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American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame

American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame

 

Ted Corbitt (2004) Sandra Kiddy (2004) Marcy Schwam (2005) Sue Ellen Trapp (2006)
Bernd Heinrich (2007) Stu Mittleman (2008) Allan Kirik (2009) Barney Klecker (2010)
Rae Clark (2011) Park Barner (2012) Frank Bozanich (2013) Donna Hudson (2014)
Tom Johnson (2015) Roy Pirrung (2016) Nick Marshall (2017) Lorna (Richey) Michael (2018)
Kevin Setnes (2019) Ann Trason (2020) Eric Clifton (2021) Don Choi (2021)
Pam Reed (2022) Dan Brannen (2022) Scott Jurek (2023) Gary Cantrell (2023)
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The American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame was originally established by The American Ultrarunning Association (AUA) that was founded in 1990. This organization was established as the USA representative organization to the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU).

The American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame came about out of concern that the USATF Hall of Fame, as large as it was with over 300 inductees, mostly from the various track & field events, was not well suited to properly recognize the giants of ultrarunning at the highest level of elite performance. A clear example was the fact that Ted Corbitt, universally regarded as the “Father of American Ultrarunning,” and a former Olympic marathoner, was not in the USATF Hall of Fame. Nor would it be likely that any of the subsequent American ultrarunning inductees ever be realistically considered for the USATF Hall of Fame, as it is almost exclusively focused on track & field events, with emphasis on success in the Olympic Games, which do not include ultrarunning.

In 2004, the AUA made the decision that it was time to recognize and select deserving members of the sport of ultrarunning with a Hall of Fame distinction. The initial inductees were Ted Corbitt and Sandra Kiddy.  Beyond that, the aim was to maintain a certain stature of the HOF to insure it truly honored the best.

As we are now well into the 21st century, the sport of ultrarunning has seen tremendous growth in participation and performances, especially on trails.  Since 2000, the sport has experienced more than a ten-fold growth in participation.

The AUA was dissolved in 2020. The American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame has been transferred to ultrarunninghistory.com under the direction of Davy Crockett.

Note on Hall of Fame Induction Policy:

To be considered for the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame, candidates must be either retired from competition for 10 years or have reached the age of 60.