Houston Marathon Temps / Bib Numbers
The coldest Houston Marathon on record?
Most experts will rush to say, "1997!"
Actually, according to data recorded by the National Weather Service (and obtained from research of the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle), the coldest marathon was the 1978 event when the low for the day was 25 degrees and the high - 31 degrees - never crossed the freezing mark.
1997 was the second coldest marathon on record with a low of 30 and a high of 38. 1984 was third with a low that was reached at 2:00 p.m. of 37 while the high of 42 was achieved an hour later at 3 p.m.
The most unlikely winners of the Houston Marathon based on bib numbers?
Christopher Ciamarra of Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 2001 ran with #954 while Linda Zeman of Albuquerque, New Mexico - a Minneapolis, Minnesota native who ran for the University of New Mexico - won the 1988 event with bib number #W869. (I'm missing the numbers for Danny Green, Juan Garza and Jeff Wells and for about nine women; however, the four that weren't from the first five years were favorites to win.)
Who has won the race with bib number #1?
Not that many. On the men's side, Peter Fonseca (1995), Stephen Ndungu in 1999 and 2000 and Sean Wade in 2003. For the women, Silvia Ruegger in 1985, Veronique Marot in 1989 (W001) and Kelly Keane in 2005 (1F). It is likely that Tatyana Pozdnyakova did in 2000 as the defending champion, but I'm awaiting confirmation from Carly Caufield at the Houston Marathon. (Newspaper photographs weren't conclusive.)
Most experts will rush to say, "1997!"
Actually, according to data recorded by the National Weather Service (and obtained from research of the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle), the coldest marathon was the 1978 event when the low for the day was 25 degrees and the high - 31 degrees - never crossed the freezing mark.
1997 was the second coldest marathon on record with a low of 30 and a high of 38. 1984 was third with a low that was reached at 2:00 p.m. of 37 while the high of 42 was achieved an hour later at 3 p.m.
The most unlikely winners of the Houston Marathon based on bib numbers?
Christopher Ciamarra of Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 2001 ran with #954 while Linda Zeman of Albuquerque, New Mexico - a Minneapolis, Minnesota native who ran for the University of New Mexico - won the 1988 event with bib number #W869. (I'm missing the numbers for Danny Green, Juan Garza and Jeff Wells and for about nine women; however, the four that weren't from the first five years were favorites to win.)
Who has won the race with bib number #1?
Not that many. On the men's side, Peter Fonseca (1995), Stephen Ndungu in 1999 and 2000 and Sean Wade in 2003. For the women, Silvia Ruegger in 1985, Veronique Marot in 1989 (W001) and Kelly Keane in 2005 (1F). It is likely that Tatyana Pozdnyakova did in 2000 as the defending champion, but I'm awaiting confirmation from Carly Caufield at the Houston Marathon. (Newspaper photographs weren't conclusive.)
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