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AwardsRRCA National Running AwardsIn 1971, the RRCA developed the RRCA National Running Awards to acknowledge the service and commitment of outstanding volunteers to the running community. Each year club and event leaders around the United States are encouraged to nominate outstanding individuals for an RRCA National Running Award. The outstanding contributors to our sport are recognized at the RRCA Annual Banquet and National Awards Ceremony. Each year the RRCA provides a travel stipend and a free ticket for these deserving individuals to attend the banquet and awards ceremony. The RRCA National Running Award categories include the RRCA Long Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductee(s); the Male and Female Runners of the Year and Masters Runners of the Year; the Outstanding RRCA Club President Award; the RRCA Outstanding Club Volunteer Award; the RRCA Journalism Awards for Outstanding Club Newsletter(s); Outstanding Club Writer; Journalism Excellence; the RRCA Children's Development Award; the Browning Ross Spirit of the RRCA Award; the RRCA Beginning Running Program Award; the Outstanding State Representative of the Year; and the RRCA Road Race of the Year Award. Each award winner is chosen by a volunteer selection panel from the nominations submitted. The RRCA awards selection panels are a great opportunity to get involved with the organization at the National level. For more information about serving on a selection panel email . To nominate a deserving individual review the Award Categories and Selection Criteria Information below; then complete the online nomination form during the nomination period. Nominations open September 1st and are due 5:00 PM Eastern on December 31st. Only nominations made through the official online form will be accepted.
National Outstanding Volunteer Recognition Program
The success of the RRCA and its clubs and events is based on volunteerism. Since its inception in 1958, the RRCA has relied on the spirit of volunteers to carry out programs, find sponsors, hand-out water, work finish lines, and many other important tasks. It is in recognition of these volunteers that the RRCA developed the National Outstanding Volunteer Recognition program. The purpose of the Outstanding Volunteer Recognition program with the RRCA is to shine a spotlight on individuals that have volunteered over 2000 hours of their time over a period of time to the sport of running. Club presidents, volunteer coordinators, RRCA State Reps, etc. can submit the names of 3 individuals per year per club or event for the outstanding volunteer recognition program. Submissions will be collected throughout the year, and all recipients will receive a certificate and commemorative patch. These items will be mailed near the end of the year. National Outstanding Volunteer recipients will be announced in the RRCA News, posted on the awards page of the website. Without volunteers, our clubs and events would not be as successful at promoting running in their communities. RRCA Club Web Site AwardsEach year the RRCA recognizes the top club web sites as part of their annual awards EligibilityTo be eligible sites have to be current RRCA clubs with web sites listed on the RRCA club pages. They also are required to have a link to the RRCA from their home page. Judging CriteriaJudging is done in each of two categories, small clubs with 250 members or less, and large clubs with over 250 members. Three Top Sites are picked in each division. They are all winners! Finally, best sites in each division are picked from among these six.
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