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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, June 27, 2005

Saturday's StraightWay Family Fun Run 5K in Wharton

I received information this morning via e-mail from Shannon Pickard, the race director of the StraightWay Family Fun Run 5K in Wharton as part of The Wharton County Freedom Festival. (For additional questions, his number is (832) 755-0939.)

Registration ($20) begins at 7:30 a.m. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. First, second and third place winners in each age category. The flyer states: "Large family discount. Cool prizes! Free T-Shirt. Free goodie bags. Live performances. Walkers welcome!"

Directions: Take Highway 59 South to FM 102 (by Wal-Mart). Go left on FM 102. At red light, make a right on Highway 60 (you'll be in front of Jack In The Box). Make a left at the last red light in town to stay on Highway 60. Make a left when the road dead ends. When you get to the red light, Fibber's will be across the street on the right.

If anybody is interested in going to Wharton with me Saturday morning, drop me an e-mail at walksports(at)aol.com.

posted by WalkSports.com | 2:04 PM

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