Dave Driscoll found out that he was going to be the one of the directors for the first Litchfield Hills Road Race by reading about his new role in the newspaper.

Nonetheless, he was all in. He timed the first race, won by Bill Rodgers , in 1977. He ran the race, which went on to host Olympians and other top runners, for many years. He started the Litchfield Hills Track Club and coached thousands of young local runners, many of whom went on to run in college and beyond.

Driscoll was involved with the Litchfield Hills Road Race, which celebrated its 48th running in June, up until a few months before his death on Sunday at age 81.

“I don’t think we’ll ever get to know exactly how much he did,” said Beth Murphy, the president of the race’s board of directors, who knew Driscoll for over

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