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    Super Athletes 2025 

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Michael Magnussen – Chairman
Bruce Fisher – Photos

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The first list of contenders and qualifiers for 2025 will be posted March 5th.

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Final Super Athletes 2024

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Rings to be presented at the Super Athlete Awards Party on February 22, 2025.
Keith Lerew – 2nd gold ring, 2 silver rings
Judy Fisher – 1st gold ring, 6 silver rings
David Crawford – 1st gold ring, 5 silver rings
Robert Hoekman – 7th ring
Ed Heckard – 5th ring
Mickey Allen – 5th ring
John Phillips – 4th ring
Jahna Prine – 3rd ring
Kimmer Muenz – 3rd ring
Michael Magnussen – 3rd ring
Dennis Zaborac – 2nd ring
Steve Husko – 2nd ring
Kent Sizer – 2nd ring
Edythe Hulet – 1st ring
Diane Johnson – 1st ring
Nancy Larsen – 1st ring
Diane Martin – 1st ring
Enid Moore Age – 1st ring
Robert Flynn – 1st ring

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Changes to qualification requirements for Super Athlete status effective January 1, 2024.

If you are between 50 and 64 years of age and ranked in the TOP 10 at the 5K, 10K, half marathon and full marathon distances on December 31st, 2025, you are a Super Athlete and entitled to a Super Athlete ring. The rings will be presented at our annual Super Athlete Awards party in February of 2026.

If you are 65 or older during 2025 and ranked in the TOP 10 for the 3K, 5K, 10K and half marathon distances on December 31, 2025, you are a Super Athlete and entitled to receive the Super Athlete’s ring at the Super Athlete Awards party in February of 2026.

In the interest of fairness it was decided that all ages should have to be ranked at 4 distances to gain Super Athlete status. That’s why the 3k distance has been added to the requirements for those over 65. If you are interested in receiving a Super Athlete’s ring for 2025 and you miss the 3k Championship race at Lakefair, there will be three 3K Ambassador races held during 2025. The location for the 3k’s is in Gig Harbor on the Cushman Trail (directions to the Cushman Trailhead is in the 8/11 Bulletin). 

PLEASE NOTE that the 3K cannot be substituted for the marathon for those under 65, nor can the marathon be used in lieu of the 3K for over 65. This is to make sure the standards are uniform across all age categories.

In addition, please be aware it is possible to fall out of the Top 10 and lose qualifier status… If you are near the bottom of the Top 10 in any distance, please keep an eye on your position in the Top 10 section and be aware that you may need to run another race before the end of the year to try and re-qualify.

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SUPER ATHLETES HISTORY

This Category was originally titled ‘Runner of The Year’. Our first winners in 2013 were Judy Fisher and Bill Iffrig. Both posted world class times. In 2024 and 2015, the winners were Judy fisher and Joe Sheerab. At that point it looked like Judy and Joe were going to win every year, so we replaced ‘Runner Of The Year’ with the ‘Super Athlete award’to recognize more of the top runners. It was also decide that we would abandon the plaques in favor of a more unique award, the Super Athlete’s ring.

Shown below are the previous Super Athlete award winners. The award was not offered in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

left to right: Mickey Allen, Ed Heckard, Judy Fisher, Carol Sexton, Kristen Mossman, Bob Hoekman, Sandra Madden, Dave Sherman and Arne Hales.

left to right: Keith Lerew, Ed Heckard, Jerry Bronson, Donna Jackson, David Crawford, Kristen Mossman, Mickey Allen, Judy fisher, Sandra Madden, Carol Sexton, Dave Sherman, Jess DelBosquite and Doug Beyerlein. Missing is Bob Hoekman

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