National Distance Running Hall of Fame

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was a hall of fame in Utica, New York dedicated to the sport of distance running. It was established on July 11, 1998.

In 1999, the Hall of Fame moved into a building in downtown Utica, with mayor Ed Hanna providing financial assistance. It moved to a building near the finish line of the Boilermaker Road Race in 2013.^[1] In the 2020s, the Hall of Fame closed permanently. Its building is now offices for the Boilermaker Road Race.^[1][2][3]

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[4]	1998
Bill Bowerman†	2002
Doris Brown Heritage	2002
Amby Burfoot	2008
Patti Catalano Dillon	2006
Ted Corbitt[4]	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[4]	1999
John J. Kelley	2002
Nina Kuscsik[4]	1999
Francie Larrieu-Smith[4]	1999
Fred Lebow†	2001
Gerry Lindgren	2006
Marty Liquori	2006
Kim Merritt	2014
Greg Meyer	2005
Billy Mills[4]	1999
Steve Prefontaine†	2000
Bill Rodgers[4]	1998
H. Browning Ross†	2002
Jim Ryun	2003
Alberto Salazar	2000
Bob Schul	2005
Frank Shorter[4]	1998
Kathrine Switzer[4]	1998
Craig Virgin	2001
Grete Waitz	2000
Fred Wilt†	2010
Priscilla Welch	2008
George Young	2003

See also

• Sport of athletics portal

• RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame
• USATF Masters Hall of Fame