Trish Portuese has over 15 years of working with Running Clubs and Road Race Management.  An athlete from childhood, Trish has been an avid runner since grade school, through adult life.

Personal Bests include:
1 Mile: 5:34
2 Mile: 11:36
5K:  19:59
10K: 41:34
15K: 66:47
10 Mile: 1:11:49
½ Marathon:  1:36:34

3 Time participant of the Hood to Coast 200 Mile Relay, team placing in the top 6 of age category each year. Over 1,000 teams participant in the annual event.

Road Race Management Experience: 

•  Certified Project Management Professional, PMP -- 1999 -- Present
•  2012 -- Registration Manager -- 4th Annual Rumpshaker 5K -- 5000 Participants
•  2011 -- Registration Manager -- 3rd Annual Rumpshaker 5K -- 3300 Participants
•  2010 -- Registration Manager -- 2nd Annual Rumpshaker 5K -- 2300 Participants
•  2010 Co-Race Chair for North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K -- 16,000 Participants
•  2009 Race Chair for North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K -- 14,000 Participants
•  Vulcan10K Run Race Director 2001 -- 2007, race participants of over 2300
•  Awarded the RRCA Road Race of the Year award in 2006 for the Vulcan 10K Run

• RRCA Championship titles held as Race Director:
  • 2012 -- Alabama 10 Mile State Championship -- Red Nose Run -- 1717 total runners
  • 2011 - Southern Region 10 Mile Championship  -- Red Nose Run -- 1648 total runners
  • 2010 - Southern Region 10 Mile Championship  -- Red Nose Run -- 1200 total runners
  • 2010 - Southern Region 10 Mile Championship  -- Run Away from Domestic Violence
  • 2009 - Alabama RRCA State 10 Mile Championship  -- Red Nose Run -- 1200 total runners
  • 2009 -- Alabama RRCA State 8K Championship -- Run Away from Domestic Violence
  • 2007 -- 2008 -- RRCA National 10K Championship -- Vulcan Run -- 2320 total runners
  • 2006 -- RRCA Southern Regional 10K Championship -- Vulcan Run -- 2100 total runners
  • 2001 -- 2005 Alabama RRCA State 10K Championship -- Vulcan Run

Vulcan Run -- Running Journal Grand Prix series race 2001 -- 2007

Vulcan Run Expo Manager 1998 -- 2000

Vulcan Run Volunteer of the Year award 1999

Volunteer of Vulcan Run and many local track club races since 1996

Member or volunteer of Team Magic, Triathlon racing event team 1997 -- 2008.

President of Birmingham Track Club 2001 -- 2002

Awarded RRCA Scott Hamilton Outstanding Club President in 2003

Awarded the BTC Arthur Black / Rick Melanson Annual Service Award 2001

Vice President BTC, and Secretary of BTC 1999 -- 2000

Certified USATF LDR Official -- 2003 -- Present

Official Backup Timer for 2004 USATF Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials

Official Backup Timer for the 2008 USA Triathlon Olympic Men’s & Women’s Triathlon Trials

Official Backup Timer for the 2008 USA Triathlon National Collegiate Championships

 

2012 Red Nose Run
Alabama RRCA 10 Mile State Championship

             

    Video Recap of the Vulcan Run 
2007 National 10K Championship