New York Road Runners

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New York Road Runners
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Formation1958 (1958)
FounderTed Corbitt
Legal statusNon-profit (501c3)
Location
Websitewww.nyrr.org

New York Road Runners (NYRR) is a non-profit running organization based in New York City whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. It was founded in 1958 by Ted Corbitt with 47 members and has since grown to a membership of more than 60,000. As of 2012, it was considered to be the premiere running organization in the United States.[1]

History[]

Following his establishment of the Road Runners Club of America in 1957, Ted Corbitt became the founding president of New York Road Runners in 1958. Fred Lebow, founder of the New York City Marathon, succeeded him and served as president from 1972-1993. Under Lebow's tenure, two other signature races (the Fifth Avenue Mile and Women's Mini) were established.[2][3] Allan Steinfeld succeeded Lebow and was named technical director of the New York City Marathon, which he was credited with modernizing, in 1981.[4]

In 2005, Mary Wittenberg succeeded Steinfeld as president and CEO of NYRR.[5] She also became the first female director of the New York City Marathon.[6]

As of 2021, the CEO is Kerin Hempel, who replaced Michael Capiraso in 2020. Capiraso had succeeded longtime CEO Mary Wittenberg.[7] George Hirsch is the organization's chair.[8]

From 1981 through 2015, NYRR was headquartered on the Upper East Side on East 89th Street (also known as Fred Lebow Place),[9] not far from Central Park. Upon the sale of that building, they announced a move to and creation of a Run Center near Columbus Circle the following year. Prior to 1981, it was based at the West Side YMCA.[8]

Community[]

NYRR serves nearly 600,000 runners of all ages and abilities annually through hundreds of races, community open runs, walks, training sessions, and other running-related programming, with 267,000 youth participating in free fitness programs and events nationally, including 134,000 in New York City’s five boroughs.

Abebe Bikila Award[]

The club gives out the Abebe Bikila Award annually in recognition of individuals who have contributed to the sport of running. First awarded in 1978 and named in honor of Olympic marathon winner Abebe Bikila, the award is presented in November immediately before the start of NYRR's .[10]

Races[]

Races are held nearly every weekend and includes destination races such as the:

References[]

  1. ^ Macur, Juliet; Belson, Ken (2012-10-13). "The New York City Marathon Is Thriving. So What's the Problem?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ Padnani, Amisha (2017-01-30). "A Runner's City: How the World's Biggest Marathon Took Shape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Richard (2021-10-05). The New York City Marathon: Fifty Years Running. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-5107-5868-1.
  4. ^ Sandomir, Richard (2017-01-29). "Allan Steinfeld, Who Modernized New York City Marathon, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. ^ Robbins, Liz (2005-11-05). "New Race Director Infuses Marathon With Energy and Ideas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. ^ "How the New York City Marathon Got Where It Is Today". The New York Times. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. ^ Helliker, Kevin; Germano, Sara (2015-05-12). "New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg Steps Down". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  8. ^ a b Gambaccini, Peter (2015-11-18). "New York Road Runners to Vacate Fabled Headquarters". Runners World. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  9. ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (2011-11-02). "Arriving at the Finish Line, Days Before the Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  10. ^ Radcliffe named as Abebe Bikila Award Winner. IAAF/NYRR (2006-10-28). Retrieved on 2010-10-31.
  11. ^ Minsberg, Talya (2021-04-22). "A New York road race suggests that competitive runners can start lacing up again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

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