Houston Running

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.

Monday, July 18, 2005

7/18/05 General Marathon Updates

I enjoy, from time-to-time, looking at the News Search feature of google.com. After looking today, I thought that I would pass along some general marathon (and half marathon) notes of interest:

1.) Japan's 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi's next marathon will be the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2005. Click here.

2.) 60-year-old Janice Newman of Eastcote, Middlesex, UK, who is blind, completed Sunday's Wycombe Half Marathon in 2:23:26 two (2) years after breaking her leg in a skiing accident. Click here.

3.) Standard Chartered's Greatest Race On Earth Is Back! Four Challenging Marathons. Four Cities. Largest Prize Pool of Any World Marathon. Click here.

4.) Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon (in October), the fastest growing marathon in the country, is reaching participation milestones. Click here.

5.) Denver area (Colfax) marathon, that is targeted for May 2006, may indeed become a reality. Click here.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Janice Newman's story is such an inspiration. According to the article, she's also run the London Marathon...TWICE. Thanks for sharing it!! :)

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