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Tag Archives: New York Times

NYT article on running quotes a CRR

15 Wednesday Jul 2020

Posted by deshon in News, Stories

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New York Times, parsons, Tinman Elite

photo of Sam Parsons in CRR sweatshirtI guess you know you’ve hit “the big time” when you’re quoted in the New York Times in an article related to running. Well, that just happened recently to one of our own in the NYT’s July 10 issue. Even though the article was about an elite runner named Kyle Merber, CRR Sam Parsons, a fellow running professional, weighed in on how Merber has helped many running communities, like the Boulder, Colo.–based Tinman Elite club for which Parsons runs.

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