Press Release - Road Runners Club of America - 1/27/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        Road Runners Club of America
              Seeks Applications for 2011 Roads Scholar Program 
			
Arlington, VA - Since 1996, the Road Runners Club of America has awarded 
stipends through its Roads Scholar program to assist American 
post-collegiate road runners who show great promise to develop into 
national and world class road running athletes. 
 
The Roads Scholar program has distributed over $330,000 to emerging 
American distance runners since the programs inception. Grants in the 
amount of $5,000.00 per year have been awarded to four to six athletes 
annually since the program's inception. The driving factor in the creation 
of this program was the goal of improving the state of long distance 
running in the United States. 
 
The RRCA is now accepting applications for our 2011-2012 Roads Scholar 
class. The deadline for applying is April 30, 2011. More information about 
the program along with the application can be found on-line at 
http://www.rrca.org/programs/roads-scholars/. 

The program is directed towards runners who: 

Are US citizens; 
Have recently graduated from college; 
Plan to pursue elite distance running as a career; 
Expect to earn less than $30,000 from all sources during the calendar year. 

The program is 100% supported by contributions from events, clubs, and 
individual donors.  To learn more about supporting this program visit us at 
http://www.rrca.org/about/support/.

 
About Road Runners Club of America:                                       
Founded in 1958, the RRCA is the oldest and largest national association of 
running clubs, running events, and runners. The mission and vision 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 of life.  The RRCA provides the national 
infrastructure for the development of adult and youth running clubs and 
events. The organization actively promotes running as a sport, healthy 
lifestyle choice, and a positive social activity.  The RRCA strives to 
provide quality programming that can be replicated throughout the country, 
such as the highly successful Start a Running Club turnkey program that has 
been the cornerstone of the organization for over fifty years.  Learn more 
about the RRCA at www.RRCA.org.

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