The Running USA Award nominations will be announced at the 2026 Running USA Industry Conference presented by haku from Feb. 1-3 in St. Louis, MO. Winners do not need to be present to receive the award. This nomination form contains three different awards nominations: Hall of Champions, Women's Leadership Award, and Award of Excellence. You can find out more about all three awards here. When nominating, it is not mandatory to nominate someone for all three awards. In your nomination, please include as much information as you feel is necessary to assist our selection committee in making their winning selections. Nominations will be open until 11:59 pm ET on Friday, November 14.