Ric Sayre

He finished seventh overall in the 1987 Houston Marathon, which served as the U.S. marathon Championship. As the first American finisher in Houston, he qualified for that year's Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sayre's victory in the 1986 Los Angeles Marathon, with a time of 2:12:59, earned him $10,000 and a $23,000 Mercedes-Benz, which he sold to help finance a home he built in Ashland. His time ranked him in the top ten among U. S. Marathoners for 1986; he was again ranked among the top ten Americans in 1987.

In 1985, Sayre won the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa, with a time of 2:16:18. In 1987, he won the Melbourne Marathon in 2:14:16.

He was the 1982 Pear Blossom Run champion in Medford, Oregon and set the current course record at the Mt. Ashland Hill Climb.

Sayre was a longtime Ashland, Oregon resident, having moved there in 1981 to take advantage of favorable training conditions there. Subsequently, he has been accorded acclaim as Ashland's "original trail runner", as a vibrant running community has sprung up since his arrival, in large part due to the many established running trails in the vicinity, that he used frequently.

Ric Sayre (b. Akron, Ohio, August 9, 1953 – d. Ashland, Oregon, June 21, 2011) was a nationally renowned American runner, best known for his ability to compete at the elite level in numerous marathons each year. Sayre’s most noted achievement was winning the inaugural Los Angeles Marathon in 1986 with a career-best time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 59 seconds. The next year, in 1987, Sayre won the United States national marathon championship. He was also one of only four American men who have qualified in the marathon for the U.S. Olympic Trials five times. Sayre also excelled as a trail runner.