Houston Running

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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Location: Spring, Texas, United States

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.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Busy, Busy Weekend Schedule

Thursday evening
6:00 p.m. Pacific -- Leave the office in Vancouver, BC and head to Seattle (Done!)
11:55 p.m. Pacific -- Takeoff from Seattle (Done!)

Friday
5:52 a.m. Central -- Land in Houston (Done!)
7:00 a.m. -- Arrive home, go to the gym and get in an hour on the elliptical trainer (5.11 miles), return home, shower, send a few e-mail and take care of a work item. (Done!)
9:45 a.m. -- Head downtown to the Expo. (Done!)
10:45 a.m. -- Pick up press credentials. Meet Jan Nierling, Steven Karpas' assistant to whom I submitted information to for this year's media guide. (Done!)
11:00 a.m. -- Attend the Press Conference. (Done!)
12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m. -- Worked the Exhibit floor. (Done!)
2:30 - 5:00 p.m. -- Worked in the Press room. (Done!)
5:30 p.m. -- Work the HARRA Booth until 7:00 p.m. with Stephen Mayor and Angie Lapp. (Done!)
7:30 p.m. -- Dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse with Joe Carey, Keith Kelleher, Cassie Cowan, Jessica Alexander, Sarah Graybeal and her boyfriend, Jose. (Done!)

Saturday
8:00 a.m. -- Head downtown to the Expo
2:00 p.m. -- Leave the Expo
3:00 p.m. -- Waverly's basketball game
4:00 p.m. -- Referee a grade 1-2 basketball game
5:15 p.m. -- Get home, shower, and head back downtown.
7:30 p.m. -- Call Rick Cook at Bandera 100K to find out how many miles are made it through. (He did Sunmart 50-Miler in 10 and change.)

Sunday
4:30 a.m. -- Get up, shower, and prepare to leave by 5:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m. -- Leave and head for downtown.
5:30 a.m. -- Arrive in downtown (with a parking spot close to the race start)
7:00 a.m. -- Run the Marathon
6:00 p.m. -- 1st annual The Woodlands Running Club Post Houston Marathon Party at "Goose's Acre Bistro & Irish Pub"

Monday
9:00 a.m. -- Depart Houston for Vancouver

(Just a little busy.)

1 Comments:

Blogger TX Runner Mom said...

I heard someone talking about the Goose's Acre on the radio this morning. Sounds like a cool place!

7:49 PM  

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