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One of the leading sources for the discussion of Houston-area (and Texas as well) road racing. Focus and attention will be given to Houston-area runners, specifically HARRA members, that compete in outside-of-the-area events as well as those who do interesting things that aren't captured in the various media outlets, such as Inside Texas Running, Runner Triathlete News and Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle (all fine publications and columns but with limitations too).

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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.

Monday, December 13, 2004

Indianapolis Mini-Marathon Sells Out

I wasn't surprised when the e-mail hit my mailbox today that the OneAmerica (Indianapolis) 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, which runs on the first Saturday in May and includes a lap around the Speedway as part of the 13.1-mile half marathon course, sold out all 30,000 of its spots as of today. This marks the earliest sell out for the event.

Last year's event, which I finished in 2 hours, 32 minutes, sold out with 30,000 entries on January 3, 2004. 12 countries and 48 U.S. states are represented with 78% of all registrations coming from the state of Indiana. Indianapolis itself had 8,426. Of all registrations, females accounted for 51 percent.

As a note, the Marine Corps Marathon, which will make its 30th running in 2005, will open its field to 30,000 runners and have first-come, first-serve registration beginning on April 1, 2005.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:31 PM

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