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Anthony (Tony) Renard Reed (born July 2, 1955) is an American business executive, hall of fame athlete, author, and documentary writer and director.

Athletics

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He was awarded the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Hero Award in 2024.[1] The award "celebrates high profile individuals (i.e., influencers) who champion sports, physical activity, fitness, or nutrition and amplify messages that support the Council's mission to broad audiences." He "is recognized for his efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion in distance running. His advocacy has helped to inspire people of color to participate in running and endurance sports."

In 2022, Reed was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) National Distance Running Hall of Fame.[2] In 2017, he was inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame.[3] He was also recognized as a Notable Alumni in athletics by Webster University.[4]

In 2004, he completed fifty marathons in one state, Texas.[5][6] He is the first Black person in the world to run marathons on all seven continents in 2007.[7][8] The running clothes and other artifacts from Kenya's Safaricom Lewa Marathon, the seventh continent, are with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.[9] A video recording of his life story was made by The HistoryMakers.[10]

In 2013, he completed the "marathon hat trick", which consists of running

  1. marathons on seven continents (2007),
  2. at least one hundred marathons (2009),[11][12] and
  3. a marathon in all fifty states (2013).[13]

He is also a triathlete and won age group and weight division trophies in marathons[14] and biathlons.[15]

He served on the board of directors of athletic organizations (National Black Marathoners Association, Theodore Corbitt Institute, Dallas White Rock Marathon, Caribbean Endurance Sports Corp., and Running USA[16]), Oracle Applications Users Group,[17] and Ft. Worth's Jubilee Theatre.[18]

Filmmaking

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In 2021, he wrote and directed the feature-length documentary, Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners. It focused on nine USA-born, African American women, who ran 26.2-mile marathons in under three hours and were inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame. It featured Marilyn Bevans, Michele Bush-Cuke, Alisa Harvey, Ella Willis-Glaze, Michele Tiff-Hill, Samia Akbar, Shawanna White, Ingrid Walters, and Sika Henry. The documentary and two related ten-minute shorts earned twelve film festival awards, including Best Feature Documentary, Best Sports Documentary, Best Biographical Film, and Best Music.[19]

In 2023, he wrote and directed the feature-length documentary, We ARE Distance Runners: Untold Stories of African American Athletes. It is about dispelling the myth that African Americans are sprinters and not distance runners by profiling seven African American distance runners, including himself, who were inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame. It features Richard "Dick" Gregory, Ronald Gregory, Lisa Felder, Shalisa "Lisa" Davis, Alphonzo Jackson, and Anthony Renard Reed.[20][21][22] The documentary and related shorts earned eighteen film festival awards, including for Best Director, Best Feature Documentary, Best Sports Film, Best Biographical Film, Best Historical, and Best Social Message Film.

Books by Anthony Renard Reed

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  • Reed, Anthony Renard, From the Road Race to the Rat Race, 2020, ISBN 978-1-7355512-0-3.[23]
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9800215-6-1.[24]
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Finding the I in Team: Better Team Building Through Individual Building, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9800215-3-0.[25]
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, The Achievement Equation: Your Formula for Success, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9800215-0-9.[26]
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures On All Seven Continents, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9800215-2-3.[27]
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, The SMART Degree: The Young Professional's Guide to Reality, 1989, ISBN 978-0-9623582-0-3.[28]

Early Life and Education

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Reed was born and raised in Saint Louis, MO. His love of the outdoors started while attending Camp Wyman in Eureka, MO in the early 1960's. Later, he attended Camp Sherwood Forest in Troy, MO and became a camp counsellor. His mother worked at Soldan High School, which was across the street from his elementary and middle schools. His interest in distance running grew from watching Soldan's cross country team. His mother introduced him to their coach and NCAA All American in cross country and track, Dr. Ronald Gregory,[29] who is Dick Gregory's younger brother.

After attending the predominately Black, inner city Enright Middle School, he went to John Burroughs School, one of the nation's premier college preparatory schools. He participated in cross country, soccer, baseball, and track (quarter- and half mile). In 1973, he was the seventh African American to graduate in the school's fifty-year history.[30]

In 1978, he graduated from Webster University in St. Louis with undergraduate degrees in mathematics and management and started a career in information technology.[31] In 1982, he received a Master of Business Administration in management from Abilene Christian University in Dallas. In 1992, he received a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas.[32] He became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1994,[33] earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2002, and supply chain management certification from University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. He also taught business management, project management, accounting, and technology at DeVry University, Amberton University, and El Centro College.

References

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  1. ^ https://odphp.health.gov/pcsfn/programs-awards/pcsfn-hero-award
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ https://blackmarathoners.org/2017-hall-of-fame.shtml
  4. ^ "Notable Alumni".
  5. ^ Fetterman, Debbie (March 5, 2004). "Diabetes hasn't caught up with local marathoner". Dallas Morning News.
  6. ^ Sanders, Nathan (March 3, 2004). "50 was nifty for Dallas marathoners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  7. ^ Patowski, Joe Nick. "Equal Footing: Few African Americans Run Marathons. Tony Reed Wants to Change That". Runner's World (February, 2008): 18, 25, 26.
  8. ^ "First Black Runner Finishes Seven Marathon on Seven Continents". Runner Triathlete News (August, 2007): 6.
  9. ^ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=%22tony%20reed%22
  10. ^ "Anthony Reed's Biography".
  11. ^ Garcia, Leslie (February 24, 2009). "100th Marathon Comes With A Cause". Dallas Morning News.
  12. ^ Wilerson, William (February 2, 2009). "Running Races for his Race". Fort Worth Star Telegram.
  13. ^ "Shorts". No. September 2013. 50 States Marathon Club Newsletter.
  14. ^ "Weber proves fastest in NT Marathon". The North Texas Daily. October 25, 1983.
  15. ^ "Richardson and Hervey-Snell manage to "beat the heat" with wins in Mesquite biathlon". The Mesquite News. September 6, 1985.
  16. ^ https://www.runningusa.org/
  17. ^ "Home - Oracle Applications & Technology Users Group".
  18. ^ https://www.jubileetheatre.org/
  19. ^ "The Best Running Documentaries That Motivate and Inspire". Runner's World magazine. February 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Black Marathon Runners to Be Honored" (PDF). San Leandro Times. March 14, 2024.
  21. ^ Nelson, Kathleen. "Trailblazing Black Distance Runners from St. Louis". No. March/April 2024. Terrain Magazine.
  22. ^ Norfleet, Miya (November 14, 2023). "New film follows Black St. Louisans who've run a marathon in every US state and all 7 continents". St. Louis on the Air. St. Louis NPR.
  23. ^ "ISBN 9781735551203 - from the Road Race to the Rat Race: Essays from a Black Executive Marathoner".
  24. ^ "ISBN 9780980021561 - Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons on All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Succes".
  25. ^ "ISBN 9780980021530 - Finding the I in Team: Better Team Building Through Individual Building".
  26. ^ "Isbn 9780980021509".
  27. ^ "Isbn 9780980021523".
  28. ^ "Isbn 9780962358203".
  29. ^ Collins, Walton. "The Social Worker". No. Summer, 2006. Notre Dame Magazine.
  30. ^ https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1699455907/jburroughsorg/pznea7je9llj3yufjkid/ALumniSpotlightStephanieandtony-2.pdf
  31. ^ "Staring Down Danger". No. Winter 2010. Webster University.
  32. ^ Buell, Lauren (August 20, 2007). "Conquering the World One Step at a Time". UTD Mercury.
  33. ^ Nilsen, Kim. "The Last Word". No. November 2007. Journal of Accountancy.
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