MRA Road Runner of the Year

Criteria:

• The MRA Road Runner of the Year Award is awarded in the fall at the annual Awards Celebration. There are four categories: Male, Female, Masters Male and Masters Female. Masters is considered to be 40 years of age & up. The recipient must be an MRA member for the year of the award.
• The intention of this award is to recognize the fastest runners over 5 road racing distances: 5k, 10k, 10 mile, Half Marathon & Full Marathon. The winner must compete in a minimum of 3 distances, with the Half or Full Marathon being one of those distances.
• In October, the Executive Director will compile a short list of the fastest MRA runners, both male and female, from the Manitoba Road Race Rankings. This list will be distributed to the MRA Board of Directors prior to the November meeting for their review, and will be posted on the MRA website.
• A vote will be held at the November Board Meeting to determine the winners, which will be published on the Awards Celebration page of the MRA website.
• Because this award is based entirely on race times, it is possible for a runner to win the award more than once.

2024 Short List of Candidates:

MEN
Matt VanSchepdael
Sam Vincent
Tristan Da Silva
Eduard Boja Gallart
Giuseppe D’Amico
Tom Neave

MASTERS MEN
Johnny Coffin
Charles Tetrault
Bo Huang
Bob Cox
Sheldon Pohl

WOMEN
Carmen Crouch
Joy Palmer
Renata Doerksen

MASTERS WOMEN
Darolyn Walker
Jaala Van Dongen
Carolyn Coffin
Jenn Sacco
Mingdi Zhao
Jessica Drakul