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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

No Water While Running A Marathon?

According to page 6C of the Houston Chronicle on Monday, January 22, 1996, that is exactly what men's winner Turbo Tumo did!

Those keeping close watch on the leaders may have noticed that men's winner Turbo Tumo was perhpas the only runner in the lead pack who did not drink any liquids during the race. While that is unusual for most runners, it apparently isn't for Tumo.

"I never drink water when I'm running," Tumo said. "That's how I practice so that's how I do it."

And what time did Tumo run that year? 2:10:34. Just 30 seconds off of the course - and state - record of 2:10:04 held by Richard C. Kaitany, the South African then from Ames, Iowa.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:25 AM

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Blogger Unknown said...

Wierd!

11:33 AM  

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