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I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Friday, December 10, 2004

Economics More Of A Factor

My plans were to be in Dallas this weekend for a private school All-Star football game as well as possibly doing the half marathon at the White Rock Marathon.

It wasn't in my plans at the start of the year, but it would have given me the opportunity to complete the "Love the Half" Marathon Challenge in January at the hp Houston Marathon. However, I had been hedging because of the cost -- $55. Pretty steep for a half marathon! I've done nine (9) half marathons in 2004 and all but three were under $40. Those over? Little Rock ($48 with the online convenience fee), Columbus ($45), and Houston ($40). Well, I hedged too long as they closed online registration before I made a final decision to head north. So, if I wanted to still run it, it was $70 at the Expo. I didn't want to run it that bad.

While doing some surfing on the Internet, I found through the Sea Rim Striders web site that there was a half marathon in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Sunday. And if I didn't want the commerative beach towel, it is just $15! As HARRA president Steve Shepard says, woo hoo!

So I'll do the Run The Woodlands 5K on Saturday morning for a nice $1 (but I usually chip in a few more) and make a shorter drive to Lake Charles and get in a good half.

posted by WalkSports.com | 8:09 PM

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