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Founded in 1958, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is the oldest and largest distance running organization in the United States with over 1500 running club and event members representing 200,000 individual runners active in their running communities. The mission of the RRCA is to promote the development and growth of running clubs, running events, and supporting the common interests of runners throughout the country at all stages in life. The RRCA provides a national infrastructure for the development of adult and youth running clubs and events that have boomed into a robust sporting activity. The RRCA actively promotes running as a healthy lifestyle and positive social activity and strives to provide quality programming that can be replicated throughout the country, such as the highly successful Start a Running Club program has been the cornerstone of our organization for over fifty years. Road Runners Clubs may also include members who may have diverse abilities from using asthma inhalers, to brain tumors, heart disease, and even Paralympian wheelchair racers. Roman Runners, a local club in upstate New York, is described in the 25th Anniversary report of the Boilermaker Road and Wheelchair Race in the adjoining city of Utica, New York (Racino, 2002). 〔Racino, J. (2002). "The Boilermaker Road Race: 25th Anniversary Report: An Examination of Road Racing and Wheelchair Racing in the US." Rome, NY: Community and Policy Studies. 〕 〔(Road Runners Club of America / A History: 1958 - Today ) webpage. Road Runners Club of America official website. Retrieved 2011-03-03.〕 ==Programs== * Liability insurance covering running clubs and events. * Runner's safety, education, and advocacy〔(Road Running - Road Runners Club of America - Programs Safety, Education & Advocacy )〕 * Coaching certification - to accredit coaches who specialize in training long distance runners.〔(Road Running - Road Runners Club of America - Programs Coaching Certification )〕 * National, regional and state championship event series. * Road ScholarsTM Program - provides grants for promising post-collegiate athletes.〔(Road Running - Road Runners Club of America - Programs Roads Scholar )〕 * National RUN@WORK Day * Kids Run the Nation Program - 10-week youth running program curriculum and small grant fund for starting and/or maintaining youth running programs * ''Club Running'' Magazine * Runner Friendly Community Program * National Running Awards Program * Volunteer Recognition Program 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「Road Runners Club of America」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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