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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

USA National Distance Running Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2008

Posted May 12th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Masters, Road Racing

During the recent Boston Marathon weekend, the USA National Distance Running Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2008. Members of the class of 2008 are: Amby Burfoot, Johnny Hayes and Priscilla Welch.

In 1968 Burfoot, as a college senior, was the first American to win the Boston Marathon since 1957 with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds. In 1908 Hayes was the first American to win the Olympic Marathon against a truly international field. Welch holds several masters records at a variety of distances including the marathon (2:26:51).
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Bob Ingalls Named Race Director of the Year

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 1:20 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Bob Ingalls, outgoing race director of the Boilermaker 15-K Road Race in Utica, N.Y., was named 2007 MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year at a special reception held at the Road Race Management Race Director’s Meeting which kicked off here last night at the Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel.

The award, presented by the Running Network, recognizes excellence in race directing.

“We had one of the largest fields of candidates in years,” said award coordinator Jeff Darman in a prepared statement.

Ingalls is only the second race director of the Boilermaker. He took over from race founder Earle Reed in 1998 and in his seven-year tenure has grown the Boilermaker to become the second largest 15-K race in the United States with 10,882 finishers in 2007 (the Gate River Run was the largest 15-K with 11,326 finishers).
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PRRO Circuit Takes Tough New Anti-Doping Stance

Posted October 26th, 2007 at 10:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Drugs In Sports

The independent organizers of the Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) Circuit have adopted a toughened anti-doping stance.

Under the new policy the five PRRO Circuit events –which include the World’s Best 10-K in San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in Washington, D.C.; the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash.; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Ga.; and the Utica Boilermaker 15-K in Utica, N.Y.– will no longer invite any athletes who have returned to competition after serving a doping suspension of at least two years.

This new new measure comes after two years of mandatory drug testing at all PRRO events which has been paid carried out by the United States Anti-Doping Agency and paid for by the individual events.
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