Houston Running

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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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, August 11, 2006

Another Former Marathon Winner in Town

You know, I'm a magnet for all types of interesting tidbits of information. (It is just sort of how things operate around here.) I received a phone call today from the wife of Jeff Gifford, who won the 2003 Denver Marathon in September of that year before in a time of 2:55:22 before heading off to fight in Iraq.

She commented that his job has been limiting his training a little bit, but that they were looking for event opportunities for their entire family. I had the opportunity to talk about HARRA, Party in the Park, the Marathon Kick-Off Party, the Just For Kids Fun Run, the Jingle Bell Run and, of course, my favorite, Run The Woodlands 5K.

He did get a chance last year to run in the Wortham's Loop The Lake 5K on Saturday, April 30th - a day a cold front blew through the Houston area. He finished 5th overall in that event in a time of 19:20.

posted by WalkSports.com | 3:31 PM

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