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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 15, 2006

The Woodlands' Lou Wilson: Marathoning at 69!

It isn't the age that's such a big deal. There have been plenty of older - and faster - runners than Lou; however, it is just the fact, other than being a great individual (along with his wife, Nora), that Lou has been pretty steady thus far in 2006.

On Sunday, at the Lower Potomac River Marathon in Piney Point, Maryland, Lou posted his 8th marathon finish, including one each for the last six weekends.

He's no Ed Whitlock; however, but look at his times so far this year -- all within 13 minutes of each other.

5:49:31 -- 1/ 1 -- (Kingwood) Texas Marathon
5:48:50 -- 1/15 -- Chevron Houston Marathon
5:38:53 -- 2/5 -- Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans
5:48:54 -- 2/11 -- Surfside Beach Marathon
5:42:50 -- 2/19 -- Freescale Austin Marathon (was really less with the chip time difference)
5:36:31 -- 2/25 -- (Fort Worth) Cowtown Marathon
5:37:29 -- 3/ 5 -- Little Rock Marathon
5:37:04 -- 3/12 -- Lower Potomac River Marathon (Maryland)

Lou had originally been signed up for the marathon this weekend in Abilene; however, he will be running the Seabrook Lucky Trails Marathon on Saturday.

Please make sure if you are there to say Hello! to Lou and congratulate him on his efforts. Not sure what he looks like? Here's a picture of the two of us at the Little Rock Marathon!

posted by WalkSports.com | 11:32 PM

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