Jerry Dunn

Jerry Alan Dunn (born January 29, 1946) is an American athlete dubbed "America's Marathon Man" by Jim Murray of the LA Times. His running career began in 1975 and has spanned 48 years, breaking world records along the way and seeing the creation of nationally acclaimed events.

Early life Dunn was 18 years old when his father died of a coronary heart attack, courtesy of an unhealthy lifestyle. Dunn attributes this event to be a precursor to what would become a 25-year drinking career and evolution into a high-functioning alcoholic.

Running Accolades 1981 – Ran the Philadelphia Marathon, Dunn's first sanctioned marathon. (3:34:22) 2006 – Dunn ran 60 miles on his 60th birthday, raising money for a climbing wall at the local middle school.

Dunn followed this up with the Lean Horse Ultra Marathon, also along the Mickelson Trail, which saw its first race in 2005.

In 2010, Dunn and his business partner, Emily Schulz, added Run Crazy Horse to his growing portfolio of events.

The Black Hills 100 Ultra Marathon, created by Ryan Phillips and Chris Stores, two of Dunn's mentees, is another event to have his influence. Dunn also consulted with Charon Giegle in the creation of the first ever event allowed to be held in The Badlands National Park, titled Wheelin' To Wall.

Philanthropic work 1991 – For their 15 Year Anniversary Building campaign, Dunn created another of his solo run/cycle campaigns, again for Habitat for Humanity. Titled Shore to Shore in 104, it consisted of a marathon a day, 6 days a week for 15 weeks, which got him from San Francisco to the steps of the Capitol Building in DC, in 104 days. His humanitarian focused efforts earned him with a personal audience with President Carter. "The Messengers" by Malcolm Anderson Runner’s High. Josiah Hessee To Tell The Truth Keith Olbermann - ESPN Sports talk show USA TODAY Newsweek Numerous TV interviews and newspaper stories