The Latest: Exciting Stuff!
It is Thursday evening and it is nice, cold and wet here in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ok, that isn't the exciting stuff! Although running in Boise, Idaho on Sunday might be, plus, yay!, it's another state!
There's been a lot going on the last couple of days.
I will be back writing my "Talk The Talk" column for Runner Triathlete News in December.
It is going to revolve around one of the closest marathon finishes of all time -- the 1984 Houston-Tenneco Marathon. I had the opportunity to get some unique perspectives from Denny Morse, the lead finish line judge that day, as well as Mark Finuncane and John Wellerding, who finished third and fourth. (And if I told you any more, you'd have no reason to 1.) begin subscribing to the magazine or 2.) going to one of the running specialty stores or Barnes & Noble to buy a copy. No, I don't get any commissions.)
We're also close to putting the finishing touches on the December issue of HARRA's Footprints and work is already going in to the January edition - which will specifically be geared towards the 35th anniversary of the Chevron Houston Marathon. (November, by the way, is an issue that I'm real pleased of - with a lot of Sarah Graybeal pictures!)
The biggest news is that in the dialogue of writing the aforementioned column, I was made aware - by Mary Anne McBrayer - of an oil painting that Tenneco commissioned in 1985 as part of its sesquecentennial celebration the following spring. With an e-mail "blast" sent by Arlen Isham of the Houston Marathon Veterans Committee to a selected number of their veterans, Steve Hasson got in touch with runner Valerie Vallot, who works for the El Paso Corporation.
Talking with Valerie on the phone last week and after a number of phone calls and e-mails within the El Paso Corporation, I'm delighted to be able to announce that the El Paso Corporation - who sponsored Houston's first-ever half marathon in 2002 - is going to allow HARRA and the Chevron Houston Marathon to display the original Jim Rabby oil painting, "A Finish Line," during the Expo for all runners to enjoy!
Ok, that isn't the exciting stuff! Although running in Boise, Idaho on Sunday might be, plus, yay!, it's another state!
There's been a lot going on the last couple of days.
I will be back writing my "Talk The Talk" column for Runner Triathlete News in December.
It is going to revolve around one of the closest marathon finishes of all time -- the 1984 Houston-Tenneco Marathon. I had the opportunity to get some unique perspectives from Denny Morse, the lead finish line judge that day, as well as Mark Finuncane and John Wellerding, who finished third and fourth. (And if I told you any more, you'd have no reason to 1.) begin subscribing to the magazine or 2.) going to one of the running specialty stores or Barnes & Noble to buy a copy. No, I don't get any commissions.)
We're also close to putting the finishing touches on the December issue of HARRA's Footprints and work is already going in to the January edition - which will specifically be geared towards the 35th anniversary of the Chevron Houston Marathon. (November, by the way, is an issue that I'm real pleased of - with a lot of Sarah Graybeal pictures!)
The biggest news is that in the dialogue of writing the aforementioned column, I was made aware - by Mary Anne McBrayer - of an oil painting that Tenneco commissioned in 1985 as part of its sesquecentennial celebration the following spring. With an e-mail "blast" sent by Arlen Isham of the Houston Marathon Veterans Committee to a selected number of their veterans, Steve Hasson got in touch with runner Valerie Vallot, who works for the El Paso Corporation.
Talking with Valerie on the phone last week and after a number of phone calls and e-mails within the El Paso Corporation, I'm delighted to be able to announce that the El Paso Corporation - who sponsored Houston's first-ever half marathon in 2002 - is going to allow HARRA and the Chevron Houston Marathon to display the original Jim Rabby oil painting, "A Finish Line," during the Expo for all runners to enjoy!
posted by WalkSports.com | 8:09 PM
5 Comments:
Jon,
You're training must be sucking bad gasoline. You haven't written about it in months or similar.
doug
Doug,
It is about as stealth as Lance's.
And you really come here to read that?
Jon
Jon,
Why yes! I'm scribbling it down so, one day, I can be as fast as you.
doug
Dude, just don't break out the clipboard.
53 minutes on the treadmill this morning. Why 53? Well, seven minutes away from finishing, BC Hydro (their Reliant) turned the power off in the apartment building. They were late too like Reliant. First 30 minutes was a hill profile - 4%, 8% and then 12%.
Second 30 was 4-minutes at 0% and then another 4 at a little bit of an incline. Why? That's just what the program was. It is a new Precor machine so I'm just trying to figure out what the profile settings are.
I'll probably do some more early in the morning before driving to Boise.
Better?
Jon
Jon
Jon,
You betcha.
I've not liked treadmills much. I probably need some tunes to distract the boredom.
I guess they're good for hill simulations, though. I just hope I don't run a marathon with alot of hills. MCM's mile 2 hill and the same hill twice at the Huntsville Half were all the hills I ever hope to have to run.
doug
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