Race Director of the Year

December 13-15, 2024| Marriott Hollywood Beach| Hollywood, FL

Previous Race Directors of the Year

2023 - John Bysiewicz, Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K, New Haven, CT (press release)

2022 - Ron Ilgen, Pikes Peak Marathon, Pikes Peak, CO (press release)

2021 - Clint McCormick, Glass City Marathon, Toledo, OH (press release)

2020 - The Race Director of the Year Award was not given in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019 - James Balcome, Manchester Road Race, Manchester, CT (press release)

2018 - Gary Allen, Mt. Desert Island Marathon in Bar Harbor, ME (press release)

2017 - Iris Simpson Bush, Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, OH (press release)

2016 - Tim Reed, Utica Boilermaker Road Race (press release)

2015 - Carl Guardino, Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot (press release)

2014 - Bo Edsberger, GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon (press release)

2013 - Jerry Frostick, Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend (press release)

2012 - Kirby Nicol, Wharf to Wharf Race (press release)

2011 - Don Kardong, Lilac Bloomsday Run (press release)

2010 - Rick Nealis, Marine Corps Marathon (press release)

2009 - Kathleen Sherman, CIGNA Falmouth Road Race (press release)

2008 - Philip Lockwood, Steamboat Classic 15K/4 Mile (press release)

2007 - Bob Ingalls, Utica Boilermaker 15K

2006 - John Conley, AT&T Austin Marathon
Jim Marino, Blue Cross Broad Street Run

2005 – Tracey Russell, Monument Avenue 10K

2004 – Rafael Acosta, World’s Best 10K

2003 – Scott Keenan - Grandmas Marathon

2002 – Susan Harmeling - Bank of America Gasparilla Distance Classic and Hops Marathon by Tampa Bay

2001 – Carey Pinkowski - LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

2000 – Dave McGillivray - Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K

1999 – Jon Hughes - Walt Disney World Marathon

1998 – Earle Reed - Boilermaker Road Race

1997 – Allan Steinfeld - New York City Marathon

1996 – Harold & Louise Tinsley - Rocket City Marathon

1995 – George Regan - Freihofer's Run for Women

1994 – Bill Reef - Bolder Boulder 10K

1993 – Ed Froehlich - Quad-City Times Bix 7

1992 – Jeanette Parke - Gasparilla Distance Classic

1991 – Steve Bosley - Bolder Boulder 10K

1990 – Steve Shostrom - Steamboat Classic

1989 – Julia Emmons - Peachtree Road Race

1988 – Charles Galford - Cascade Run Off

1987 – Fred Lebow - President, New York Road Runners Club