David Scudamore was the 1997 US Marathon champion. [1]
He was the first All-state Cross Country runner from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, CA in 1987. [2] Later, he finished in fifth place in the 3200 meters at the 1988 CIF California State Meet. [3]
Dave is a 2 time All-Pac-10 Academic Honoree at Stanford University in 1990 and 1991. He was a 2 time NCAA All-American at 10,000m in 1992 and 1993.
Later he graduated and ran for the Nike Farm team in Palo Alto, CA. He won the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1997, [4] and in the 2000 United States Olympic Marathon Trials he finished 6th in a world class field. [5] In the 1997 World championship Marathon, he finished 13th overall. [6]
After suffering an injury to his achilles in 1995, normally a career ending injury, he came back after surgery to win the National Marathon Championships two years later. His training of cycles between 120 miles a week and 105 miles a week, never exceeding 25 miles on a long run were considered conservative for a marathoner. [7] He was named to the Rehab and Sports Medicine Hall of Fame in 2008. [8]
His son Harrison finished 13 at the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships while a senior at Denver East High School. [9] 30 years earlier, David finished 10th [10] in the same race after finishing 15th the year before. [11] [12] He is married to American Sociologist Jennifer Reich
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | Marathon |
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David Scudamore was the 1997 US Marathon champion. [1]
He was the first All-state Cross Country runner from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, CA in 1987. [2] Later, he finished in fifth place in the 3200 meters at the 1988 CIF California State Meet. [3]
Dave is a 2 time All-Pac-10 Academic Honoree at Stanford University in 1990 and 1991. He was a 2 time NCAA All-American at 10,000m in 1992 and 1993.
Later he graduated and ran for the Nike Farm team in Palo Alto, CA. He won the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1997, [4] and in the 2000 United States Olympic Marathon Trials he finished 6th in a world class field. [5] In the 1997 World championship Marathon, he finished 13th overall. [6]
After suffering an injury to his achilles in 1995, normally a career ending injury, he came back after surgery to win the National Marathon Championships two years later. His training of cycles between 120 miles a week and 105 miles a week, never exceeding 25 miles on a long run were considered conservative for a marathoner. [7] He was named to the Rehab and Sports Medicine Hall of Fame in 2008. [8]
His son Harrison finished 13 at the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships while a senior at Denver East High School. [9] 30 years earlier, David finished 10th [10] in the same race after finishing 15th the year before. [11] [12] He is married to American Sociologist Jennifer Reich
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | Marathon |
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