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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.

Saturday, January 15, 2005

Friday/Saturday Marathon Coverage

Half-marathoner Browne running with a vengeance
by Dale Robertson, Saturday, 1/14/05 ..... Grade: C+

Again, I thought the purpose of a hometown newspaper was to profile hometown athletes. I have nothing against Dan Browne, but people that aren't into running, I would imagine, would just as soon read about local athletes as opposed to an out-of-towner. Maybe that's coming on Sunday.

Dolan take self-healing to new heights
by Dale Robertson, Saturday, 1/14/05 ..... Grade: A

Garrett Dolan beats cancer not just once, but twice and will attempt his first marathon ever. Best wishes Garrett!

Marathoner says son gave reason to lose weight
by Allan Turner, Saturday, 1/14/05 ..... Grade: A

Another great story about people overcoming great odds (90 pounds in Kristin Vigeant's case) to "Run for a Reason" -- namely, her son, Ryan, who suffered from brain tumors as a newborn five years ago. This will be Viegant's 4th marathon. The others? Austin Motorola (February 2004, 4:15:13.3), Houston Marathon (January 2003, 4:40:56)

Driven to excel, wheelchair hoops team enters 5K
by Dale Robertson, Friday, 1/13/05 ..... Grade: A

Excellent story about a nationally-ranked, Houston-based youth wheelchair basketball team that will be giving the Houston Press 5K a spin of the wheels on Sunday.

Shawn Colvin pulls double duty for half marathon
by Michael D. Clark, Friday, 1/13/05 ..... Grade: C

Again, we have nobody from Houston that can sing the National Anthem and then run? I have no problem with this Masters triathlete singing for the Freescale Marathon in Austin. Although it is not the writer's fault, shame on the marathon itself of not coming up with a more viable candidate!


posted by WalkSports.com | 6:56 PM

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The person who sang the Star Spangled Banner apparently hasn't sang in a while - it was - well - not that great! And, the rude band was playing at the end of the street while she was singing. The band sounded better.

4:21 AM  

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