Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is going on now! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities . Ambassadors . College Ambassadors . Run Leads . Pace Leads . Volunteer Awards . Volunteer of the Month .During registration, event participants will be asked to submit race results from a past event as proof for start wave placements. Participants can submit proof from a past Peachtree (Results can be found here), or Atlanta Track Club 5K or 10K (Results can be found here), or a USATF-certified 5K or 10K course.. The qualifying time you submit must be from a …Sharethis Event. The 2024 Publix Atlanta 5K serves as the USATF Masters 5K Championships. A prize purse of $8,000+ will be awarded to eligible runners ages 40 and over. To be included in the USATF Masters 5K Championship portion of the Publix Atlanta 5K, athletes must register and declare eligibility through USATF.org.Register for Kilometer Kids Charity Entry. Each year, Atlanta Track Club has a limited number of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race entries available to benefit Kilometer Kids.Kilometer Kids, is our free youth program designed to teach kids about goal setting, healthy habits, respect and community building through the sport of running.Atlanta Track Club, Atlanta, Georgia. 52,011 likes · 455 talking about this. Committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through running and walking. http://atlantatrackclub.org/ About Atlanta Track Club. Atlanta Track Club is a member-based nonprofit centered around running. Atlanta Track Club is committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through world-class events, training programs, and community outreach activities. With more than 24,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization ... Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30324 404-231-9064. Office Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday For general inquiries click here. For membership inquiries click here. For results inquiries click here. For volunteer inquiries click here.As COVID-19 has altered the world, Atlanta, and all of our routines, Atlanta Track Club wants to provide resources to its members - and the greater Atlanta community - to ensure that you can stay healthy and active during this time of social distancing. Each Friday, the Club will be sending out a newsletter to all members with a variety of ... For Atlanta Track Club's current policies concerning COVID-19, click here. Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Publix Atlanta Marathon events as scheduled on Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25, 2024. The Club has a no refund policy. However, If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together due to a ... Practice Information. Atlanta Track Club Track & Field Youth Team members can practice at one or both of the locations below during the 2024 season. For athletes interested in throwing, we are offering throws at one location given our access to a throwing ring. Throwing practice will take place at Cheney Stadium on Tuesdays. …Jan 1, 2024 · Purchase your commemorative NYD 2023 shirt for just $25 during registration! We'll start at 9:00 AM at North Forsyth Middle School in Cumming, & we'll have awards in the following categories: Top 3 Overall M/F, Top 3 Masters M/F, Top 3 Grand Masters M/F, Top 3 Senior Masters M/F, & Top 3 in all the usual 5 year Age Groups 10 & Under through 75+! ATLANTA - August 3, 2022-One of the nation's most promising middle distance prospects is relocating to Atlanta to join Atlanta Track Club. The Club announced today it had signed recent University of Illinois graduate Jonathan Davis to its Elite Team. Davis, who placed second in the 1500m at USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships this summer, …Atlanta Track Club, Atlanta, Georgia. 52,011 likes · 455 talking about this. Committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through running and walking. http://atlantatrackclub.org/Peachtree Through the Years 1970-2021. On July 4, 1970, 150 runners gathered at the old Sears parking lot on the corner of Peachtree and Roswell Road. Of those runners, 110 finished. The group, now known as the "Original 110," ran 6.2 miles through Atlanta to Central City Park in what would go down in history as the inaugural Peachtree Road Race.Nov 24, 2022 · Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash at Center Parc Stadium as scheduled on November 24, 2022. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor). Atlanta Track Club Mission Statement. Atlanta Track Club is a member-based organization centered around running that delivers world-class events, training programs and community outreach activities to the Metro Atlanta Area. We encourage both youth and adults to start and continue running regardless of ability or fitness level, and provide ... Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Northside Beltline 3K - 5K as scheduled on April 15, 2023. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor).Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash at Center Parc Stadium as scheduled on November 24, 2022. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor).Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Mercedes-Benz 5K/Walk Like MADD on November 11, 2023. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is canceled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor).Atlanta Track Club announced today that Olympian and two-time World Championship bronze medalist Rich Kenah has been named the new executive director of the organization. In addition to his nine year professional running career, Kenah brings nearly two decades of experience in events and sports marketing. He comes to Atlanta Track Club from ... Atlanta Track Club requests all participants with symptoms or exposure to someone with COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, consider not attending events or programs; There is no proof of vaccination or negative test required to participate in Atlanta Track Club events; Participants are not expected to wear a mask at outdoor events and ... Aug 3, 2023 · ATLANTA - August 3, 2023 - Tom Nohilly will be the next head coach of Atlanta Track Club Elite, the Club announced Thursday, concluding an international search. After nearly 15 years of successfully launching and coaching elite training groups in the New York City metro area, Nohilly will relocate to Running City USA next month to lead the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. For ten years, from 1999 through 2008, David Jordan ran every single race in the Atlanta Track Club Grand Prix Series. He is the embodiment of dedication and determination and proof that "the race is not always for the swift". The David Jordan Award is presented to all Grand Prix participants who successfully complete every event in the series ... Option 2: Picking up your race number at the Expo. If race number delivery by UPS is not purchased, your other option is to pick up your race number at the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo presented by Publix on July 2 or 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center for no additional cost. Number mailing will not be offered after May 10 and there is ... Atlanta Track Club Staff. Manager - Customer Success. Email Jenny. Worked at Atlanta Track Club Since: 2017. Hometown: Charleston, WV. Favorite Atlanta Track Club Event: PNC Atlanta 10 Miler. Favorite Non-Atlanta Track Club Event: OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. Jennifer Akor. Manager - Customer Success. ATLANTA - February 24, 2022 -- The Run with Maud 5K Run/Walk, an initiative to celebrate the life of Ahmaud Arbery and raise funds for the foundation established in his name, will take place on May 6 in Centennial Olympic Park. The announcement came at a community conversation hosted by the Ahmaud Arbery Foundation and Atlanta Track Club …Join us on TUESDAY, September 26 at Blackburn Park for the September Midweek Mile & Dash! The Midweek Mile & Dash is a FREE youth event designed for kids ages 14 and under. All participants can have fun in the Track & Field Zone with Atlanta Track Club's elite athletes while parents learn more about our youth events and youth programming in …Atlanta Track Club is excited to reveal the 2022 calendar of events! We look forward to running and walking with you in the New Year. Right now, three more race registrations are officially open: January 22 - Jerome Scales Southside 5K - South Fulton *. February 5 - Hearts & Soles 10K - Smyrna *. March 26 - Northside Hospital Atlanta Women's 5K ...NOVEMBER 10, 2023 -- ATLANTA -- With the 2024 Games just eight months away, Atlanta Track Club announces the addition of four athletes to a team that in its brief … In 1964, Atlanta Track Club's very first event was an awards banquet to honor high school cross country and track and field athletes. That tradition continues today with the Powerade All-Metro Banquets, which honors more than 85 metro - Atlanta athletes and coaches for their exceptional accomplishments at the end of each season. NOVEMBER 8, 2023 - ATLANTA - The reigning All-Metro High School Cross Country Runners of the Year will defend their titles as they lead a roster of 42 athletes from six counties selected by Atlanta Track Club as its 2023 All-Metro honorees. Junior Tommy Latham and senior Ruby Little, both of Marist School, top the list of athletes announced …201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324. 404-231-9064. DynamiX. High Contrast Mode: Click the cover to read the latest issue Past Issues January 2021 Peachtree Magazine 2020 October 2020 August/September 2020 July 2020May/June 2020. Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Northside Beltline 3K - 5K as scheduled on April 15, 2023. