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RRCA Accpeting RunPro Camp Applications through June 7 |
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Arlington, VA – Applications for the RunPro Camp have been extended to June 7, 2013, and may be submitted online or post-marked by that date. Runners who are completing their NCAA eligibility by June 30, 2013, along with runners who have completed eligibility within the last 24 months, are encouraged to apply to attend the RunPro Camp.
The 2013 RunPro Camp will be held on July 19-21, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia, at the national office location of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). The camp is a companion to www.RunPro.com, which is designed to assist promising distance runners make the transition from collegiate to professional running.
The goal of the RunPro Camp is to encourage, support and provide the tools for more top collegiate distance runners to stay in the sport, pursue a professional running career, and train at a high level so that U.S. performances will continue to improve nationally and internationally. The first RunPro Camp, created and hosted by Team USA Minnesota, was held in July 2011 in Minneapolis.
“The RRCA’s goal with the RunPro Camp is to provide important information and resources that will contribute to the ongoing pipeline of U.S. professional distance runners,” said Jean Knaack, RRCA executive director. “This isn’t a camp to learn how to run or how to run better. It’s a camp to give promising U.S. distance runners the knowledge and guidance they need to pursue a professional running career.”
The interactive camp will provide opportunities for runners to meet coaches and athletes from professional training centers, learn about shoe company requirements for sponsorship, determine what type of representation (agents) would be best, find out about elite race recruitment, and how to seek both financial and health support, along with various USATF rules governing professional running including anti-doping compliance.
The RunPro Camp will have USATF representatives in attendance, along with training center coaches, shoe company representatives, financial and health experts, agents, and elite race recruiters. There will also be athletes who are already running professionally who will share their experiences on turning pro.
Travel and lodging assistance will be provided by the RRCA to qualified runners. The RRCA anticipates supporting up to 20 athletes for the three-day 2013 RunPro Camp. |
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St. Thomas Standout and 2011 NCAA DIII Cross Country Champion Ben Sathre Joins Team USA Minnesota |
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Minneapolis/St. Paul – April 22, 2013 – Team USA Minnesota has added Ben Sathre – a six-time All American in track and cross country from the University of St. Thomas – to its roster of distance runners. Sathre won the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship in 2011 and was the runner-up in the event in 2010.
Sathre grew up in the Twin Cities and is a 2008 graduate of Chaska High School where he started competing in cross country and track in his junior year, along with being on the school’s Nordic ski team. During his collegiate career, in addition to his accomplishments at the DIII Cross Country Championships, in his senior year he won the MIAC Cross Country Championship and the NCAA DIII Regional Cross Country Championship.
He was also named a scholar athlete at St. Thomas and was a mention on the 2012 Bowerman Watch List of outstanding distance runners. Sathre completed his collegiate career last spring and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Entrepreneurship.
“Ben has the ability and drive necessary to be a successful professional distance runner,” said Dennis Barker, Team USA Minnesota coach. “He is a good addition to the team and I look forward to working with him.”
Sathre won the City of Lakes 25k in Minneapolis last September and then competed in the USA 15k Championships in Jacksonville in March. He was second at the Irish Run 8k in St. Paul with a time of 23:35 on March 24 and followed that up with a personal best in the distance of 23:19 on April 7 at the Shamrock Shuffle 8k in Chicago, where he finished fifth.
His upcoming races include the Bloomsday 7.46 Mile race in Spokane on May 5, the USA 25k Championships in Grand Rapids on May 11, and the USA Half Marathon Championships in Duluth on June 22.
About Team USA Minnesota
Team USA Minnesota is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Formed in 2001, the purpose of the training center is to improve the competitiveness of post-collegiate American distance running and to develop Olympians. The athletes are coached by Dennis Barker, head cross country and track coach at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Team USA Minnesota’s major sponsor is Life Time Run http://www.lifetimerun.com and its silver sponsor is Twin Cities In Motion http://www.tcmevents.org. It is also supported by the New York Road Runners and the USA Distance Project. For more information, visit the team’s web site at http://www.teamusaminnesota.org. |
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Major prize purse attracts top American and International athletes |
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ST. LOUIS (MO) – February 21, 2013 – GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for the region on a year-round basis, announced today the elite athlete field for the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon presented by PNC Bank, set for April 7. This year’s race features a top prize of $10,000, the fourth-largest such award among half marathons in the United States. Vying for that prize will be a top-notch field of professional athletes including 1:10 half marathoner Maegan Krifchin, who leads the women’s entries and 1:03 half marathoner Matt Llano, who headlines the men’s field.
Joining Llano in the men’s race will be his Team USA Arizona teammate Danny Mercado as well as past GO! St. Louis champions Daniel Kirwa (2012) and Josphat Boit (2011) from Kenya and Mexico’s Mario Macias. Macias returns to St. Louis after winning this race in 2010, when he posted a 1:05:09. Also expected to challenge for the title will be American Craig Curley, fresh off an 18th-place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships held in St. Louis on February 2.
