USRSA honors Steve DeBoer on 40^th Anniversary Run

By Steve Morrow, Vice President, USRSA

It was my honor and pleasure to represent the USRSA on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the 40^th Anniversary Run of Steve DeBoer's running streak. Steve now joins 4 others in the US who have reached this prestigious milestone. Steve and I have been conversing through email for the past 10 years and have talked occasionally about meeting and running together, but this is the first time we have met. I traveled to Rochester, Minnesota, to present Steve with this plaque from the USRSA honoring him as the "2011 USRSA Runner of the Year"

Steve was joined by 10 fellow runners including some with active and/or retired streaks (Jeff Judd, Brad Kautz, Julie Maxwell, and myself) on a lap of the track followed by a run of about 5K along the trails in Rochester on a night when the temperature was still in the mid-nineties. After the run we enjoyed sharing running stories, snacking on watermelon and rehydrating with Gatorade. Congratulations again to Steve DeBoer and best of luck in continuing your streak long into the future.

Best Wishes, Steve Morrow, Vice President USRSA

P.S. I am including a copy of the speech that Steve DeBoer gave at the event. Thanks also to all the runners for joining Steve and making it a special night for him and thanks to KAAL-TV for doing a story on Steve too.