Houston Running: Next Half Target?

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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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.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Next Half Target?

Things may be falling into place, thanks to Continental, that I may be able to run in the Parkersburg, W.Va. News and Sentinel Half Marathon on Saturday, August 20th.

If so, and after seeing how things go this Saturday in Flagstaff, that would give me state #16 overall to run an event in and the 10th state to do a half marathon in.

I have a little extra motivation thanks to the runners at Half2Run.

New York native Ira Gardner will get state #25 at the News and Sentinel Half Marathon. There is one (1) runner, Oakland, California's Joyce Unger, with 11 states, four (4) with 10 states - including Laura Garrett of Copperas Cove, five (5) with 9 states and six (6) of us with 8 states including Houston's Merry Nelson and Georgetown's Pat Neff. Nelson is a HARRA member who is also a member of the Memorial Park Running Club.

4 Comments:

Jessica, a Austin Runner AND triathlete said...: i'm actually from Copperas Cove, so it's cool to see other runners from my area in the news!; 7:08 AM
Tiggs said...: OMG how freakin cool will that be btw? My hometown!! I will be there cheering you on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm headed home the 18-20 to volunteer for the race!!; 11:41 AM
Anonymous said...: The race is the RRCA National Half Marathon championship for 2005. We will definitely need a race report for Stridelines.

Steve; 1:33 PM
Sam said...: Well, all the best to you in running the half up there. Lookin forward to your race report.

As my wife and I like to say, Knock'em alive out there!

God Bless!; 9:35 AM