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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, March 29, 2006

HARRA's Tour de Bayou Coming Soon!

HARRA's ever popular The Tour de Bayou is coming soon. Maybe even to a location near you! Stages will be held on five (5) consecutive Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. The locations and race distances are as follows:

Stage 1, April 4: White Oak Bayou at Thelma (White Oak Ave. between Houston and Studemont), 4 miles
Stage 2, April 11: Spotts Park (Memorial Drive and Heights/Waugh), 3 miles
Stage 3, April 18: Buffalo Bayou at Shepherd (Memorial Dr. at Shepherd), 5 miles
Stage 4, April 25: Ho Chi Minh (Memorial Park, south side of Memorial Dr., west entrance), 3-5 miles
Stage 5, May 2: Ho Chi Minh (same as above)

The events are free (sponsored by RunSport and HARRA) and the trappings are minimal. The times are cumulative but the races can also be run individually.

HARRA is always needing course guides, course markers, finish line and results help. So if your racing karma is low, contact RunSport (713-524-6662) or Roger Boak (boak@hal-pc.org) to volunteer.

posted by WalkSports.com | 2:32 PM

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