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor). Microsoft and Atlanta Track Club recently partnered in a special event to bring fitness and tech to kids. Held during the Midweek Mile and Dash—a monthly free event—kids spent the day running along paths in a park, dashing 50 meters in a field, and experiencing technology. Atlanta Track Club believes STEM can be fun and approachable when ...Wingfoot Magazine is the official news source of Atlanta Track Club, a nonprofit organization that promotes running and walking in the metro Atlanta area. …As COVID-19 has altered the world, Atlanta, and all of our routines, Atlanta Track Club wants to provide resources to its members - and the greater Atlanta community - to ensure that you can stay healthy and active during this time of social distancing. Each Friday, the Club will be sending out a newsletter to all members with a variety of ... Spring is track season, and Atlanta Track Club heads to the oval for the All Comers Track & Field Meets each Tuesday evening starting at 5:30 p.m. May 9 through June 13. With All Comers, the name says it all: they are open to everyone, no prior experience or team membership is required. SweetWater Brewing is now the Official Beer Partner of the Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club ATLANTA, Feb. 08, 2024 ...Join us on TUESDAY, September 26 at Blackburn Park for the September Midweek Mile & Dash! The Midweek Mile & Dash is a FREE youth event designed for kids ages 14 and under. All participants can have fun in the Track & Field Zone with Atlanta Track Club's elite athletes while parents learn more about our youth events and youth programming in …Atlanta Track Club's Grand Prix Series consists of events where Atlanta Track Club members earn points in two categories: performance and participation. The points are tracked, compiled and posted after each Grand Prix event and awards are given out at the Grand Prix Finale. Participating in the Grand Prix Series is an excellent way for members ... Expo. T-Shirt Contest. Volunteer. Press Center. Sponsors. The Peachtree Podcast. Official Race Qualifying Event Program. FAQs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race returns in 2021 with an in-person and virtual option to be held on July 3. Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Click Here - Live Results - 2024 Northside Beltline 3K - 5K presented by Resurgens Orthopaedics. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities .Westside Park, 1600 Johnson Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. Mile (ages 6 - 14) 50 Meter Dash (ages 14 & under) Free and open to the public. May 9 at 11:59 p.m. Race day registration is available. 5:00 PM. Race number pickup/Track & Field Zone opens. 5:30 PM.Join the Atlanta Police Foundation for the 2022 Atlanta's Finest 5K organized by Atlanta Track Club. This race is an opportunity to thank local law enforcement and public safety officials for keeping the roads safe during Atlanta Track Club's events throughout the year. Runners and walkers are not only welcome at the 5K, but the event also ...Atlanta Track Club is a non-profit, running organization for the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, United States. It hosts over 30 events a year including the Thanksgiving Day …SweetWater Brewing is now the Official Beer Partner of the Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club ATLANTA, Feb. 08, 2024 ... This event is free to Atlanta Track Club members and only $20 for nonmembers. This is the sixth event in the 2022 Atlanta Track Club Grand Prix Series. Join Atlanta Track Club or renew your membership to participate in this event for FREE! 2022 Atlanta Track Club memberships must be active for the member price to apply to 2022 events and programs. Athletes in the half marathon will be vying for a prize purse of $22,000, including a first-place prize for both men and women of $4,000. Winners setting a course and all-time Georgia record will receive a $2,500 bonus. Their quest will be streamed live on Atlanta Track Club's YouTube page, with commentary by Chavez, Tollefson and Feller.Atlanta Track Club ambassadors are energetic, active and enthusiastic members who volunteer their time to help promote Atlanta Track Club and its many member benefits. Ambassadors are volunteer leaders who assist at all four major events throughout the calendar year as well as take part in numerous activities throughout the community …ATLANTA - August 3, 2023 - Tom Nohilly will be the next head coach of Atlanta Track Club Elite, the Club announced Thursday, concluding an international search. After nearly 15 years of successfully launching and coaching elite training groups in the New York City metro area, Nohilly will relocate to Running City USA next month to lead the build-up to …Celebrate your love of running and walking with the Hearts & Soles 10K, held in the Smyrna Market Village. This event is the second event in the 2023 Grand Prix Series. Join Atlanta Track Club or renew your membership to participate in this event for FREE. 2023 Atlanta Track Club memberships must be active for the member price to apply to 2023 ...Your Atlanta Track Club Member Account. Login Here to Your Atlanta Track Club Member Account. Your Atlanta Track Club account has moved platforms. We're currently migrating your registrations to our new membership platform. Please rest assured that any upcoming event registrations you've already made remain valid and you'll be able to view …Please note that as Atlanta Track Club determines proper COVID-19 safety measures, this list of items prohibited at events may change. may change.Specialties: Atlanta Track Club is a member-based organization centered around running that delivers world-class events, training programs, and community outreach activities to the metro Atlanta area. With more than 24,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization in the