AIMS 1982 – 2007:
25 Years of Running History
THE OFFICIAL SILVER JUBILEE PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARATHONS AND ROAD RACES
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Distance Running Archive
Words of greeting from Hiroaki Chosa,
President of AIMS
4
Words of greeting from Lamine Diack,
President of IAAF
5
THE STORY OF AIMS
1982 – 1984:
The birth of a movement
6 – 15
AIMS – then, now and the future
9
Will Cloney
10
Fred Lebow
12
Chris Brasher
13
The development
of road race measurement
14 – 15
John Jewell
14
1985 – 1990:
Spreading the word
16 – 23
Bob Dalgleish
19
Andy Galloway
20
David Martin
21
The International Marathon
Medical Directors Association
22
1991 – 1995:
Consolidation
24 – 31
Hiroaki Chosa
27
The AIMS Marathon-Museum
of Running
31
1996 – 2000:
Anticipating the millennium
32 – 39
Hugh Jones
35
Great moments in AIMS races
39
2001 – 2006:
Reaching new heights
40 – 47
Allan Steinfeld
42
World records for road races
44
Running into the future
47
1982 – 2007: AIMS listings
48 – 66
AIMS races and winners over 25 years
50 – 63
AIMS Congresses,
Board Members and Board Meetings
64
AIMS members today
65 – 66
AIMS Sponsors
67
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PRODUCTION
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Editors: Hugh Jones, Jörg Wenig • Contributors: Paco Borao, Andy Galloway, David Martin, Horst Milde, Allan Steinfeld, Gerd Steins
• Photos: Distance Running Archive, Victah Sailer (www.photorun.net), Sports Museum Berlin, AIMS Marathon-Museum of Running, AIMS race
organisers • Production: Gary Friar • Design: Thomas Kattwinkel • Printing: In Position Media, Glasgow.
CONTENTS
© Mark Shearman
Dear friends,
On the 25th anniversary of AIMS I am pleased to
express my most hearty congratulations to each and
every member of our Association. AIMS was launched
in 1982 with only 28 members. Today there are more
than 235 races in over80 countries and territories.
Ageing is becoming a big issue in many countries. To
address this, governments focus on methods of
prevention rather than medical treatment of illnesses.
Running has been regarded as forem