679 HARRA Members Participate on Houston Race Day
679 of 1,444 HARRA members participated last Sunday in one of the three Houston Marathon events: the hp Houston Marathon, the Aramco Half Marathon or the Houston Press 5K. 417 HARRA members completed the full marathon, 228 were official finishers in the half marathon while yet another 34 took on the 5K.
Participation by HARRA club, according to the file shared by HARRA president Steve Shepard, was as follows: Bayou City Road Runners (113), Houston Striders (112), Houston Fit (63), Al Lawrence Running Club (43), Tornadoes Running Club (36), Terlingua Track Club (35), Houston Masters Sports Association (33), Bay Area Running Club (23), Houston Harriers (20), Team PTI Running & Walking (18), Finish Line Sports (17), Kenyan Way (10), Clear Lake Fitness Club (7), Runners High Club (7), Galloway (3), Memorial Park Running Club (2).
130 participants did not affiliate with a local running club (NONE) while entries were found for SJS (2), TCS (2), GHTC (1), HR (1) and SEA (1). Assuming that SJS is the San Jacinto Striders, GHTC is the Greater Houston Track Club and SEA is the Sea Rim Striders (out of the Beaumont-Port Arthur area).
Some interesting notes include the following:
+ Of the ten (10) Kenyan Way participants, all but one ran the marathon. Their fastest marathoner, Sean Wade, finished 23rd overall in a very tough Aramco Half Marathon field.
+ Of the two biggest clubs, Bayou City turned out 82 for the full, 28 for the half and three (3) for the 5K while the Striders had 67 run the full, 38 the half and seven (7) for the 5K. The Al Lawrence Running Club had nine (9) participants for the 5K, including local race photographer Karen Thibodeaux.
+ There were 22 sub-3:00 marathons run by HARRA members. Houston Striders, paced by Brett Riley, had six (6) of its members pass the test followed by the Tornadoes Running Club with five (5). The Al Lawrence Running Club contributed three (3) while Bayou City, Houston Harriers and Terlingua Track Club each added two (2). Bay Area Running Club and the Houston Masters Sports Association each added one, courtesy of Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Melanson, respectively.
Participation by HARRA club, according to the file shared by HARRA president Steve Shepard, was as follows: Bayou City Road Runners (113), Houston Striders (112), Houston Fit (63), Al Lawrence Running Club (43), Tornadoes Running Club (36), Terlingua Track Club (35), Houston Masters Sports Association (33), Bay Area Running Club (23), Houston Harriers (20), Team PTI Running & Walking (18), Finish Line Sports (17), Kenyan Way (10), Clear Lake Fitness Club (7), Runners High Club (7), Galloway (3), Memorial Park Running Club (2).
130 participants did not affiliate with a local running club (NONE) while entries were found for SJS (2), TCS (2), GHTC (1), HR (1) and SEA (1). Assuming that SJS is the San Jacinto Striders, GHTC is the Greater Houston Track Club and SEA is the Sea Rim Striders (out of the Beaumont-Port Arthur area).
Some interesting notes include the following:
+ Of the ten (10) Kenyan Way participants, all but one ran the marathon. Their fastest marathoner, Sean Wade, finished 23rd overall in a very tough Aramco Half Marathon field.
+ Of the two biggest clubs, Bayou City turned out 82 for the full, 28 for the half and three (3) for the 5K while the Striders had 67 run the full, 38 the half and seven (7) for the 5K. The Al Lawrence Running Club had nine (9) participants for the 5K, including local race photographer Karen Thibodeaux.
+ There were 22 sub-3:00 marathons run by HARRA members. Houston Striders, paced by Brett Riley, had six (6) of its members pass the test followed by the Tornadoes Running Club with five (5). The Al Lawrence Running Club contributed three (3) while Bayou City, Houston Harriers and Terlingua Track Club each added two (2). Bay Area Running Club and the Houston Masters Sports Association each added one, courtesy of Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Melanson, respectively.
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