United States. We encourage and inspire both youth … ATLANTA — Feb. 27, 2024 — It's time to start thinking about barbecues, fireworks and finish lines on July 4: Registration for the 55th Running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race - "The Party of the Summer" - opens for Atlanta Track Club members at 7 a.m. on Friday, March 1. Please note that as Atlanta Track Club determines proper COVID-19 safety measures, this list of items prohibited at events may change. may change. This event is free to Atlanta Track Club members and only $20 for nonmembers. This is the sixth event in the 2022 Atlanta Track Club Grand Prix Series. Join Atlanta Track Club or renew your membership to participate in this event for FREE! 2022 Atlanta Track Club memberships must be active for the member price to apply to 2022 events and programs. Atlanta Track Club won’t have any athletes competing, but you’ll want to check out the women’s 800m as well. Claudia Saunders of District Track Club and Ce’Aira Brown of HOKA NJ-NY Track Club will try to finish under 2:00, with a field of six other runners between 2:02 and 2:03 clipping at their heels.Join the Atlanta Police Foundation for the 2022 Atlanta's Finest 5K organized by Atlanta Track Club. This race is an opportunity to thank local law enforcement and public safety officials for keeping the roads safe during Atlanta Track Club's events throughout the year. Runners and walkers are not only welcome at the 5K, but the event also ...Atlanta Track Club announced today that Olympian and two-time World Championship bronze medalist Rich Kenah has been named the new executive director of the organization. In addition to his nine year professional running career, Kenah brings nearly two decades of experience in events and sports marketing. He comes to Atlanta Track Club from ...Lightspeed Track Club of Atlanta, GA. OUR MOTTO: GO HARD. AND. GO FAST!!! 2022. Girls 10&U Nation #1 Ranking in 800m. Girls 12&U Nation #3 Ranking in 400m. Boys …Specialties: Atlanta Track Club is a member-based organization centered around running that delivers world-class events, training programs, and community outreach activities to the metro Atlanta area. With more than 24,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization in the United States. We encourage and inspire both youth …SweetWater Brewing is now the Official Beer Partner of the Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club ATLANTA, Feb. 08, 2024 ...Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities . Ambassadors . College Ambassadors . Run Leads . Pace Leads . Volunteer Awards . Volunteer of the Month .Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Click Here - Live Results - 2024 Northside Beltline 3K - 5K presented by Resurgens Orthopaedics. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities .3,448 followers. 1d. Atlanta Track Club is heartbroken over the loss of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old student who was tragically killed while running in Athens, GA last week. Running, walking and ...NOVEMBER 8, 2023 - ATLANTA - The reigning All-Metro High School Cross Country Runners of the Year will defend their titles as they lead a roster of 42 athletes from six counties selected by Atlanta Track Club as its 2023 All-Metro honorees. Junior Tommy Latham and senior Ruby Little, both of Marist School, top the list of athletes announced …Apr 2022 - Present 2 years. Atlanta Metropolitan Area. In my role as a Human Resources Assistant at Atlanta Track Club, I effectively communicate and facilitate the smooth coordination of benefits ...Atlanta Track Club is looking to hire seasonal interns each spring/early summer to perform mission-critical roles for our business development, community outreach, events, and marketing teams. These eight to ten week long intense positions are ideal for organized self-starters who seek to sharpen their skills alongside dedicated leaders and ... Expo. T-Shirt Contest. Volunteer. Press Center. Sponsors. The Peachtree Podcast. Official Race Qualifying Event Program. FAQs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race returns in 2021 with an in-person and virtual option to be held on July 3. Atlanta Track Club. 2024 Members' 10K - Grand Prix Series. March 9th, 2024. There are no shifts available at this time. Already signed up? Click here to check your status. Register to volunteer with Atlanta Track Club / 2024 Members' 10K - Grand Prix Series - …SweetWater Brewing is now the Official Beer Partner of the Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club SweetWater Brewing Company x Atlanta Track Club ATLANTA, Feb. 08, 2024 ...November 1, 2021 - ATLANTA --Atlanta Track Club introduced adidas as its future official footwear and clothing partner today, committing to the Club's mission of a healthier Atlanta through running and walking and expanding on the brand's already strong ties to Atlanta sports.The Club and adidas agreed to a multi-year partnership beginning January 1, 2022.For ten years, from 1999 through 2008, David Jordan ran every single race in the Atlanta Track Club Grand Prix Series. He is the embodiment of dedication and determination and proof that "the race is not always for the swift". The David Jordan Award is presented to all Grand Prix participants who successfully complete every event in the series ...Nov 24, 2022 · Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash at Center Parc Stadium as scheduled on November 24, 2022. