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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2024 Kids Run the Nation Grants
ARLINGTON, Virginia – November 19, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2024 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007,…
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Road Runners Club of America Welcomes Five Runner Friendly Communities
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased welcome the newly designated Runner Friendly Communities® for summer 2024: Dublin, Ohio Lubbock, Texas Santa Fe, New Mexico Sleepy Hollow, New…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2025 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first championship designation. The goal…
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RRCA is Accepting 2024 Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications
Falls Church, Virginia /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund in 2007 to assist running clubs, events, and schools interested in implementing or currently offering…
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RRCA Announces 54th Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American runners that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the sport of distance running as either an athlete…
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RRCA Announces 2023 National Running Award Recipients
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Since 1971, the RRCA has honored the service and dedication of outstanding leaders in the running community. These individuals and organizations made significant contributions to the sport in 2023 by…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2023 RunPro Grant Recipients
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) congratulates its 27th RunPro Grant class of Jeralyn Poe and Nadir Yusuf. Since 1996, the RRCA has awarded $750,500 in grants that support…
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RRCA Launches New Education Resource, RunLead Badge
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) celebrates the growing popularity of people starting and joining run clubs and crews. Participation in weekly group training and social runs is at an…
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RRCA Welcomes Little Rock, AR as a Runner Friendly Community
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased welcome the newly designated Runner Friendly Community® for fall 2023: Little Rock, Arkansas Runner Friendly Communities have shown that they meet the…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2023 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients
ARLINGTON, Virginia – October 27, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2023 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007,…
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RRCA Welcomes TrainingPeaks as an Official Sponsor
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to welcome TrainingPeaks as its official Training and Coaching Software. By introducing scientific tools and methods that have become the industry standard,…
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RRCA Announces 2024 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first…
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Woodstock 5K to Host RRCA National Championship
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has chosen a local road race in Anniston, Alabama, as its National 5K Championship event this year. The Woodstock 5K will take place on August…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces Coaching Scholarship Grant Recipients
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is proud to announce the first recipients of its Coaching Scholarship Fund grants. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support…
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RRCA Accepting Applications for 2023 RunPro Camp
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunPro Camp, hosted by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), is designed to educate recent, post-collegiate runners interested in pursuing a professional distance running career. The 2023 RunPro Camp will…
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RRCA Announces 53rd Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American runners that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the sport of distance running as either an athlete or a key…
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Road Runners Club of America Launches the Coaching Scholarship Fund
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is proud to introduce its Coaching Scholarship Fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support to organizations seeking to improve access…
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RRCA Announces 2022 National Running Award Recipients
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Since 1971, the RRCA has honored the service and dedication of outstanding leaders in the running community. These individuals and organizations made significant contributions to the sport in 2022 by overseeing…
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RRCA Accepting Nominations for 2022 National Running Awards
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is accepting nominations for its annual National Running Awards. Designed to celebrate and recognize the service and dedication of top leaders in the running…
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Road Runners Club of America Welcomes Five Runner Friendly Communities
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The goal of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Runner Friendly Community program is to shine a national spotlight on communities that standout as runner-friendly and provide incentives and ideas…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2022 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients
ARLINGTON, Virginia – November 21, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2022 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the…
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RRCA Accepting Applications to Host a 2023 RRCA Championship Events
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The RRCA Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots-organized running series in the US, spotlighting over 200 races that attract nearly 300,000 participants. RRCA Championship Events are selected annually at the…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2023 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first championship designation. The goal of the…
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RRCA Accepting 2022 Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications
ARLINGTON, Virginia/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – In 2007, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund to assist running clubs, events and schools that are interested in implementing or currently offer a…
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RRCA Accepting Applications for 2022 RunPro Camp
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunPro Camp, designed to help educate and inform distance runners interested in pursuing a professional running career after college, is now accepting applications. The 2022 RunPro Camp will be held…
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RRCA Announces 52nd Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American runners that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the sport of distance running as either an athlete…
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RRCA Announces 2021 National Running Award Recipients
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Since 1971, the RRCA has honored the service and dedication of outstanding leaders in the running community. These individuals and organizations made significant contributions to the sport in 2021 by…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2021 Roads Scholar® Grantees
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) congratulates its 26th Roads Scholar® class of Aaron Albert, Aidan Reed, Tristin Van Ord, and Joshua Yeager. Since 1996, the RRCA has awarded…
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Road Runners Club of America Welcomes Three Runner Friendly Communities
