Paul C. Clerici
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AUTHOR, WRITER
Bestselling author, journalist, writer, photographer, and award-winning former newspaper editor and sports editor.
BOOKS - Boston Marathon Traditions and Lore (The History Press), Oregon Running Legend Steve Prefontaine: In the Footsteps of the U.S. Olympic Athlete, Activist, and Icon (THP), authorized bio Born to Coach: The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners (Meyer + Meyer Sport Publisher), Images of Modern America: Boston Marathon (THP), A History of the Falmouth Road Race: Running Cape Cod (THP), Boston Marathon History by the Mile (THP), Chinese-language translated Journey of the Boston Marathon (Cheers Publishing, China), History of the Greater Boston Track Club (THP).
SPEAKER, MEDIA, RACE DIRECTOR
Speaker - Delivers talks at libraries, historical societies, bookstores, track clubs, senior residences, race expos, meetings.
TV guest - NECN (New England Cable News), international broadcaster Voice of America, The History Channel's Sports History This Week, WCVB-TV5's Chronicle, Boston25 TV News, cable stations.
Radio guest - NPR (National Public Radio), local and city stations.
Featured in - Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Boston Marathon Program, Cape Cod Times, Falmouth Enterprise, Falmouth Magazine,
Falmouth Road Race Program.
Historian - Referenced in National Museum of the American Indian magazine, "When Running Made History" book by Roger Robinson.
Documentary film credit - Archival footage and/or assistance in Boston: The Documentary (2017), Free to Run (2016).
Race director - Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk, Walpole, Mass.
RUNNER, MARATHONER
Competes in nearly every running distance from the mile to the marathon - including two triathlons - and has won numerous Clydesdale and age-group category runner awards.
U.S. MARATHONS - Boston (23 times); Cape Cod; Chicago; Flying Pig (Ohio); Hartford; Honolulu; Lake Placid; Marine Corps (D.C.); New York City; Philadelphia; Portland (Oregon); San Francisco; Sugarloaf (Maine); inaugural Walt Disney World Marathon (Florida); Walt Disney World Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge (half-marathon and marathon in two consecutive days).
NON-U.S. MARATHONS: Berlin (week of East/West Germany reunification); Dublin (Ireland); Montreal (Canada); Niagara Falls International (NY-Canada) twice; World Clydesdale Championship at Kingston Running Festival (Kingston upon Thames, England).
PERSONAL BEST - 3:41:04 (Montreal). PERSONAL SLOWEST - 7:16:42 (2012 Boston when 91 degrees in Wellesley).
BILL RODGERS RUNNING CENTER website
Look for some of author Paul Clerici's books on the BILL RODGERS RUNNING CENTER website page "Billy's Bookshelf - Recommended Reading." A true honor to be included among some of the best!
Billy's Bookshelf - Recommended Reading | Bill Rodgers Running Center