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Mary Wittenberg (née Robertson) was the President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Road Runners (NYRR) through May 18, 2015. Wittenberg oversaw the TCS New York City Marathon and several other races, events, and programs that draw over 300,000 yearly participants. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NYRR )〕 Under Wittenberg's leadership, NYRR helped develop new initiatives such as the World Marathon Majors Series and several community programs that have introduced running to underprivileged children. For her efforts related to the TCS New York City Marathon, an article in the ''New York Times'' stated that Wittenberg "has transformed the New York City Marathon from traditional to competitive to innovative." A former competitive runner, Wittenberg won the 1987 Marine Corps Marathon. She participates in many NYRR races. ==Early life and career== Wittenberg was born in Buffalo, New York, and raised in a large and athletic Irish Catholic family. She was the oldest of seven children, and played softball, baseball and basketball—sports that her father coached. In high school, she focused on cheerleading, and also starred on a champion West Side Rowing Club team. Wittenberg went on to attend Canisius College, and was a coxswain for the men's crew team that won a championship for small colleges.〔 During her senior year in College, Wittenberg took up running. She won a few local races and trained with Canisius' men's cross country team. Wittenberg also trained with the men's cross country team while attending law school at University of Notre Dame. While training with this group, she finished 16th at the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:46.〔 After law school, Wittenberg moved to Richmond, Virginia to work for the Hunton & Williams law firm.〔 She would spend busy days working in the office, marathon training with the University of Richmond cross country team, and studying to pass the bar.〔 In 1987, she won the Marine Corps Marathon in a time of 2:44:34. Wittenberg used a late surge to overtake the leaders in the second half of the race.〔 Wittenberg's strong performance at the Marine Corps Marathon qualified her for the 1988 Olympic marathon trials. However, she soon required surgery for a knee injury, and a back ailment forced her to drop out of the qualifying race.〔 Wittenberg ran in only two more marathons due to injuries and a focus on her law career.〔 ==New York Road Runners== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Wittenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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