Dave Scudamore Explained

David Scudamore (born 15 February 1970) 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. He was a 2 time NCAA All-American at 10,000m in 1992 and 1993.

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] He is married to American Sociologist Jennifer Reich

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Marathon Champions. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826024511/www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/men.asp. 2022-08-26.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026225519/http://cifstate.org/sports/state/cross_country/pdf/xc%20results.pdf . 2010-10-26 . dead .
  3. Web site: California State Meet Results - 1915 to present. lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com.
  4. News: Dave Scudamore wins Pittsburgh Marathon . The Independent . London . 1997-05-05 . 2010-05-01.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116024039/http://www.raceresultsweekly.com/00usmar.htm . 2010-11-16 . dead .
  6. Web site: Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Track & Field . 2010-02-06 . 2012-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304021614/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/internationalscene.html . dead .
  7. Web site: SCUDFILE. people.uwec.edu.
  8. Web site: Sports Medicine Institute - Palo, Alto CA - Wall of Fame . 2010-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032233/http://www.smiweb.org/about/wall.html . 2011-07-28 . dead .
  9. Web site: Denver East's Harrison Scudamore earns All-American honors at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. December 10, 2017.
  10. Web site: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1987 Finals - Boys. www.footlockercc.com.
  11. Web site: Harrison Scudamore 13th At Foot Locker Nationals. Alan. Versaw. Colorado Track XC.
  12. Web site: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1986 Finals - Boys. www.footlockercc.com.

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