for a Rye Neck, New York high school. Steinfeld continued to teach in Rye Neck until he became Fred Lebow's assistant at the NYRR in 1978. During the 1980s, Steinfeld was the chief executive officer of the NYRR while also becoming the technical director of the New York City Marathon in 1983. After Lebow died in 1994, Steinfeld became the NYRR's president and the New York City Marathon race director that year. In 2005, Steinfeld stepped down from his executive roles to become the New York City Marathon's executive director and the NYRR's vice-chairperson. Outside of the NYRR, Steinfeld co-established the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races in 1982 and was the organization's inaugural technical chairperson. In individual events, Steinfeld was the director of events held in New York City as part of the IAAF Grand Prix between 1989 and 1995. During this time period, Steindfeld was in charge of races held during the New York Games from 1989 to 1994. Outside of New York, Steinfeld was a referee at the marathons held during the 1984 Summer Olympics and was in charge of the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Other racing events Steinfeld directed were the 1998 Goodwill Games and the 2002 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships. Awards and honors In 2009, Steinfeld received the Abebe Bikila Award from the NYRR. For hall of fames, Steinfeld was inducted into the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2013 and the New York Road Runners Hall of Fame in 2014. Personal life and death After experiencing an injury to his retina while in Alaska during the early 1970s, Steinfeld later became blind in his left eye. On January 24, 2017, Steinfeld died in Allentown, Pennsylvania from multiple system atrophy. References 1946 births 2017 deaths American male marathon runners American sports executives and administrators Schoolteachers from New York (state)