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Road Runners of the Year
TERRY MCCLUSKEY M A LE M A S T E R In 2011, Terry McCluskey (age 63) won three United States Track and Field Association national championships (5K XC, 8K, and 15K) and a World Masters Athletics championship (marathon) in the male 60H64 age division. In December 2011, he was selected as the 2011 USATF naH tional age division champion (#1 ranking among all runners in the United States) for males 60H64. He placed rst among males 60H69 at the 2011 Boston Marathon, nishing in 2:48:38, the fourth fastest age group time in the history of the Boston Marathon. He placed rst among males 60H64 at the Gate River Run 15K, setting an age course record with a time of 56:38. He placed rst among males 60H64 at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, nishing in a time of 1:00:12. He was also a member of the Ann Arbor Track Club's 2011 USATF men's masters 60+ grand prix national championship team. The majority of his nish times in 2011 were ageHgraded between 90% and 93%. Beyond his runH ning achievements, he served as ViceHPresident on the Youngstown Peace Race's Board of Directors and added two new charities, the American Cancer Society and a food bank, to the YPR's list of charities for 2011. He was also elected to the Youngstown Runners Hall of Fame and was highlighted in the August 2011 issue of National Masters News. He is the author of an article entitled "The Full 26.2," which may be found at www.runforlife.com.
LINDA SOMERS-SMITH F E M A LE M A S T E R At age 50, Linda earned the World record for women 50+ in the 10K with a time of 34:14 at Heritage Oaks 10K in Paso Robles in September 2011. She was also the winner (masters and open) of the 2011 ShoreH line Open Cross Country women's race, running 3 miles in a time of 16:31. She won ve out of the ve Pacic Association USATF Cross Country races as a masters, and four of the ve events she was also the overall winner. She set the F50H54 World Record for the halfH marathon with her time of 1:15:18 at Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles in October 2011. She nished 8th in 20:27 in the open women ’s 6K race at the USATF National Club Cross Championships in Seattle on December 10, 2011. She would be named USATF Athlete of the Week as a result. Finally, she is the only person (male or female) toHdate to qualify by time standard for seven U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
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