| URS History |
| The Underground Runners Society |
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The Underground Runners Society is the brain child of two complete morons named Dean and
Tommy. The two self proclaimed runners wanted to develop a forum where friends could encourage,
antagonize and enjoy the camaraderie of running and racing. Combining the sport of competition, the
thrill of wagering and the fear of humiliation The Underground Runners Society was born.
Originally dubbed, The Underground Grand Prix, was composed of 21 'friends' selecting what they
though would be their fastest times for a 5K, 1/2 marathon and marathon. Then everyone made
predictions on what the others would run for those same distances over an entire year. What wound up
happening was a way for other runners to enhance their love of running and spice up the joy of
competition.
But this wasn't enough to satisfy was Dean and Tommy believed to be a massive void in the running
world. So the controversial and self anointed, 'The world's most unusual and entertaining running
publication . . . ever', newsletter was born. Titled The Ramblings, the newsletter set out to poke fun at
running giants like Runner's World and elite athletes while making it's readers laugh. The monthly
publication wasn't bashful. It possessed grammatical errors, spelling mistakes and easily came with a
PG-13 rating. In fact swearing seemed to be a necessity for some of it's writers.
Co-founder and contributor, Tommy Neeson, answered the question of why the need to swear by
saying, "Why the f%#k shouldn't we?"
Early on The Ramblings created a spokesperson by the name of Rev Chauncy Bentsworth III. The
Rev served many purposes one of which being a filler when there wasn't much to write about. The
newsletter began to grow a cult like following with subscribers all over the United States as well as
Japan, Australia and Great Britain.
As the popularity of the newsletter grew, a metamorphosis took place. Bother by the fact that the original
web site wasn't up to snuff, Dean push for reform. After several beers and some insight from The
Cannibal, the name and concept for The Underground Runners Society was unearthed.
Tommy. The two self proclaimed runners wanted to develop a forum where friends could encourage,
antagonize and enjoy the camaraderie of running and racing. Combining the sport of competition, the
thrill of wagering and the fear of humiliation The Underground Runners Society was born.
Originally dubbed, The Underground Grand Prix, was composed of 21 'friends' selecting what they
though would be their fastest times for a 5K, 1/2 marathon and marathon. Then everyone made
predictions on what the others would run for those same distances over an entire year. What wound up
happening was a way for other runners to enhance their love of running and spice up the joy of
competition.
But this wasn't enough to satisfy was Dean and Tommy believed to be a massive void in the running
world. So the controversial and self anointed, 'The world's most unusual and entertaining running
publication . . . ever', newsletter was born. Titled The Ramblings, the newsletter set out to poke fun at
running giants like Runner's World and elite athletes while making it's readers laugh. The monthly
publication wasn't bashful. It possessed grammatical errors, spelling mistakes and easily came with a
PG-13 rating. In fact swearing seemed to be a necessity for some of it's writers.
Co-founder and contributor, Tommy Neeson, answered the question of why the need to swear by
saying, "Why the f%#k shouldn't we?"
Early on The Ramblings created a spokesperson by the name of Rev Chauncy Bentsworth III. The
Rev served many purposes one of which being a filler when there wasn't much to write about. The
newsletter began to grow a cult like following with subscribers all over the United States as well as
Japan, Australia and Great Britain.
As the popularity of the newsletter grew, a metamorphosis took place. Bother by the fact that the original
web site wasn't up to snuff, Dean push for reform. After several beers and some insight from The
Cannibal, the name and concept for The Underground Runners Society was unearthed.