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  • In 2009, the series replaced the ChampionChip race timing system with the new state-of-the-art ChronoTrack Timing System with the disposable D-tag.

  • In June 2010, The Louisville Triple Crown of Running donated a record $133,445 to the Crusade for Children on behalf of the running community.

  • In 2007, The Louisville Triple Crown of Running offered the first Team Challenges for all events.

  • On June 24, 2003, Triple Crown Race Organizers announced the "NEW" Louisville Triple Crown of Running for 2004, omitting the Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon/Marathon and featuring the Anthem 5k Fitness Classic.
     
  • Each year, nearly 20,000 runners participate in at least one of the three events.

  • Over 5,500 hearty runners complete the annual series and earn the Triple Crown T-shirt and bragging rights each year.

  • There is no additional entry fee required to participate.

  • The first Triple Crown of Running took place in 1984 and featured the Rodes City Run, the Run for the Arts (sponsored by the former Liberty National Bank) and the KDF miniMarathon.

  • The only runners to win all three consecutive races and capture the Triple Crown of Running were Luisa Hamm in 1984 (Triple Crown debut), John Wellerding in 1986, Stan Clark in 1991, Camille Estes in 1993, Mary Anne Lyons-Tonini in 1996, 1997 & 1998, and Jim Estes in 1999.  The 2001 Triple Crown Winners were (Women's Division) Christina Wells, (Wheelchair Division) Chad Johnson; 2002 Winners were James Mutuse, Christina Wells and Chad Johnson; and 2004 and 2007 featured Susie Bush and Jamie King-Oshea, respectively, as winners of the Triple Crown series.  In 2008, Erin Nehus, and in 2009 Camille Herron, respectively won the Triple Crown in the female division.

  • Runners consistently use the series races as a training schedule to condition themselves for the local mini/Marathon and/or regional or national marathon events.

  • In 1997, the Louisville Triple Crown of Running™ gained national attention when the series was highlighted in two issues (January & February) of Runner’s World Magazine.

     

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