Leadership Changes, Mass Layoffs Continue at NYRR The moves come in the wake of a law firm investigation into workplace issues and amid lost revenue from canceled events. Steven Ryan New York Road Runners (NYRR) made another round of large-scale staff cuts following the cancellation of almost a year’s worth of road races amid the pandemic. Additionally, NYRR announced to its employees on January 8 that Jim Heim, race director of the New York City Marathon who has been with NYRR the past 13 years, and Chris Weiller, senior vice president of media, public relations, and professional athletics who joined the nonprofit in 2013, will be leaving the organization.