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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, December 21, 2005

Houston's Runner's Choice Awards?

One of the nice things that the Freescale Austin Marathon does is direct the Austin Runners' Choice Awards. Awards are offered in the following categories:

Runner of the Year - male and female
Masters Runner of the Year - male and female
Youth runner of the Year - male and female
Trail/Ultra runner of the Year - male and female
Volunteers of the Year (3 top volunteers)
Sponsor or Partner of the Year
Coach of the Year
Race of the Year: 10K and under
Race of the Year: 15K and longer
T-Shirt of the Year
Most Runner-Friendly Business of the Year

Nominations are made for the calendar year of 2005 and are accepted up to a month before the Freescale Austin Marathon. Winners are announced at the Marathon's pre-race Pasta Party the night before the event.

Why can't we (in the Houston running community) do something like this for Houston? Any suggestions?

posted by WalkSports.com | 8:56 AM

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