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased welcome the newly designated Runner Friendly Communities® for fall 2021: Arlington, Virginia Fort Wayne, Indiana Winston-Salem, North Caroline Runner Friendly Communities…
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InsideTracker Becomes Official Personalized Nutrition System of RRCA
ARLINGTON, Va. — Oct. 18, 2021 — Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to welcome InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, as the Official Personalized Nutrition System of the RRCA.…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2021 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients
ARLINGTON, Virginia – October 7, 2021 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the RRCA…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2022 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA – The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first championship designation. The goal of the…
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Road Runners Club of America Welcomes Four Additional Instructors to its Popular Coaching Certification Program
Arlington, VA – August 13 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to welcome Beofra Butler, Benson Langat, Alex Morrow and Christine Rockey to its Coaching Certification program instruction team. The four…
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RRCA Welcomes Your New Running BFF, Zespri™ SunGold™ Kiwifruit, As An Official Sponsor
Arlington, VA (June 16, 2021) – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to welcome Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit as an Official Sponsor for the summer season. In partnership with Zespri we’ll work together to inspire our community of runners to discover better snacking…
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RRCA Accepting 2021 Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications
ARLINGTON, Virginia (May 18, 2021) – The goal of the RRCA’s Kids Run the Nation program is to help establish and support locally managed youth running programs in every school and community across the US. The Kids…
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Runderwear Becomes Official Undergarment of The Road Runners Club Of America
Arlington, VA May 12, 2021 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to welcome Runderwear, the original performance underwear, as the Official Undergarment of the RRCA. Runderwear’s whole ethos is about creating chafe-free…
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RRCA Successfully Hosts First In-Person Running Industry Conference in More than a Year
ARLINGTON, Virginia – Thirteen months after the 2020 RRCA National Convention became one of the first major running events shut down by COVID-19, the 2021 RRCA Convention became the first in-person running industry conference in…
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RRCA Announces 2020 National Running Award Recipients
Arlington, VA– Since 1971, the RRCA has honored the service and dedication of outstanding leaders in the running community. Even the face of a global pandemic, individuals and organizations made significant contributions to the sport…
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RRCA Announces 51st Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Arlington, VA– Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American runners that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the sport of distance running as either an athlete or a key…
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Road Runners Club of America Welcomes Newly Designated Runner Friendly Communities
Arlington, VA – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce and welcome the following communities as newly designated Runner Friendly Communities® for fall 2020: San Antonio, Texas Terre Haute, Indiana Runner…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2020 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2020 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the RRCA has distributed more than…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces 2020 Roads Scholar Grantees
Arlington, VA – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) announces and proudly introduces and congratulates its 25th Roads Scholar® class: Karis Jochen, Dhruvil Patel, Abbabiya Simbassa, and Futsum Zienasellassie. Since 1996, the RRCA has awarded over $730,500…
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Spotlighting Women Leaders in the Sport of Running, RRCA congratulates Jean Knaack on 15 years of service to the organization and the sport of running
ARLINGTON, Virginia – In August 2020, the Road Runners Club of America Executive Director Jean Knaack proudly celebrated her fifteenth anniversary in the position. When Knaack began her tenure, the RRCA was in a precarious…
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RRCA Accepting 2020 Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications
ARLINGTON, Virginia – In 2007, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund to assist running clubs, events and schools that are interested in implementing or currently offer a youth running…
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RRCA Releases Return to Running: Runner Attitude Survey Results
Arlington, VA – From April 21 to May 6, 2020 the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) collected over 10,000 responses on its Return to Running Events and Group Runs survey. The goal of the…
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RRCA’s RunPro Camp to go on Hiatus for 2020
Arlington, VA – Due to the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has postponed RunPro Camp, scheduled for July 16-18, to a July date for 2021. RunPro Camp…
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RRCA Launches Survey to Understand Runner Attitudes Related to a Return to Group/Event Running in the U.S.
Arlington, VA April 21, 2020 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has launched a nationwide survey to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected participation in running events as well as locally organized…
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RRCA Recommendations for Runners, Walkers, and Running Club/Crew Members
RRCA recommends, in accordance with current Federal guidelines, to cancel or postpone all events/organized group training runs/group training programs if these activities occur between now and the end of April and beyond based on local…
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RRCA Supported Athletes Shine at U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon
Arlington, VA – On a hilly, challenging course whose difficulty was only exacerbated by gusting winds, 40 athletes (18 men, 22 women) who received a grant from the RRCA or attended RunPro Camp completed the…
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RRCA Programs Show the Value of Investing in Emerging Elite Athletes Heading into the USA Olympic Team Marathon Trials
The Olympic Marathon Trials boasts the largest field ever, with 54 athletes having received support from RRCA over the years. Arlington, VA – Through its Roads Scholar and RunPro Camp programs, the Road Runners Club…
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RRCA Announces its 2019 National Running Award Recipients
Arlington, VA– Since 1971, the RRCA has honored dedicated individuals for their outstanding service to the RRCA and the sport of distance running. We are delighted to announce the 2019 National Running Award recipients. These…
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RRCA Announces 50th Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Kara Goucher, Bernard Lagat, Tatyana McFadden, and Bee McLeod receive honor Arlington, VA– Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American citizens that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the…
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Road Runners Club of America Announces Fall 2019 Runner Friendly Communities
Four communities have the “right stuff” of community infrastructure & support plus local government involvement for designation Arlington, VA – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce and welcome its Runner Friendly…
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