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Anthony (Tony) Renard Reed (born July 2, 1955) is an American business executive, hall of fame athlete, author, and documentary writer and director.[1]

Anthony Renard Reed at the 2022 RRCA National Distance Running Hall of Fame Ceremony

Athletics

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He was awarded the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Hero Award in 2024.[2] The award "celebrates high profile individuals (i.e., influencers) who champion sports, physical activity, fitness, or nutrition and amplify messages that support the Council's mission to broad audiences." He "is recognized for his efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion in distance running. His advocacy has helped to inspire people to participate in running and endurance sports."

In 2022, Reed was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) National Distance Running Hall of Fame.[3] In 2017, he was inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame.[4] He was also recognized as a Notable Alumni in athletics by Webster University.[5]

In 2004, he completed fifty marathons in one state, Texas.[6][7] He is the first Black person in the world to run marathons on all seven continents in 2007, including the Great Wall Marathon and the Antarctica Marathon.[8][9][10][11][12] The running clothes and other artifacts from Kenya's Safaricom Lewa Marathon, the seventh continent, are with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.[13] A video recording of his life story was made by The HistoryMakers[14].[15]

In 2013, he completed the "marathon hat trick", which consists of running

  1. marathons on seven continents (2007),
  2. at least one hundred marathons (2009),[16][17] and
  3. a marathon in all fifty states (2013).[18]

He is also a triathlete and won age group and weight division trophies in marathons[19] and biathlons.[20]

He was in the finish line area during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.[21][22]

He served on the board of directors of athletic organizations (National Black Marathoners Association, Theodore Corbitt Institute, Dallas White Rock Marathon, Caribbean Endurance Sports Corp., and Running USA[23]), Oracle Applications Users Group,[24] and Ft. Worth's Jubilee Theatre.[25]

Filmmaking

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Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners

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In 2021, he wrote and directed the feature-length documentary, Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners. It focused on nine USA-born, African American women, who ran 26.2-mile marathons in under three hours and were inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame. It featured Marilyn Bevans, Michele Bush-Cuke, Alisa Harvey, Ella Willis-Glaze, Michele Tiff-Hill, Samia Akbar, Shawanna White, Ingrid Walters, and Sika Henry. The documentary and two related ten-minute shorts earned twelve film festival awards, including[26]

  • Seattle Film Festival - 2022 Winner Best Sports Documentary Feature Film and Best Original Song for a Feature Film.[27]
  • The NewsFest True Stories International Film and Writers' Festival, Pasadena, CA - 2022 Winners Best Music, Best News Story/Public Information, and Best Short Documentary Under 13 Minutes.[28]
  • Oniros Film Awards, New York, NY - 2022 Winner Best Feature Documentary, Winner Best Sports Film, and Finalist Best Song.[29]
  • Global Film Festival Awards, Los Angeles, CA - 2022 Honorable Mention Best Original Song.[30]
  • Boden International Film Festival, Sweden - 2022 Semi-Finalist Best First Time Documentary Film.[31]
  • WRPN Women's International Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE - 2022 Exceptional Merit Award Best Documentary and Best Sports Film.[32]
  • New York Independent Cinema Awards, New York, NY - Award Nominee Best Documentary.[33]

It received official selections to be shown at the

  • Toronto International Women's Film Festival, Toronto, CAN
  • Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, Washington, DC
  • San Antonio Black International Film Festival, San Antonio, TX
  • Visions of the Black Experience, Sarasota, FL
  • Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Film Festival, Dominican Republic
  • Minute Madness Toronto Film Festival, Toronto, CAN.[34]

We ARE Distance Runners: Untold Stories of African American Athletes

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In 2023, he wrote and directed the feature-length documentary, We ARE Distance Runners: Untold Stories of African American Athletes. It is about dispelling the myth that African Americans are sprinters and not distance runners by profiling seven African American distance runners, including himself, who were inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame. It features Richard "Dick" Gregory, Ronald Gregory, Lisa Felder, Shalisa "Lisa" Davis, Alphonzo Jackson, Theodore "Ted" Corbitt, and Anthony Renard Reed.[35][36][37] The feature-length documentary and related documentary shorts received various awards at 2023 and 2024 film festivals, including

