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Keynote Speakers for 54th Annual RRCA Convention Announced
Friday Luncheon Featuring Dave Wottle
Dave Wottle’s dramatic stretch run earned him an upset victory in the 800 meters and established him as one of the stars of the 1972 Olympic Games. As a student at Bowling Green State University, Wottle first came on the national scene in 1970 when he finished second in the NCAA championship mile. Injuries sidelined him in 1971 but a year later he came back and won the national collegiate 1500m and the National AAU 800m before tying the world 800 record of 1:44.3 at the Olympic Trials. He also qualified in the 1500m, but was eliminated in the semi-finals of that event. In 1973, he won the NCAA mile in 1973, then turned professional and eventually became a college track coach and academic administrator at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.
Saturday Luncheon Featuring Christopher McDougall
Christopher McDougall is an author and journalist best known for his 2009 best-selling book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. In Born to Run, McDougall tracks down members of the reclusive Tarahumara Indian tribe in the Mexican Copper Canyons. After being repeatedly injured as a runner himself, McDougall marvels at the tribe’s ability to run ultra distances (over 100 miles) at incredible speeds, without getting the routine injuries of most American runners. McDougall also has received critical praise for his rich story-telling and the many quirky characters portrayed in the book, including not only the Tarahumara but exceptional Western runners who share the Tarahumara spirit of running for enjoyment and spiritual experience. McDougall is a 1985 graduate of Harvard University. He spent three years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, covering civil wars in Rwanda and Angola.
Saturday Banquet Featuring the National Running Awards
Breaking with tradition and to streamline the evening in advance of the RRCA National Half Marathon Championship, the RRCA National Running Awards Banquet will focus on the contributions of the national award winners. Learn more about the National Awards and nominate a deserving individual today!
Detailed registration information coming soon.
Book Your Room at the Host Hotel
The RRCA 2012 Convention will be held at the Hilton Memphis hotel which is located in the heart of the East Memphis business district and a short drive from Beale Street, FedEx Forum, Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Zoo, Memphis International Airport (MEM), The University of Memphis, The University of Tennessee at Memphis, the Civil Rights Museum, the Loraine Hotel, and downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
The 2012 RRCA Convention hotel room rate is only $99.00/night.
Register and receive your special RRCA 2012 discount pricing.
Group Name: RRCA 2012 CONVENTION
Group Code: RR0313
Check-in: 13-MAR-2012
Check-out: 19-MAR-2012
Hotel Name: Hilton Memphis
Hotel Address:
939 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Phone Number: 901-762-7445
