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Les Kinion Award

Men’s Results

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run Presents 2022 Les Kinion Outstanding Service Award to

Danny Talmage in Recognition of His Many Years of Service to the Race

Award honors the memory of longtime race volunteer Les Kinion.

by Keith Peters

Long-time Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten
Mile volunteer Danny Talmage (center) re-
ceives the 2022 Les Kinion Award from Race
Director Phil Stewart (L) and Deputy Race
Director Becky Lambros.

Photo: Bob Burgess

the Saturday night pre-race- a road race, like dealing with Engineering and Medicine and helped launch the first Maryland
Adinner Danny Talmage was world-class runners, signing has been with the Board on Marathon. After retiring in 1986,

named the 2022 recipient of the new sponsors, doing media Human System-Integration for Les moved to Bishopville, MD,

Les Kinion Outstanding Service interviews, and more. But one 6 years. He is also a Managing and worked on hundreds of
Award. Established in 2015, ever-so-critical function usually Partner of Crazy Dog Events, races on the Maryland-Delaware

the award is presented at the elicits eye rolling and groans which provides professional Coast. He became involved with

event’s pre-race dinner in front — the task of organizing and race management to events in the Cherry Blossom Run in the
of an appreciative crowd of race managing the event’s storage the Montgomery County and early 1990s, and was active until

committee colleagues, other key shed. That’s hardly the case for DC areas, as well as giving he passed away in July 2014 at

volunteers and invited athletes. this year’s Les Kinion award assistance to charities starting the age of 78.

In presenting the award, winner, Danny Talmage. Danny new fundraising races.
Deputy Director Becky Lambros loves, defends and organizes the The Les Kinion Award was Past Award Winners

had this to say about Danny’s shed to his own high standards, established in honor of Les 2015 - Irv Newman

significant contribution to the and for that, we are eternally Kinion, a Baltimore firefighter 2016 - George Tarrico
event: “Danny manages the shed grateful and promise him the job with Engine Company 43. By 2017 - Michelle Carter

with an iron hand. He knows for life.” passion, he was first a runner 2018 - Jean Arthur

where everything is and who it When not managing the and then a running club officer 2019 - Glenn Klenk
belongs to. Nothing moves in the Credit Union Cherry Blossom and race director. In 1970, Les 2020 - Nita Lalla Rincone

shed without Danny’s approval.” shed, Talmage is a program co-founded the Baltimore Road 2021 Marsha Way

Race Director Phil Stewart officer with more than 20 years Runners Club, one of the earliest
added: “There are a lot of of experience at the National chapters of the Road Runners

glamorous aspects to organizing Academies of Sciences, Club of America. In 1973 he

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