Most Improved Runner (Male & Female)

Purpose: To recognize one male and one female member who have dramatically improved their race times compared to the prior year.

Qualifications: Nominees must be members of MCRRC and not previously won this award.

Nomination Process:

  • Any club member can nominate another club member for this award. Self-nominations are also welcome.
  • Award criteria include:
    • % time improvements from the previous year in races run both years.
    • % time improvement from the previous year in races of the same distance.
    • Any other evidence of improvement from the previous year that may be available (e.g., PR’s, racing longer distances………)
  • MCRRC Awards Committee members may not vote for applicants who are related through family, coaching, or teaching relationships

Submit a Nomination:
You may nominate yourself or another runner as most improved by sending an email to mcrrcawards@mcrrc.org. Nominations should include the nominee’s name, gender, and email address. Desirable information includes regular mailing address, phone number, and age.

Beyond that, please include in the email very specific information that supports your nomination. You can consider the award criteria in determining what is important to include (i.e., number of races, number of PR’s, best times of the year at various distances with comparison to best times at those distances in the prior year, and [ideally] time comparisons for races on the same course—for instance, best 8k of the year vs. best 8k of the prior year and Twilighter 8k vs. previous year Twilighter 8k).

Any questions about the nomination process may be sent to mcrrcawards@mcrrc.org.

Additional Considerations:

  • Nominee is not required to run age group and/or lifetime PRs to win this award.
  • MCRRC volunteer contributions.

Selection:
The MCRRC Awards Committee will vote at a meeting in January or February. The committee will select one male and one female Most Improved Runner based only on written information presented in the nomination form or the emailed nomination. In the event of a tie vote, the Awards Committee Chairman will determine the winner.

Past Award Winners

WOMENMEN
2007Elizabeth GloverKeith Evans
2008Linda BurrellJeff Mehr
2009Cara Marie ManlandroMark Zimmerman
2010Jennifer SampleThomas Young
2011Robin BlendellBrian Marron
2012Kathryn HoldenJoe Sangillo
2013Melissa ChotinerBernard Kelly
2014Cindy ConantDan Reichmann
2015Miriam MintzerRodney Rivera
2016Mical HonigfortWill Etti
2017Kristen SerafinMark Adams
2018Maria Margarita Garcia RipaAdam Kiely
2019Royanna HerbertBobby Molson
2020NO AWARDNO AWARD
2021NO AWARDJason Greenspan
2022Judith Sitkin-PorzelBruce Lemieux
2023NO AWARDJack Levengard
2024Tracey StearnsJonathan Hou