We shouldn't forget that Alan founded the TCRC and ran it pretty much
singlehandly for a very long time. Alan also created the Vestal 20K in
1971 and was the race director there for 20 years or so. He invented
the Jones counter to measure the 20 Km course.

Alan is a member of the faculty at Binghamton U. He writes educational
programs about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. His programs are
part of the Geology, Gems, and Minerals exhibit at the National Museum
of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

You can read more about Alan at
http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/jones/

George Groome

--- In triplecitiesrunnersclub@yahoogroups.com, Fred Bostrom
<fbostrom@...> wrote:
>
> I was browsing through my April issue of Runner's World yesterday when
> an article by Amby Burfoot titled "How Long Can You Keep Up With Your
> Past" caught my eye. The article deals with the World Masters
> Association age and gender-graded tables that reflect age-group
> performances.
>
> Since we have used these tables for many years to determine award
> winners at the Vestal XX race, I was not surprised when midway through
> the article Alan Jones was cited as one of the main contributors to the
> table development. However, when Amby then highlighted Alan as
> "possibly the most important but unsung individual in road running" I
> really sat up and took notice.
>
> To back up this claim Amby then mentioned some of Alan's
> accomplishments over the last 30 years which included the Jones
> Counter, the RunScore Program and the WMA table calculations. For Alan
> to be identified in this way by the man who is the executive editor of
> Runner's World and the 1968 Boston Marathon winner is indeed a high
> honor.
>
> I'm sure that this national recognition of Alan makes all of us in the
> TCRC extremely pleased and proud.
>
> Fred Bostrom
>