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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.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Ficker, Ray shoot for bigger running goals

Some recognizable Texas triathletes are putting big running goals in their periscopes.

Austin's Desiree Ficker, who finished a stunning second to Michelle Jones a couple of months at the Kona Ironman World Championship, is aiming at a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon.

Bob Wischnia of runtex.com reported on Monday that "Ficker ran 2:05:46 Sunday at the ARA 20-Miler in San Marcos which indicates she should be in the 2:46 marathon range. She’s planning her attempt at the AT&T Austin Marathon."

Meanwhile, closer to home, Galveston's Autumn Ray wasn't able to better her PR on Sunday at the Chevron Houston Marathon, but she told The Galveston County Daily News' Bernice Torregrossa in a January 16th story that Boston is now in her sights.

“I went out too fast, and by mile 16 I had to re-evaluate what I could do. I just miscalculated my pacing, and in the end it was mostly a training run. It will help me prepare for the Boston Marathon in April.”

Hmmm ... a 3:05:52 training run.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:39 PM

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