National Distance Running Hall of Fame

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was established on July 11, 1998, to honor those who have contributed to the sport of distance running. Many of those who are inducted have achieved great success as runners, but some members are enshrined for their ability to bring fame and recognition to the sport of running.

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame is located in Utica, New York, United States. Inside the Hall are pictures, videos and other memorabilia that provide the history of the sport through the eyes of both the runners and spectators. The city of Utica was selected to be the home of the running hall of fame because it hosts the annual Boilermaker Road Race—one of the largest 15 km road races in the US.

No induction ceremonies occurred in 2004, 2007 and 2009. In 2007, it was due to the search for a new executive director, the 30th running of the Boilermaker Road Race, and construction to the Stanley Theater stage, which is where the ceremony takes place. In 2009, the struggling economy caused too few sponsors to donate money for the event.

With the inclusion of Grete Waitz and Priscilla Welch, the membership is not limited to Americans. Both athletes represented other countries internationally (coincidentally both in the 1984 Olympic Marathon, the first Olympic marathon for women), though they had an extensive running history in the United States.

Members

Joan Benoit prior to the 2008 Chicago Marathon.

Johnny Hayes running at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Olympian Billy Mills

Alberto Salazar

	Key
†	Denotes a posthumous induction

Inductee	Year inducted
Horace Ashenfelter	2012
Dick Beardsley	2010
Joan Benoit	1998
Bill Bowerman^†	2002
Doris Brown Heritage	2002
Amby Burfoot	2008
Patti Catalano Dillon	2006
Ted Corbitt	1998
Glenn Cunningham^†	2012
Mary Decker	2003
Bill Dellinger	2001
Clarence DeMar^†	2000
Tom Fleming	2014
Miki Gorman	2010
Jacqueline Hansen	2012
Johnny Hayes^†	2008
Lynn Jennings	2001
Don Kardong	2005
Johnny Kelley	1999
John J. Kelley	2002
Nina Kuscsik	1999
Francie Larrieu-Smith	1999
Fred Lebow^†	2001
Gerry Lindgren	2006
Marty Liquori	2006
Kim Merritt	2014
Greg Meyer	2005
Billy Mills	1999
Steve Prefontaine^†	2000
Bill Rodgers	1998
H. Browning Ross^†	2002
Jim Ryun	2003
Alberto Salazar	2000
Bob Schul	2005
Frank Shorter	1998
Kathrine Switzer	1998
Craig Virgin	2001
Grete Waitz	2000
Fred Wilt^†	2010
Priscilla Welch	2008
George Young	2003