Longest-serving race directors

While this started off as a US listing it has been extended to include race directors from other countries, where known. There are 44 entries for RDs of 25 years’ standing or more through to the end of 2019.

Laddie Lawrence of the Westport (Connecticut) Summer Series tops the list with 56 years in the job. Highest-placed of non-US race directors is Jiro Hashimoto of Lake Saroma 100km (JPN) and Mario Kadiks (Rotterdam) with 35 years, followed by Andrea Tuffli (Swissalpine) with 34 years.

The list shows 50 race directors of 23 years’ standing or more (including the late Fred Lebow). So far there are only 13 non-US entries of which 12 are (or were) AIMS members, plus two US AIMS members, Carey Pinkowski (Chicago, 30 years) and Rick Nealis (US Marine Corps, 27 years).

Phil Stewart would welcome suggested additions to the listing. He can be contacted at: pstewart@rrm.com

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Rules

- Longevity is calculated as of 31 December 2019 and will be updated for 2020 races on 31 December 2020.

- Co-Directors are eligible

- Race Directors who have been directors of multiple races for many years just have their longest event included.

- Directors are given credit for cancelled events or events held as virtual events assuming they handled the terms of the cancellation

- Events must be trackable as the “same” event even though distances may have been added or dropped and title sponsors changed