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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.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Articles on History of Houston Running and the Marathon

If you're a history buff and particularly of sports, like I am, we have Tom McBrayer to thank for a couple of gems.

Tom, as many know, is a course certifier and he writes articles for a publication called "Measurement News" that is put together by the USATF/RRTC (USA Track and Field/Road Running Technical Council).

In the fall 2006 edition of their newsletter (click here), there is an article from Tom about "A History: The Many Courses of the Houston Marathon" and also another from Pete Teague, the founder of the Houston Marathon (who lives in Austin now), on "Some memories of early running days in Houston."

They're both excellent reads and if you don't want to download or read the PDF file, you can go the this page on the Houston Masters Sports Association web site.

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