Association of Road Racing Statisticians
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) focuses on elite distance running at distances 3000 meters and longer. Its goals are to establish valid criteria for road record-keeping; to maintain a valid list of world road records for the standard road distances; and to promote communication and the exchange of information with regards to road racing. The association's database has more than 500,000 performances from more than 80,000 races by more than 25,000 elite distance runners worldwide.
Founding members
- David Blaikie (Canada)
- Ian Champion (England)
- Andy Milroy (England)
- Luis Arribas Sandonis (Spain)
- Indro Neri (Italy)
- Ken Nakamura (Japan)
- Gunars Akerbergs (Latvia)
- Wim vanHemert (Netherlands)
- Zbigniew Jonik (Poland)
- Riel Hauman (South Africa)
- Sergey Krashnoshchekov (Russia)
- Juraj Gasparovic (Slovakia)
- Tomas Magnusson (Switzerland)
- Birger Fält (Sweden)
- Pete Riegel (United States of America)
- Ken Young (United States of America)
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians includes specific working groups for road records, race results, marathons, ultramarathons, certified courses, race walking, and running history.
