Jerome Bruhm became known as “the Father of Run Nova Scotia” for his active involvement in the development and promotion of road running in the province from 1983 to 2003.
“The son of Frederick Bruhm, one of the province’s top runners in the 1930s and ’40s, he became involved in the sport first as a participant in the early 1980s, and subsequently as an organizer, administrator, coach, official, communicator, fundraiser and mentor,” said part of his Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame biography.
He founded Run Nova Scotia in 1983 and is the only Nova Scotian to be inducted in the builder category of the Canadian Road Running Hall of Fame.
“His crowning achievements include ensuring gender and age equality in the prize structure at road races in Nova Scotia, establishing a provincial road running series that still lives on today, and championing the idea that all runners – not solely elite competitors – should be lauded for achieving their personal bests.”
LUNENBURG COUNTY SPORT HERITAGE SOCIETY 