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.

Road Race Management Experience: 

• Certified Project Management Professional, PMP -- 1999 -- Present
• 2009 Race Chair for North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K -- 14,000 Participants
• 2010 Co-Race Chair for North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K
• Vulcan10K Run Race Director 2001 -- 2007, race participants of over 2000
• Awarded the RRCA Road Race of the Year award in 2006 for the Vulcan Run
• RRCA Championship titles held as Race Director:
  • 2010 - Southern Region 10 Mile Championship  -- Red Nose Run
  • 2010 - Southern Region 10 Mile Championship  -- Run Away from Domestic Violence
  • 2009 - Alabama RRCA State 10 Mile Championship  -- Red Nose Run
  • 2009 -- Alabama RRCA State 8K Championship -- Run Away from Domestic Violence
  • 2007 -- 2008 -- RRCA National 10K Championship -- Vulcan Run
  • 2006 -- RRCA Southern Regional 10K Championship -- Vulcan Run
  • 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