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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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Location: Spring, Texas, United States

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

Wednesday's Workout / Run

Yes, both a workout and a run! At approximately 3:30 p.m., I went to Bally's in The Woodlands and clipped off 6.36 miles on the elliptical trainer going for an hour (while reading the March edition of Running Times from cover to cover) at the level 14, random setting.

Then, just shortly at 7:00 p.m., I joined a number of Houston Striders for an approximately 4-4.5 mile run from the PIM (Power In Motion) meeting location near the pool at Memorial Park all the way to Jackson Hill park and back.

Even though the return trip might have been a tad bit shorter, I went out at 22:37.81 and returned in 19:44.18. Steve Shepard and Gavin Dillingham led the group and there was no way that I was keeping up with either of them. The remainder of the pack was made up of Sabra Havey, Clarence Silva, Cindy Laidlaw, Lynlee Linke, Pam Paling, Lisa Ruthven, Barry Chambers and Marjorie Marks.

Part of the reason for the faster return trip is because I had Pam and Lisa, co-directors of PIM, nipping on my heels a couple of times. Despite try to do a little speed work, by running faster between alternating telephone polls on Blossom, I needed to push myself a little and did when they got close before turning on to Wescott St.

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