Houston Running: "W" is for Waverly!

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One of the leading sources for the discussion of Houston-area (and Texas as well) road racing. Focus and attention will be given to Houston-area runners, specifically HARRA members, that compete in outside-of-the-area events as well as those who do interesting things that aren't captured in the various media outlets, such as Inside Texas Running, Runner Triathlete News and Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle (all fine publications and columns but with limitations too).

About Me

Name: WalkSports.com

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.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

"W" is for Waverly!

Here is what the "red headed princess" looks like when she is dressed like a "red headed princess" and when she's not in running gear!

This is after her 5th grade graduation ceremony Thursday night.

Dad was surprised during the ceremony when, during one of the 11-12 songs that the 4th and 5th graders performed -- something to the effect of "Best Days Of Our Lives", Waverly piped in (like many of the other kids during the song) and said that her "best day" was "...when I ran the half marathon."

4 Comments:

equarles said...: Waverly is cool; 1:55 PM
Jessica, a Austin Runner AND triathlete said...: you need to frame that pic!

that is super cool what she said, Jon!; 3:23 PM
Anonymous said...: It's now May 23. Happy 11th Birthday, Waverly!; 10:14 PM
Jill said...: Beautiful pic! Beautiful daughter! You are one lucky daddy!; 6:48 AM