  • Global Film Festival Awards, Los Angeles, CA - 2023 Winner Best Feature Documentary.
  • Oniros Film Awards, New York, NY - 2023 Winner Best Biographical Film.[38]
  • BLUEZ DOLPHINS Monthly Online International Short Film Fest, India - 2023 Winners Best Short Social Message Films and Best Short Historical Film.
  • The NewsFest True Stories International Film and Writers' Festival, Pasadena, CA - 2023 Winners Best Interview Format, Talk Show, or Podcast and Best Human-Interest Story.
  • The Independent Creators Expo (ICE) CineFest, Cincinnati, OH - 2024 Winners Best Feature Documentary and Best Biographical Feature Film.[39]
  • Orlando Urban Film Festival, Orlando, FL - 2024 Winner Best Grand Jury Veteran & Military Performing Arts Award For Best Director.[40]
  • Oniros Film Awards, New York, NY - 2023 Finalist Best Sports Film.[41]
  • New York International Film Awards - 2023 Honorable Mention Best Inspirational Film.[42]
  • Oniros Film Awards, New York, NY - 2023 Honorable Mention Best Inspirational Film.[41]
  • Black History Film Festival, DC & Atlanta - 2024 Honorable Mention Best Feature Documentary.
  • The People's Film Festival, Harlem, NY - 2024 Honorable Mention Best Feature Documentary.[43]
  • ATX Short Film Showcase - Austin's Monthly Film Festival, Austin, TX, 2024 Honorable Mention Best Short Film - TX Showcase.
  • Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden - 2023 Semi-Finalist Best Short Documentary.
  • WRPN Women's International Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE - 2024 Exceptional Merit Best Feature Documentary and Best Sports Documentary.[44]
  • The Black Panther International Short Film Festival, India - 2023 Award Nominee Best Women's Short Documentary.
  • The NewsFest True Stories International Film and Writers' Festival, Pasadena, CA - 2023 Award Nominees Best Documentary News Story Over 30 Minutes, Best Family History Story, Best True Story (Documentary Style), and Most Inspiring.
  • Seattle Film Festival, Seattle, WA - 2024 Award Nominee Best Short Sports Documentary.

It also received official selections at the

  • Crown Point International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
  • Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
  • Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden
  • St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO[37]
  • Austin Lift-Off Film Festival, Austin, TX
  • Seattle Film Festival, Seattle, WA
  • Freedom Festival International, Columbia, SC.

Books by Anthony Renard Reed

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  • Reed, Anthony Renard, From the Road Race to the Rat Race,[45] 2020, ISBN 978-1-7355512-0-3.
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success,[46] 2011, ISBN 978-0-9800215-6-1.
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Finding the I in Team: Better Team Building Through Individual Building,[47] 2009, ISBN 978-0-9800215-3-0.
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, The Achievement Equation: Your Formula for Success,[48] 2007, ISBN 978-0-9800215-0-9.
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures On All Seven Continents,[49] 2008, ISBN 978-0-9800215-2-3.
  • Reed, Anthony Renard, The SMART Degree: The Young Professional's Guide to Reality,[50] 1989, ISBN 978-0-9623582-0-3.

Early Life and Education

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Reed was born and raised in Saint Louis, MO. His love of the outdoors started while attending Camp Wyman in Eureka, MO in the early 1960's. Later, he attended Camp Sherwood Forest in Troy, MO and became a camp counsellor.[51] His mother worked at Soldan High School, which was across the street from his elementary and middle schools. His interest in distance running grew from watching Soldan's cross country team. His mother introduced him to their coach and NCAA All American in cross country and track, Dr. Ronald Gregory,[52] who is Dick Gregory's younger brother.

After attending the predominately Black, inner city Enright Middle School, he went to John Burroughs School, one of the nation's premier college preparatory schools. He participated in cross country, soccer, baseball, and track (quarter- and half mile). In 1973, he was the seventh African American to graduate in the school's fifty-year history.[53][54]

In 1978, he graduated from Webster University in St. Louis with undergraduate degrees in mathematics and management and started a career in information technology.[55] He joined the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in college.[56] In 1982, he received a Master of Business Administration in management from Abilene Christian University in Dallas. In 1992, he received a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas and was a member of the Accounting Honor Society.[57][58] He became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1994,[59] earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2002, and supply chain management certification from University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. He also taught business management, project management, accounting, and technology at DeVry University, Amberton University, and El Centro College.[60]

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  45. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2020). From the Road Race to the Rat Race: Essays From a Black Executive Marathoner. Anthony R. Reed. ISBN 978-1-7355512-0-3.
  46. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2011). Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success. ISBN 978-0-9800215-6-1.
  47. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2009). Finding the I in Team: Better Team Building Through Individual Building. ISBN 978-0-9800215-3-0.
  48. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2007). The Achievement Equation: Your Formula for Success. ISBN 978-0-9800215-0-9.
  49. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2008). Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures On All Seven Continents. Anthony R. Reed. ISBN 978-0-9800215-2-3.
  50. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (1989). The SMART Degree: The Young Professional's Guide to Reality. ISBN 978-0-9623582-0-3.
  51. ^ Reed, Anthony Renard (2020). From the Road Race to the Rat Race. pp. 48–52. ISBN 978-1-7355512-0-3.
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