-profit organization was created to improve "the status of road racing in the United States through collective marketing and promotions, services to runners and events, and the development of American world class stars."
Running USA recognizes and thanks the following Founders and Founding Members who made the organization a reality.
FOUNDERS
Steve Bosley, David Coyne, Steve & Joy Edwards, Ed Froehlich, David Hannah, Basil & Linda Honikman, Danny Grimes, Wally Kastner, Creigh Kelley, Ryan Lamppa, Craig Masback, Tim Murphy, Bill Reef and Allan Steinfeld
51 FOUNDING MEMBERS (joined Running USA during its first year)
Active.com, adidas, All American Trail Running Association (AATRA), Alta Peruvian Lodge Downhill Dash 8K, America's Finest City Half-Marathon, American Ultrarunning Association (AUA), Army Ten-Miler, ASICS Corporation, Bank of America Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K, Big Sur International Marathon, BKB Ltd., Bolder Boulder 10K, ChampionChip, Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, City of Los Angeles Marathon, Columbus Marathon, Crim Festival of Races, Do It Sports, Elite Racing, EMMI, Examiner Bay to Breakers 12K, Florida Running Festival, Food Fitness International, Freihofer's Run for Women 5K, Gate River Run 15K, GetFit.com, Gold Medal Event Management, Inc., Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8's 8K, Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run, Kinane Events, Marty Liquori Productions, Methodist Health Care Houston Marathon, National Sports Network, New York City Marathon, Nike, Inc., Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile Run, PhotoRun, PowerBar, Quad-City Times Bix 7, RhodyCo Productions, Runner's World, The Running Network, Salmini Films, Inc., Shooting Star Media, Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, Summit Exhibition Management, Tulsa Run 15K, Twin Cities Marathon, USA Track & Field, Utica Boilermaker 15K and Wharf to Wharf Race
Links of Interest to the Media
- Running USA wire (1999-now)
- Runners of Interest
- Running Event Calendar
- U.S. & World Records
- Runner Rankings
- Largest Races
- Running Statistics
- Runner Demographics
- Annual Marathon Reports
- Annual State of Sport Reports
- Member Press Releases
Questions?
Ryan Lamppa, Media Director
(805) 696-6232 phone
(805) 696-6232 fax
ryan@runningusa.org email
Member Press Releases
March 2010
- Saucony Renews Sponsorship with Hospital Hill Run
- Josephs, Holzhausen Win Inaugural XTERRA Georgia Trail Marathon
- Race to Recruit 2010 Honda LA Marathon Volunteers Underway
- Big Sur’s Mud Run Sells Out Six Weeks Early
- Burke & Herbert Bank Presents the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half
February 2010
- USRS to Host First Watch Sarasota Half-Marathon
- Marine Corps Historic Half Registration Savings Expires Soon
- ZOOMA Women's Race Series Opens ZOOMA Colorado Half Marathon & 10K
- Online Registration for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race Opens March 21
- KTLA 5 to Broadcast 2010 Honda LA Marathon Presented By K-Swiss
- TCM and Partners Raised Over $270,000 for Charity in 2009
- Dold, Moon Win NYRR Empire State Building Run-Up
- 2010 Rose Bowl Half-Marathon Takes Runners to the 50-Yard Line
January 2010
- XTERRA Heads to San Diego for Mission Trail Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Announces Inaugural Half-Marathon
- Fleet Feet Sports Holds National Franchise Conference
- Clark, Castelanelli Claim Wins at XTERRA Boney Mountain
- More than 30,000 to Run on Chevron Houston Marathon Weekend
- USATF Masters Hall of Fame Adds 14 Members
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- available to Members-Only via weekly email and Members Login
Upcoming Events
- IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar, March 12-14
- Gate River Run, Jacksonville, FL, March 13USA 15K Championships
- Winter Park 10K, Winter Park, FL, March 13
- Irish for a Day TC 10 Mile & 5K, Minneapolis, MN, March 13
- Bentonville Half Marathon, Bentonville, AR, March 13
- HEB Bayou City Classic 10K, Houston, TX, March 13
- Catalina Marathon, Avalon, CA, March 13
- First Watch Sarasota Half-Marathon, Sarasota, FL, March 14
- Inaugural St. Pat's Irish Traditions 5K, St. Paul, MN, March 14
- Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Dallas 1/2 Marathon, TX, March 14
- XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run, San Diego, CA, March 14
- 5th SunTrust National Marathon, Washington, DC, March 20
- 35th Canyonlands Half Marathon, Moab, UT, March 20
- Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA, March 20-21
- 5th NYC Half-Marathon, New York, NY, March 21
- ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon, Atlanta, GA, March 21
- 25th Los Angeles Marathon, CA, March 21