RM Racing Team: The Story
The Runners Market Race Team was established in
1999 by Dave Nelson and RM owner, Kevin Pack. The purpose was to bring
together the spirit of competitiveness and the passion for racing by a local
group of runners. Since the team's creation, other area running teams have
emerged to form a competitive racing team series as part of the Knoxville Track
Club's yearly Grand Prix. Runners Market has won the Eddie Reymond Cup in
2004, 2005, and 2006, which goes to the team who accumulates the most points
throughout the season. In 2007, the women's team division was established,
which the Runners Market Ladies have won in 2007 & 2008.
Today the Big Red Machine, as the team has
been nicknamed, has an active roster of 38 dedicated male and female
post-collegiate and masters runners who compete in local road races, regional
track and cross-country meets and nationally acclaimed events. Runners
Market and Asics are the sponsors of the team.
Photo by Ken Ross
