Houston Running: What's Ahead?

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.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

What's Ahead?

For me, a lot hinges on how well I do Saturday morning at the Fitness Solutions Jingle Jog 10-Miler in Pearland. If I have a good race, I'll probably sign up for the 18th annual Houstonian Lite 30K, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 11th in Sugarland and then potentially do the Texas Marathon on New Year's Day in Kingwood.

Actually, after doing 10.3 miles earlier this evening with Waverly, I'm hoping that I can use these last four (4) upcoming long runs with her to work on my pacing for the Texas Marathon, if I choose to do it. (Obviously though, I don't want to be doing a 14:14/mile for that - a 6:13 marathon; however, I do want to find the place that I can go longer at a steadier pace.) Isn't that the magic bullet that we are all striving for?

1 Comments:

Jessica, a Austin Runner AND triathlete said...: Jon-
i'll be doing the Pearland 10 miler too. i'll email you about it tonight, i have no idea where it starts and if they are doing race-day registration.
-Jessica; 12:17 PM