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).
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.
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:03 PM
4 Comments:
Trying to get your $50.00 back from from a Luke's Locker endorsement. :-)
(Just Kidding, of Course!)
Steve,
Good stuff! Actually, I want them to know that people read this blog, see the comments and act upon them.
I get the standard HARRA discount with Luke's, which is 10%. The folks at The Woodlands store had suggested once about giving me more because of my work with RTW and loyally shopping with them ... but I like to also maintain my journalistic independence.
Therefore, if I need to be critical, I don't have to feel like the mouthpiece is shut and I can't say what I want.
Jon
Hmmm, I wonder if Luke's would have given me 10% Harra's discount on top of their 20%. I keep forgeting about Harra's discount.
Anyway, for newer runners like me, all the invaluable advice I get is worth more than the discount. Not that I mind the discount.
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