The Robert Giegangack Award The Robert Giegengack Award was established in 1982 in recognition of the late Yale track & field coach’s half-century of “superior and outstanding contributions as an official, a coach, and an administrator in the sport and to the organization.” It is awarded annually to a person “who excels in...
MUT PA’s Backstrom & Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees
PA’s Jonah Backstrom & Rich Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees Jonah Backstrom – age 48 – San Francisco, CA USATF 100 Mile Road Championships 3rd master 19:08:25 (8th overall male) USATF 50k Road Championships 1st master 3:30:40 (11th overall male) Rich Hanna – age 56 – Sacramento, CA Jed Smith 50 Mile New American Age Group...
RR PA’s Jenny Hitchings sets pending W55-59 Half Marathon AR; PA’s Jacob Nur does the same for Men’s 65-69!
At the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon race in Clarksburg, CA today, Nov. 14, 2021, Jenny Hitchings, 58, broke her own American Age Group 55-59 record for the Half Marathon road racing distance (pending) by running a 1:20:20 at this USATF Pacific certified and sanctioned race. Her previous record’s time was 1:21:14 set in 2018. Jacob Nur, 66, also...