Houston Running: A New Houston Running Blog!

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).

About Me

Name: WalkSports.com

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, August 15, 2005

A New Houston Running Blog!

Those of us who are members of the Houston Striders that have dropped a significant amount of weight (i.e. 50 pounds or more) have been dubbed the "Incredible Shrinking Striders" by our esteemed running coach - and former HARRA president (well, President Emeritus) Steve Shepard.

This membership belongs to myself, HARRA VP of Communications Doug Spence and the newest member to the running blog community, Vic Kaiser. Vic's a great guy and has been a reader of "Houston Running" since its inception.

Vic's running blog is Run4YourLife and he states that it is "a big runner's chronicles given to encourage and inform other new runners and discuss various topics related to training, racing, Houston area running, the Houston Striders Running Club, HARRA (Houston Area Road Runners Association), and other health related issues."

1 Comments:

Unknown said...: Thanks for the kind words, Jon, and the link from one of the best running blogs around. You really set the bar. Also, lemme just say that I'm proud to be member or the "Incredible Shrinking Stiriders". Although, soon after my surgery when I was unable to get around, I spent some time as the probably not sole member of the "Incredible GROWING Striders". I'm back in the club though as I've begun shrinking again. Seeya.

vic; 12:30 AM