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor). Atlanta Track Club, Atlanta, Georgia. 52,011 likes · 455 talking about this. Committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through running and walking. http://atlantatrackclub.org/ This event is free to Atlanta Track Club members and only $20 for nonmembers. This is the sixth event in the 2022 Atlanta Track Club Grand Prix Series. Join Atlanta Track Club or renew your membership to participate in this event for FREE! 2022 Atlanta Track Club memberships must be active for the member price to apply to 2022 events and programs. Lightspeed Track Club of Atlanta, GA. OUR MOTTO: GO HARD. AND. GO FAST!!! 2022. Girls 10&U Nation #1 Ranking in 800m. Girls 12&U Nation #3 Ranking in 400m. Boys …Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities . Ambassadors . College Ambassadors . Run Leads . Pace Leads . Volunteer Awards . Volunteer of the Month .
Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Northside Beltline 3K - 5K as scheduled on April 15, 2023. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor).. Today's bank
Sharethis Event. The 2024 Publix Atlanta 5K serves as the USATF Masters 5K Championships. A prize purse of $8,000+ will be awarded to eligible runners ages 40 and over. To be included in the USATF Masters 5K Championship portion of the Publix Atlanta 5K, athletes must register and declare eligibility through USATF.org.Beside the titles, Atlanta Track Club now holds two new American records in the 4x800m relay. The men's 80-84 team of Adrian Craven, David Turner, Gary Cochrane and Charlie Patterson shattered the former USATF record of 22:35 when they crossed the line in 18:44. The women's 65-69 team of Patrice Combs, Cindy Williams, Cindy Lucking and Trenice ...Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Click Here - Live Results - 2024 Northside Beltline 3K - 5K presented by Resurgens Orthopaedics. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities .Atlanta Track Club's Open Team is an inclusive group of competitive athletes representing all ability levels united in our desire to reach our individual potential through continuous improvement. The Open Team welcomes post-collegiate long distance runners under the age of 40 and track and field athletes under the age of 30 who look to progress ...Atlanta -- March 16, 2023 - Georgia's high school track and field stars are aligning for the third annual Wingfoot Night of Champions. With the qualifying window for the all-star, end-of-season meet opening earlier this month, nearly 50 athletes have already achieved the automatic standard for entry into the meet. Dozens more have run, jumped ...Atlanta Track Club ambassadors are energetic, active and enthusiastic members who volunteer their time to help promote Atlanta Track Club and its many member benefits. Ambassadors are volunteer leaders who assist at all four major events throughout the calendar year as well as take part in numerous activities throughout the community …Atlanta Track Club 201 Armour Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Varied. Click Here - Live Results - 2024 Northside Beltline 3K - 5K presented by Resurgens Orthopaedics. Registration for the 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is now open! Register here. Volunteer . Volunteer Opportunities .Atlanta Track Club intends to hold the Braves Country 5K presented by Southwire at Truist Park as scheduled on June 10, 2023. If the format of the event moves to virtual ONLY or is cancelled all together, you will be given the option to receive a full refund (less processing fees from registration vendor).Atlanta Track Club, Atlanta, Georgia. 52,011 likes · 455 talking about this. Committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through running and walking. http://atlantatrackclub.org/Jerome Scales was a longtime member of Atlanta Track Club who served on its Board of Directors for seven years. Diagnosed with tonsil cancer in 2016, he died on June 20, 2019. Jerome was a fixture in the Atlanta running community, spreading his love for running to anyone nearby. Even after he was diagnosed, he never let the disease deter him ...ATLANTA -- December 8, 2017 --Atlanta Track Club and the GATFXCCA will bring back the Georgia Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Clinic for the third time on January 12th and 13th.Hosted once again at Atlanta Track Club’s facility, the two-day event will feature a variety of sessions designed to elevate coaching knowledge and skills.100+. Downloads. Everyone. info. About this app. arrow_forward. Atlanta Track Club is a nonprofit committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta. Through … Youth Running. In 1964 Atlanta Track Club was founded and its first event was an awards banquet to honor high school cross country and track and field athletes. Youth events and programming have continued to be a central focus of the Club's work and is at the heart of its mission. Atlanta Track Club develops the foundation for future runners ... .