Dave Scudamore

David Scudamore was the 1997 US Marathon champion.[1]

Palos Verdes High School

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]

Leland Stanford University

Dave is a 2 time All-Pac-10 Academic Honoree at Stanford University in 1990 and 1991.

Professional running

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]

Honors

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]

Personal life

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]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  United States
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 13th Marathon

References
  1. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/men.asp
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com.
  4. "Dave Scudamore wins Pittsburgh Marathon". The Independent. London. 1997-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/internationalscene.html
  7. "SCUDFILE". people.uwec.edu.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Denver East's Harrison Scudamore earns All-American honors at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships". December 10, 2017.
  10. "Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1987 Finals - Boys". www.footlockercc.com.
  11. Versaw, Alan. "Harrison Scudamore 13th At Foot Locker Nationals". Colorado Track XC.
  12. "Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1986 Finals - Boys". www.footlockercc.com.
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