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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).

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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.

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Houston Running Bloggers to manage Just For Kids Fun Run

I'm pleased to officially announce that the Houston Running Bloggers have agreed to be the managing club of HARRA's Just For Kids Fun Run that will be held on the South Picnic Loop of Memorial Park on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 10 a.m.

The club officially received its letter this week from the Mayor's Office of Special Events reserving the Park for the event, which is just as popular with parents and relatives and adults to volunteer for as it is the kids to participate in.

There will be non-competitive races of four (4) different distances:

+ 25-meter Toddler Trot (10:00 a.m., up to 4 years)
+ 400-meter (440 yards) Fun Run (10:15 a.m., open to all children 12 & under)
+ 1-kilometer (5/8 mile) Fun Run (10:45 a.m., open to all children 12 & under)
+ 2-kilometer (1 1/4-mile) Fun Run (11:00 a.m., 9-12 years of age)

Owner Jerry Fuqua of RunSport will once again provide leadership for the Just for Kids In-Training Program that will consist of three (3), forty-five minute training sessions teaching children running fundamentals leading up to the Just for Kids Fun Run.

The In-Training Program, open to children ages 5 to 12, will be at two locations - Memorial Park (November 14, 16, and 21) and Rice University (November 13, 15, and 20).

The event website can be found at http://www.justforkidsfunrun.com/ and further details will be coming shortly.

Sponsors and volunteers are both needed and actively being pursued.

posted by WalkSports.com | 9:39 PM

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