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Road Runners Club of America to Hold 2013 RunPro Camp July 19-21 in Arlington |
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Arlington, Virginia – April 2, 2013 – The 2013 RunPro Camp will be held on July 19-21, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia, at the national office location of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). The camp is a companion to www.RunPro.com, which is designed to assist promising distance runners make the transition from collegiate to professional running.
The goal of the RunPro Camp is to encourage, support and provide the tools for more top collegiate distance runners to stay in the sport, pursue a professional running career, and train at a high level so that U.S. performances will continue to improve nationally and internationally. The first RunPro Camp, created and hosted by Team USA Minnesota, was held in July 2011 in Minneapolis.
“The RRCA’s goal with the RunPro Camp is to provide important information and resources that will contribute to the ongoing pipeline of U.S. professional distance runners,” said Jean Knaack, RRCA executive director. “This isn’t a camp to learn how to run or how to run better. It’s a camp to give promising U.S. distance runners the knowledge and guidance they need to pursue a professional running career.”
Applications for the RunPro Camp are due by May 10, 2013, and may be submitted online at www.RunPro.com or post-marked by that date. Runners who are completing their NCAA eligibility by June 30, 2013, along with runners who have completed eligibility within the last 24 months, are encouraged to apply to attend the RunPro Camp.
The interactive camp will provide opportunities for runners to meet coaches and athletes from professional training centers, learn about shoe company requirements for sponsorship, determine what type of representation (agents) would be best, find out about elite race recruitment, and how to seek both financial and health support, along with various USATF rules governing professional running including anti-doping compliance.
The RunPro Camp will have USATF representatives in attendance, along with training center coaches, shoe company representatives, financial and health experts, agents, and elite race recruiters. There will also be athletes who are already running professionally who will share their experiences on turning pro.
Travel and lodging assistance will be provided by the RRCA to qualified runners. The RRCA anticipates supporting up to 20 athletes for the three-day 2013 RunPro Camp.
About RRCA: Founded in 1958, The Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The mission of the RRCA is to promote the sport of running through the development and growth of running clubs and running events throughout the country. The RRCA supports the common interests of runners of all abilities during all stages of life by providing education and leadership opportunities along with programs and services that benefit all runners. The RRCA is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization with the IRS. Learn more at www.RRCA.org. |
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RRCA Acquires RunPro.com and the RunPro Camp |
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Arlington, Virginia – Feb. 11, 2013 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) announced today it has acquired the RunPro.com web site (www.RunPro.com) and the RunPro Camp and will operate the two entities as official RRCA programs.
RunPro.com and the RunPro Camp were developed by Team USA Minnesota with the support of a 2010 Excellence Challenge Grant from USA Track & Field. The purpose of the RunPro effort is to be the go-to source that assists promising young distance runners make the transition from collegiate to professional running.
“We are very excited to take the reins from Team USA Minnesota and carry on the great legacy they started with RunPro.com and the RunPro Camp,” said Jean Knaack, RRCA executive director. “The RRCA has a long history of supporting elite athlete development, including financially supporting athletes going to international events back in the late 1950s to our Roads Scholar program that has provided nearly $400,000 in grants to emerging elites.”
The web site provides athletes with a comprehensive overview of what it takes and what is involved in becoming a professional distance runner – competing on the track, the roads and in cross country. The companion three-day camp, scheduled to be held again in mid-July in Arlington, is designed specifically for athletes who are interested in pursuing a professional running career.
“Our goal with the RunPro effort was to attract more talented distance runners to the sport,” said Patricia Goodwin, president and founder of Team USA Minnesota. “After successfully launching the web site in 2011 and holding the RunPro Camp in Minneapolis that summer, we realized that we didn’t have the time or resources to continue the effort long term.
“We are pleased that RRCA has stepped forward to take RunPro under its wing. We are confident they will do an excellent job with managing and enhancing the website and the camp, and in turn we will be able to focus all our resources on developing national and international distance runners.”
About Team USA Minnesota
Team USA Minnesota is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Formed in 2001, the purpose of the training center is to improve the competitiveness of post-collegiate American distance running and to develop Olympians. For more information, visit the team’s web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.
About RRCA
Founded in 1958, The Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The mission of the RRCA is to promote the sport of running through the development and growth of running clubs and running events throughout the country. The RRCA supports the common interests of runners of all abilities during all stages of life by providing education and leadership opportunities along with programs and services that benefit all runners. The RRCA strives to provide quality programming that can be replicated throughout the country, such as our highly successful Start a Running Club program has been the cornerstone of our organization for over fifty years. The RRCA is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization with the IRS. Learn more at www.RRCA.org.
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