Running USA Annual Meeting Report - Four Board of Directors Elected
At the fourth annual Running USA meeting in Houston on January 17-18, the highlight was a seminar on conducting successful youth running and fitness programs.

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Posted Wednesday, 29 January, 2003

Presentations were made by Dr. Albert C. Hergenroeder, Chief of Adolescent and Sports Medicine at Texas Children's Hospital and co-author of a running curriculum for the junior high student; Judge Eric Andell, Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Sherlynn Everly, Director of the Crim Festival of Races in Flint, Michigan and Marti Austin, Crim Youth Program Coordinator.

A task force was formed to establish a national 'Fit for Life' program with a coalition of schools, hospitals and events. Joining the four presenters listed above on the task force will be Nick Curl, Vice-President of the City of Los Angeles Marathon; Bill Roe, President of USA Track & Field; David Hannah, former director of the Houston Marathon, Cliff Sperber, Executive Director of the New York Road Runners Foundation and David Coyne, Running USA counsel and developer of the Running USA training programs. One goal for 2003 is to survey research on the benefits of youth running and conduct pre- and post-evaluations of participants in several model youth programs around the country.

Elections also were held for four board seats. The Running USA Board of Directors consists of 8 elected members and 4 USATF representatives. All elected members serve for 2 years and the others for as long as they hold their respective offices. Each year, 4 members are elected so that there are at least 4 experienced members on the Board.

The Board of Directors consists of the following elected and appointed
members.

VOTING MEMBERS
Jerry Crockett, USATF LDR Division Chair, Stillwater, OK
Nick Curl*, City of Los Angeles Marathon, CA
Lisa Dorfman, Food Fitness Int'l, Miami, FL
Sherlynn Everly, Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI
Dan Finanger*, Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Dan Grimes, USATF Men's LDR Chair, Pocatello, ID
David Hannah, hp houston marathon, TX
Doug Kaplan*, National Sports Network, Chicago, IL
Craig Masback, USATF CEO, Indianapolis, IN
Elizabeth Phillips, USATF Women's LDR Chair, New York, NY
Allan Steinfeld, New York City Marathon, NY
Rich Williams*, Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, OH
*elected for a 2 year term

APPOINTED MEMBERS
Tim Murphy, Elite Racing, San Diego, CA
Creigh Kelley, BKB Ltd., Denver, CO
Wally Kastner, Big Sur Int'l Marathon, Carmel, CA

Running USA, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, is dedicated to improving the status of road running and raising its awareness among the public and corporate America and supporting and developing U.S. distance runners through Team USA Distance Running. Founded in March 1999 with USA Track & Field, its membership includes major U.S. road races, running associations, members of the athletic industry, athlete legends and media.

Its event members represent over 240 races including some of the leading ones in the U.S. with over 1.5 million participants and millions of spectators and over $1.9 million in annual prize money. For more information on Running USA, its objectives and members, visit its website: http://www.runningusa.org or call Ryan Lamppa, (805) 696-6232.

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Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Services
USATF Road Running Information Center
5522 Camino Cerralvo
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
(805) 696-6232, fax (805) 696-6252
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