3/11/08
RUNNING USA TAPS WEEKS AS NEW CEO
By David Monti
(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission

Going outside the running industry for their new chief executive officer, Running USA has hired
Susan Weeks, a former assistant executive director of USA Field Hockey. Weeks, 57, lives in
Colorado Springs.

Running USA, the trade association which represents the broad scope of businesses which make up the U.S. running industry, began looking for a new executive director last December after
previous boss Basil Honikman had announced his retirement. Weeks will be only the second executive director in the organization's eight-year history.

According to a news release from Running USA, Weeks has 20 years of Olympic sports experience, working for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as manager of corporate services and United States Swimming as marketing and promotions director. The release described her as "an avid runner," who is a former owner and operator of a running specialty store.

Running USA was founded in 1999 to grow and promote the sport of distance running in the United States. Set up as a not-for-profit, its diverse membership includes major road races, shoe and apparel companies, race organizers, and running service providers.

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