Running USA Announces Its New CEO
Posted Wednesday, 12 March, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - (March 11, 2008) - Running USA, a national organization for the sport of distance running, has selected Susan Weeks of Colorado Springs, Colo. as its Chief Executive Officer to replace Basil Honikman who earlier had announced his retirement as its CEO after he led the organization for 8 years.
"I'm thrilled to be given the opportunity to be Running USA's CEO and to lead this solid organization in its mission to promote long distance running in the United States," said Susan Weeks.
Weeks, 57, who has twenty years of Olympic sport management experience, had been the USA Field Hockey Assistant Executive Director, Business Development since 2004. In addition, she has worked for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as manager of corporate services and United States Swimming as marketing and promotions director.
An avid runner, former owner and operator of a specialty running store and past road race director, Weeks has a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and she is married to Mark Weeks.
For a photo of Susan Weeks or to arrange an interview, please contact Ryan Lamppa at (805) 696-6232 or ryan@runningusa.org
About Running USA
Running USA, founded in 1999, is a tax-exempt, non-profit association devoted to improving the status of road racing and long distance running in the United States through education, research, communications, collective marketing, promotions, services to runners and events and athlete development. Running USA, through its annual conference and other communication channels, provides the community "meeting place" for major road race, media and athletic industry personnel.
Its event members represent over 500 U.S. races including many of the leading ones with over 2 million participants and millions of spectators and over $3 million in prize money. For more information on Running USA and its objectives, members and annual conference, visit: www.RunningUSA.org
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