Doug Kurtis (dkurtis) : Member Profile : Thoos

WORLD RECORD HOLDER"
MOST CAREER SUB 2:20 MARATHONS "76"
- MOST MARATHON VICTORIES "40"

WINNER OF FORTY MARATHONS
Including: Detroit (6),Seattle (5),Bangkok (3), Grandma's(2),Vietnam (2),Barcelona,New Orleans (3),Fox Cities (2),
Tempe, Tahiti, Austin, Penang, Manila, Las Vegas, Memphis, Providence, Ft. Worth, Marquette, South Bend, Port Huron

Completed One Hundred and Ninety Five Marathons
12 Overall Wins as a Master.
Ran "12 SUB 2:20'S IN ONE YEAR - 1989

Personal Bests: 26.2m 2:13:34, 25km 1:17:58, 13.1m 1:04:51, 20km 1:02:37 10m - 48:33,
15km 46:01, 10km 29:44, 8km 23:25

Employed by Ford Motor Company as a computer systems analyst.

Weekly running columnist for the Detroit Free Press

Career Highlights:
* Five time Olympic Trial Qualifier 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992
and 1996
* Former Race Director for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar
Bank International Marathon (Currently the Course
Director)
* Race Director for the Detroit Jazz Fest Four Miler
* Board member of Northville's Solstice Run
* Voted into the RRCA Hall of Fame in 1998
* Coach for Metro Detroit Youth Day
* Writer for MI Runner, Runmichigan.com, MI Sport &
Fitness
* Voted #1 Michigan Amateur Athlete of All Time
* Clinic speaker, coach and in-training program developer