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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.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Top HARRA Husband-Wife Marathon Teams

By my count, there were 22 husband-wife teams made up of HARRA members. (This is where the couples shared the same last name.) The top 10 (gun times) were as follows:

1.) 5:36:38 (Gabriel and Perla Rodriguez, Bay Area Running Club, 2:31:18 and 3:05:20).
2.) 7:04:46 (Cyndie and Rob Keene, 3:27:50 and 3:36:56).
3.) 7:16:14 (Bill and Mindy Schroeder, Houston Striders, 3:10:26 and 4:05:48).
4.) 7:26:23 (Kimberly and Jim Simmons, Houston Fit, 3:25:13 and 4:01:10).
5.) 7:27:11 (Steve and Nancy Brammer, Tornadoes Running Club, 2:59:24 and 4:27:47).
6.) 7:48:15 (Mark and Christy Coleman, Tornadoes Running Club, 3:29:26 and 4:18:49).
7.) 7:56:35 (Pollyann and Steve Keller, 3:55:40 and 4:00:55).
8.) 7:58:38 (Patti and Rich Sears, Houston Striders, 3:55:38 and 4:03:00).
9.) 8:04:33 (Gerald and Amelia Taylor, 3:36:28 and 4:28:05).
10.) 8:41:55 (Bill and Annette Persohn, Houston Striders*, 3:58:01 and 4:43:54).
* corrected at 12:31 p.m.

In addition, there were 13 husband-wife teams of HARRA members that ran the Aramco Half Marathon. The top five (5) finishers are as follows:

1.) 3:07:50 (Darrell and Donna Sterns, Houston Harriers, 1:31:10 and 1:36:40).
2.) 4:05:05 (Pat and Merry Nelson, Memorial Park Running Club, 1:56:09 and 2:08:56).
3.) 4:32:27 (Charles and Rose Allen, 2:10:13 and 2:22:14).
4.) 4:58:07 (Sophie and Mike Rydin, 2:21:40 and 2:36:27).
5.) 5:14:23 (Lisa Ruthven and Joaquin Rubalcava, Jr., Houston Striders, 2:08:55 and 3:05:18).

Only two husband-wife couples of HARRA members participated in the Houston Press 5K. They were:

1.) 42:23 (Kevin and Karien Goodwin, Bayou City Road Runners, 21:30 and 21:53).
2.) 1:29:18 (Victor and Jan Kaiser, Houston Striders, 38:44 and 50:34).

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

typo alert - Annette and Bill Persohn run for the Houston Striders in HARRA competitions!

I note also that Sophie and Mike Rydin are proud PIM alumni.

Interesting to note that Bill Schroeder paced the 3:10 group and was running 20-30 minutes below his own marathon capability.

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