Association of Road Racing Statisticians

Goals

To establish valid criteria for road record-keeping and to maintain a valid list of world road records for the standard road distances.

To promote communication and the exchange of information with regards to road racing.

Founding Members (alphabetically by country, then by family name)

David Blaikie (CAN, db@davidblaikie.com)
Ian Champion (14 Haileybury Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 1JJ, ENG, briultra@zoom.co.uk)
Andy Milroy (ENG, AndyMilroy@blueyonder.co.uk)
Luis Arribas Sandonis (ESP, luis@correrytirar.comcorrerytirar.com)
Indro Neri (ITA, info@epodismo.com, www.epodismo.com)
Ken Nakamura (JPN, Ken.Nakamura@NOVELLUS.com)
Gunars Akerbergs (LAT, akerberg@latnet.lv, www.marathon.lv)
Wim vanHemert (NED, wvhemert@chello.nl)
Zbigniew Jonik (POL, zbjonik@o2.pl)
Riel Hauman (15 de laan 42, Boston, Bellville RSA, riel@xsinet.co.za)
Sergey Krashnoshchekov (RUS,atlasmgt@mtu-net.ru)
Juraj Gasparovic (SVK,Juraj.Gasparovic@seznam.cz)
Tomas Magnusson (SUI, tomtytom@bluewin.ch)
Birger Fält (SWE, birger.falt@telia.com)
Pete Riegel (USA, Riegelpete@aol.com)
Ken Young (PO Box 219, Petrolia CA USA, kcy@frontiernet.net)

Working Groups

Road Records: This group is the focus for setting the criteria for keeping road records and maintains ARRS world and national road record lists. Contact Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

Marathons: This group develops and posts lists for all marathon performances under 2:20 for men and under 2:55 for women. Contact: Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

Ultramarathons: This group works on all aspects of ultramarathons, including records, rankings, and history. Contact Andy Milroy (AndyMilroy@blueyonder.co.uk)

Results: This group gathers, screens, and posts race results in a timely fashion for distances 3000m and longer. Contact Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

Certified Courses: This group maintains a world-wide list of courses that have been measured to IAAF standards. Contact Pete Riegel (Riegelpete@aol.com)

Communications: This group maintains the ARRS website and facillitates internal communication among ARRS members. Contact Indro Neri (info@epodismo.com)

Newsletter: This group edits and disseminates the ARRS e-newsletter. Contact Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

Database: This group maintains, updates, and provides statistical information from the ARRS database. Contact Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

Race Walking: This group works on all aspects of road race walking, including records, rankings, and history. Contact: Birger Fält (birger.falt@telia.com)

History: This group works to document the historical aspects of road racing. Contact Ken Young (kcy@frontiernet.net)

ARRS Co-ordinator

Andy Milroy (AndyMilroy@blueyonder.co.uk) serves to help co-ordinate the activities of the various working groups, facillitate internal communication, and interface with organizations outside the ARRS.

ARRS Members (click here for information on members)

Anyone interested in supporting and promoting the goals of the ARRS is welcome to become a member. The only requirement for membership is that you contribute to the ARRS in some manner. This may be by submitting race results, contributing to the various lists maintained by the ARRS, promoting the goals of the ARRS through articles and publications, or helping with some of the many day-to-day tasks in making the ARRS a viable organization. Contact the ARRS co-ordinator, Andy Milroy if you wish to join the ARRS.

ARRS members are invited to join working groups as befits their interests. Contacts for the ARRS working groups are listed above. These are working groups with emphasis on the working part. Members of working groups are expected to contribute to the efforts of the group.

Races as well as individuals may become members of the ARRS. Click here for details of what is expected from "race members" and the list of "race members."

Note that members who act to disrupt or hinder working groups, projects or goals of the ARRS may be dropped from membership which means they will be removed from the internal mail circulation list and will no longer receive the ARRS newsletter.

Last Updated on 04 Mar 2007