RRCA
Race Director Certification
Our Program Goals:
- Provide a baseline of knowledge for anyone that directs road or trail running events.
- Provide a structured program of individuals seeking to become certified race directors.
- Provide credentials to race directors that may assist in the permitting process
- Provide a Code of Ethics for Certified Race Directors to ensure integrity in the sport and event management.
Program Requirements
- View 100% of the 6 video modules.
- Visit the slide deck (PDF available for download) before advancing to the next module.
- Complete the 100 question exam with a passing score of 85% or more.
- Attest to reading and agree to follow the RRCA's Race Director Code of Ethics.
- After completing all steps in the certification process, you can download your certificate of completion.
- Look for your confirmation email and promote your RRCA Certified Race Director accomplishment.
Course Presenters
Stewart is the author of the textbook, Organizing Running Events. He is editor and publisher of Road Race Management newsletter and the Road Race Management Directory. In addition through his company, Road Race Management, Inc., Stewart organizes the annual Road Race Management Race Directors’ Seminar and Trade Exhibit, an annual sport-wide industry gathering. He is the event director of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, the premier springtime running event in Washington, DC.
Knaack is the CEO of the Road Runners Club of America where she has served in the role since 2005, bringing over twenty years of nonprofit management experience to the position. She regularly counsels running club and event leaders around the country on various topics of importance to the running community. She has experience managing the administrative and financial operations of organizations along with extensive skills in organization and event management.
Kardong has been a runner since 1964. He finished 4th in the Olympic Marathon in Montreal (7/31/76), running a personal best of 2:11:16, missing the bronze medal by 3 seconds. In 1977, he helped launch the Lilac Bloomsday Run, which now attracts nearly 50,000 participants a year. Kardong has been an author, speaker, consultant, and coach. He was a contributing writer for Runner’s World magazine and has published three books. He was president of the Road Runners Club of America from 1996 to 2000.
Lambros is the Deputy Race Director for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, DC, which attracts thousands of runners from around the world. She is also a former RRCA Executive Director (2004 to 2005). She has volunteered for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run since 1980. Starting as an on course volunteer she moved to Director of the 3K race and then to Volunteer Coordinator before becoming the Deputy Director.
McCormick is a life-long runner who ventured into organizing events when
he became the race director for the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, OH
in 2008. Inspired by the experience, McCormick moved into
race directing full-time, becoming one of the first RRCA Certified Race
Directors in 2012. He partnered with Run Toledo that produces premier running
events, duathlons & triathlons in northwest Ohio and
southeast Michigan.
Since his first year managing the Glass City Marathon, McCormock has
grown that race by over 700%.
As the founder and president of DMSE Sports, Inc., a special-event
management company, McGillivray has produced or consulted on more than
900 mass-participatory athletic events throughout the world, including
28 Boston Marathons; the 2004 and 2008 USA Women’s Olympic Marathon
Trials; the 1990 Triathlon World Championship, the 1998 Goodwill Games
Triathlon, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. McGillivray is also an
accomplished motivational speaker. His
30-year career in the sport of road racing and triathlon earned him the
prestigious Race
Director of the Year award by Road Race Management, Inc., and he is a member of the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame.
Ryan is a race director armed with an MBA. Since entering the field in 2003, Ryan has directed marathons, long course triathlons, turkey trots, bike tours, fun runs, and the seventh largest 10K in the country. Ryan applies a BA in Finance from Notre Dame and an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern to the evolving and increasingly professional field of participatory athletic event management. In his free time, Ryan tries to keep one foot on the participant side of the fence, running in at least one marathon and a few shorter road races each year. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.