1Media Platforms Design Team Bart Yasso, Runner's World's chief running officer, is often said to have the best job in the world. He travels to races across the globe almost every weekend of the year, interacting with runners wherever he goes. This also means taking a lot of selfies with fans—or in Bart's case, taking "Barties." Here's a look at all the races and faces Bart has come across over the past few years. (And be sure to follow Bart on Instagram: @bartyasso)
"Selfie with Roxie on our run this morning. Roxie is a service dog for our cover finalist Desiree Rincon #RWCoverSearch"
2Media Platforms Design Team "Kauai Marathon post shakeout run pic #KauaiMarathon #TKM2015 #Bartie"
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3Media Platforms Design Team "Moose's Tooth Marathon shakeout run #Bartie"
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5Media Platforms Design Team "RW Half @RWHalf The Best Songs to Add to Your Playlist this Month
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7Media Platforms Design Team "Philly @Nov_ProjectPHL #Bartie #selfie celebrating #NationalRunningDay fun morning in Philly."
8Media Platforms Design Team 9Media Platforms Design Team "Tacoma City Marathon #Bartie with Paul Morrison from Fleet Feet and Tony @maniac3tp #TCM262 @TCM262"
10Media Platforms Design Team "NYC #selfie with Chris @runrjr expression."
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11Media Platforms Design Team "Big Sur Marathon shakeout run #selfie classic #Bartie just part of my bald head in the pic."
12Media Platforms Design Team "Shakeout run #selfie #Bartie with @DeenaKastor #BostonMarathon"
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13Media Platforms Design Team 14Media Platforms Design Team &bufmar #buffalomarathon Team RWB
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15Media Platforms Design Team "At the start of the Disney Marathon with some of the Runner's World Challenge runners #WDWMarathon #RWChallenge good luck to all the runners I will be cheering for you."
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17Media Platforms Design Team "Luke's Locker #bartie before our run last night."
18Media Platforms Design Team "My #Bartie #Selfie with @DeenaKastor & RW crew before our lunch run. Yesterday Deena set the World Masters Half Marathon record 1:09:36 #rnrphilly Today Deena is visiting the @runnersworld office."
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19Media Platforms Design Team &Running From Substance Abuse Toward Recovery @RWHalf training run #bartie my aim was off today #rwhalf"
20Media Platforms Design Team Bart Yasso is chief running officer for Runner’s World shamrockon15 #selfie #Bartie" Runner's World Race Everything. Unofficially called the “Mayor of Running,” Yasso is the public face of Runner’s World at races in the United States and abroad. Yasso has been with Runner’s World since 1987 and has been instrumental in growing what was once a very small race sponsorship program to one that has linked the brand with thousands of races and millions of runners. One of the icons of the sport, Yasso has been inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions. He resides in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
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