Bill Torrey

Bill Torrey Race Director of the Year

Bill Torrey arrived in Little Rock in 1993 and became a fixture in the Arkansas running community.

Bill has served as president of the Little Rock Roadrunners Club and still serves on its board of directors. He has also served as the Arkansas state representative for the Road Runners Club of America and is on the Long Distance Running Committee.

Bill has directed some of the largest races in the state, including the Little Rock Marathon, Firecracker Fast 5K, Race for the Cure, and the Capital City Classic 10K. He has directed more than 100 races, benefiting such organizations as the American Lung Association, Arkansas Foundation for Skin Cancer, The Arthritis Foundation, American Red Cross, and City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation

yearBILL TORREY RACE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
2023Courtney ShephardSpring Fling 5k
2022Cindy BaswellSpa 10k
2019Cindy BaswellSpa 10k
2018Cindy BaswellSpa 10k
2017Gary and Erin TaylorGo! Mile
2016Don PotterChase Race 2 Mile and Paws
2015Joey GieringerCASA Half Marathon
2014Jacob Wells3 Bridges Marathon
2013Chrissy FergusonArkansas Traveller 100
2012Dustin and Rachel SpeersSoaring Wings Half Marathon
2011Gary TaylorGo! Mile
2010Tom AspelValentine’s Day 5K
2009Bill TorreyCapital City Classic 10K
2008Ken McSpaddenWhite River 4M
2007Bob TaylorRiverTrail 15K
2006Ronnie PenneyDam Night Run 5K
2005Karl LenserOrange Crush XC
2004David & Karen ReaglerMidSouth Marathon
2003Bob TaylorARK River Run 5K
2002Gary BallardArkansasRunner 2M
2001Joe FennelChile Pepper 10K
2000Sybil TaylorARK Fast 5K
1999Don & Cheryl PotterConway 12K
1998Bill TorreyCapital City 10K
1997Dale BurnsArkansas Marathon
1996Bill TorreyBud Run 10K
1995Don & Cheryl PotterPRU 12K
1994Nita CopelandTCB 5K
1993Joe FennelChile Pepper 10K
1992Don PotterPRU 12K
1991Mark MiddletonMayFast 12K