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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, January 25, 2006

2005 RRCA Southern Region Award Winners Announced

Texas clubs were well represented in a recent announcement by Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Southern Region Director Ken Bendy.

The following individuals and clubs were selected as 2005 RRCA Southern Region Award winners and will compete for national honors leading up to the 49th annual RRCA National Convention that will be hosted by the Houston Striders in Houston on March 8-12, 2006.

Outstanding State Rep - Ron Macksoud - (Alabama)
Club Writer of the Year – Gregory LaMothe – Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers (N. Texas)
Best Large Club Newsletter - Knoxville Track Club (Tennessee) “Footnotes” - Michael DeLisle - Editor
Best Medium Club Newsletter - Houston Striders (South Texas) - “Stridelines” – Lee Baughman - Editor
Best Small Club Newsletter - Peachtree City Running Club (Georgia) – “Legacy” – Rene Flaherty – Editor
Male Runner of the Year – Mark Miller - Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers (N. Texas)
Male Masters Runner of the Year - John Metzgar - Florida Striders Track Club (N. Florida)
Female Masters Runner of the Year - Patty Stewart-Garbrecht - Florida Striders Track Club (N. Florida)

The following individuals and clubs earned 2005 Southern Region RRCA Jerry Little Memorial Journalism Awards Honorable Mention recognition:

Large Club Newsletter
Space Coast Runners (S. Florida) – “The Space Coast Runner”
Medium Club Newsletter
Florida Striders Track Club (N. Florida) - “StrideRight"
Small Club Newsletter
Bradenton Runners Club (S. Florida) – “NewsMakers”
Amelia Island Runners (N. Florida) – “Runners Hi”
South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia) – (Unnamed)
Salisbury Rowan Runners (N. Carolina) – (Unnamed )
Montgomery Track & Running Club (Alabama) – Second Wind
Daytona Beachcombers (N. Florida) – “The Beachcomber” (Web based Newsletter)

Club Writer of the Year
Kevin Wessels – Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers – (N. Texas)
Bill Pennington – Amelia Island Runners (N. Florida)
Jay Birmingham – Florida Striders (N. Florida)
Lynnae Thandiew – South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia)
Lilonga Thandiew – South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia)
Bob Holmes – South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia)
Charlotte Simmons – South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia)
Janita Poe – South Fulton Running Partners (Georgia)
Jack McDermott – Gulf Winds Track Club (N. Florida)
Michael SeLisle – Knoxville Track Club (Tennessee)
John Yoder - Houston Striders (South Texas)
Rachel Guenther – Houston Area Road Runners Association (South Texas)
Brian Hickey – Dothan Runners Club (Alabama)
Ron Macksoud – Montgomery Track & Running Club (Alabama)
Nancy Beale – Montgomery Track & Running Club (Alabama)

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