Fall is underway... and the races are amazing. The ING Distance Classic in Philly was so fun to watch... Ryan Hall... taking the win... Denver Marathon celebrated it's last race under the original name... and now becomes a RocknRoll Marathon Series Event in 2010... and the 34th Running of the People's Marathon... the Marine Corps Marathon... was a smashing success.... Navy Wins the Men's.... Army Wins the remote race in Iraq... We're now headed to Springfield MO, for the BassPro Shops Fitness Festival... a bold program funded by this outdoor retailer to promote fitness and conserve Human Resources... as they've done with Natural Resources for so many years... and continue to do.... Two First Wave Events are scheduled for US Army Garrison's in Germany in November... the Philly Marathon is looking to be the biggest ever... The RocknRoll San Antonio.. is going to be a weekend long Texas Party... and RocknRoll Las Vegas... well... just wait and see..... Hope everyone is out enjoying this Fall... and Running Like They Mean It! Read more...
Born on an Army base in Germany (his father was an Army Doctor stationed in BRD), and 24-time national champion, Shorter captured the Olympic Gold Medal in 1972 in the city of his birth (Munich). It was this performance that inspired the distance running boom in the U.S. He went on to claim the Silver Medal in the 1976 Olympics and was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984. Frank is one of the single most highly regarded runners of all time... an authority on the movement to create WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) and someone who our Warrior Runners both young and old will enjoy meeting, running with... and spending time around at each base we visit. RunnersWall salutes Frank for being the lifelong ambassador to the sport of RUNNING!
