Road Runners Club of America

Road Runners Club of America
FormationFebruary 22, 1958
Type501(c)(3) non-profit educational
HeadquartersArlington (Rosslyn), Virginia
Membership
180,000
Websitehttp://www.rrca.org
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Founded in 1958, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is the oldest and largest distance running organization in the United States with over 1,500 running club and event members representing 200,000 individual runners active in their running communities.

Road Runners Clubs may also include members who may have diverse abilities, from using asthma inhalers to brain tumors, heart disease, and even Paralympian wheelchair racers. Roman Runners, a local club in upstate New York, is described in the 25th anniversary report of the Boilermaker Road and Wheelchair Race in the adjoining city of Utica, New York (Racino, 2002).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Racino, J. (2002). "The Boilermaker Road Race: 25th Anniversary Report: An Examination of Road Racing and Wheelchair Racing in the US." Rome, NY: Community and Policy Studies.
  2. ^ "Editorial" (PDF). Long Distance Log. August 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. ^ Road Runners Club of America / A History: 1958 - Today webpage. Road Runners Club of America official website. Retrieved 2011-03-03.