Houston Running: "Houston, We Have A Problem" Finishes 51st at Hood To Coast

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Name: WalkSports.com

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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.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

"Houston, We Have A Problem" Finishes 51st at Hood To Coast

The sixth iteration of the Houston-based "Houston, We Have A Problem" team, which included Al Lawrence Running Club and Houston Running Bloggers' Erin Foley, set a team record this weekend for time finished (22:54:54) and overall finish (51st) in the 25th anniversary Fred Meyer Hood to Coast Relay.

Here is the year-by-year breakdown of the team's performances:

2001 -- 25:35:06, 263rd overall
2002 -- 23:50:20, 77th overall
2003 -- 23:07:08, 61st overall
2004 -- 24:28:24, 110th overall
2005 -- 23:49:27, 74th overall
2006 -- 22:54:54, 51st overall

3 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Nice finish, and very nice progression over the years. My team (Team Gronk) finished 157th at just over 25h30m. However, I was the only Houstonian on the team.; 2:52 PM
WalkSports.com said...: Hmm ... drop me an e-mail on the address on the profile, especially if you are a HARRA member.; 3:30 PM
David said...: Great race, nice improvement. We finished just slightly ahead of you (22:10). Your time was our time, exactly, last year.; 2:47 PM