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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.

Friday, May 19, 2006

HARRA Announces 2006-07 Board

HARRA President Tom Stilwell reported on Tuesday that the individuals listed below met Monday, May 15th's deadline to serve on the organization's 2006-2007 Board. He noted that they will be confirmed by a vote of the membership at the June 17th Summer Celebration which will be held Satuday evening at St. Arnold's Brewery.

President - Anna Sumrall Helm (BCRR)
VP Clubs - Roger Boak (TTC)
VP Road Race Management - Stephen Mayor (HH)
Treasurer - Audrey Christiansen (FLS)
Membership - Erin Foley (ALRC)
At Large Members: Jo Ann Luco (HMSA), Cheryl Esposito, Sara Troscher (HF), Bob Linza, Bruce Mansur (BCRR)

Stilwell indicated that HARRA's by-laws provide that the president appoints 3 positions and that the remainder are elected. The positions of VP Communications (Doug Spence), Secretary (Scott Michelman), and Webmaster (Geoff Guenther) received no nominations and consequently will be filled by the President and the Board in their July meeting.

"Please welcome, congratulate, and support the forthcoming board of 2006-2007!" Stilwell said. "With the support and cooperation of all clubs, this boardlooks to be a dynamic, outgoing, and successful group of people who will be a great asset to the running community in Houston."

On a personal note, it is disappointing to see Doug and Geoff go by the wayside. Both individuals, who I consider to be good friends, contributed greatly to HARRA and its image during their tenure. Doug was responsible for putting together Footprints in Inside Texas Running (ITR) on a monthly basis while Geoff brought the organization's web site into the 21st century. -- JW

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jon,
Thanks very much.


doug

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