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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.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Speaking of Phegley ....

As I read the excellent piece in yesterday's Houston Chronicle about Tom and Mary Anne McBrayer that Roberta MacInnis wrote, I noticed in the results of the Kiwanis Kids Triathlon #1 that a youngster with the last name of Phegley took first place in their age group.

Could it have been the daughter of ITR and RTN editor Lance Phegley?

"It’s generally a pretty safe assumption that anyone named Phegley is a relative of mine," said Phegley. "I haven’t met one yet that I wasn’t related to!"

8-year-old Lauren Phegley took fourth among all girls ages 7-9, 8th overall and 1st in the 8-year-old age bracket as she completed the 50-meter swim, 1-mile bike and 400-meter run in 9:14.

"She did it on a whim – it was her first triathlon. She had a very good time and will probably do some more of them later this summer," her father said. "She’s a swimmer and the next one or two of those races conflict with swim meets."

Next time you see Lance out behind the lens of his raceshots.net cameras (probably next at the Fired Up 5K), pass along your congratulations!

posted by WalkSports.com | 2:40 PM

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