[photo: two well known figures in the running circuit: Grete Waitz and Adam Jacobs]By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
Adam Jacobs, the founder and editor of TheFinalSprint.com and an enthusiastic supporter of American distance running, died unexpectedly Friday night. He was 24 and lived in Jersey City, N.J.
The death was confirmed by his mother, Jodi Jacobs, who called the Race Results Weekly office Saturday morning to report her son's death.
Jacobs founded TheFinalSprint.com while a first year law student to provide both coverage of elite distance running and to build ties in the running community for athletes of all abilities. A natural salesman, Jacobs quickly found sponsors for the site and built up the site's editorial content with a special focus on podcasts and elite athlete blogs. Sara Hall, Ryan Hall, Nick Symmonds, and Jon Rankin were among the athletes who blogged on TheFinalSprint.com.
Like other information websites, TheFinalSprint.com was hit by the recent downturn in advertising and sponsorship revenue, especially from the auto industry. Over the last several months the site had fewer updates than normal.
Mrs. Jacobs encouraged mourners to make a donation in Adam's name to their favorite running organization.
mzungo.org says: I was a big fan of Adam's podcast, it was easily the best running podcast out there. He had great interviews that made my long runs a pleasure and inspired my running. I never thought he was only 22 when he started the podcast. He seemed very professional and mature.
THANKS FOR ALL MATE, YOU WILL BE MISSED!
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