New Chronicle Running Blog
We're waiting on the Chronicle's Dwight Silverman, their interactive online editor, to return from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week to set up a new "Run Houston" running blog that will be co-authored by Edwin Quarles and myself.
I was approached by Dwight the Friday before last.
I told him that I was certainly flattered to be asked, but that I had two concerns. The first of which is that I'm spread pretty thin and that I recommended a co-author like some of their other blogs. He was certainly in favor of that given Edwin's credentials (Journalism teacher at Angleton HS, former sports editor for the Lufkin Daily News and now writing for Footprints and Runner Triathlete News.)
The second was the placement of the blog. The Chronicle has reader blogs. They don't control the content of it and they have a heavy disclaimer obviously. My concern is that the Sports blogs in that section were 1.) guns, 2.) poker with Matt Dean of The Woodlands, and 3.) ultra flights.
I kindly requested that a running blog be included in the Chronicle's Sports section blogs with the Fan Blogs for the Astros, Rockets, Texans and Dynamo.
He indicated that it wasn't his call but that he would pitch it to the individual that was the online sports section editor. We'll see. I told him that it was my responsibility in my role as VP, Communications for the Houston Area Road Runners Association to present running in the most positive light possible. I just think that our sport deserves not to be relegated to guns and poker status.
Our approach to this blog will be to report hard news and be a compliment to Roberta MacInnis' Thursday columns. There won't be any training run recaps, etc.
As soon as I have more information and/or the link, I'll be more than happy to let you know. I'm hoping that we have it before Friday so that we can report from the floor of the Expo!
I was approached by Dwight the Friday before last.
I told him that I was certainly flattered to be asked, but that I had two concerns. The first of which is that I'm spread pretty thin and that I recommended a co-author like some of their other blogs. He was certainly in favor of that given Edwin's credentials (Journalism teacher at Angleton HS, former sports editor for the Lufkin Daily News and now writing for Footprints and Runner Triathlete News.)
The second was the placement of the blog. The Chronicle has reader blogs. They don't control the content of it and they have a heavy disclaimer obviously. My concern is that the Sports blogs in that section were 1.) guns, 2.) poker with Matt Dean of The Woodlands, and 3.) ultra flights.
I kindly requested that a running blog be included in the Chronicle's Sports section blogs with the Fan Blogs for the Astros, Rockets, Texans and Dynamo.
He indicated that it wasn't his call but that he would pitch it to the individual that was the online sports section editor. We'll see. I told him that it was my responsibility in my role as VP, Communications for the Houston Area Road Runners Association to present running in the most positive light possible. I just think that our sport deserves not to be relegated to guns and poker status.
Our approach to this blog will be to report hard news and be a compliment to Roberta MacInnis' Thursday columns. There won't be any training run recaps, etc.
As soon as I have more information and/or the link, I'll be more than happy to let you know. I'm hoping that we have it before Friday so that we can report from the floor of the Expo!
posted by WalkSports.com | 10:16 AM
3 Comments:
Excellent news Jon. I enjoy reading both yours and Edwin’s writing so I look forward to what will be offered in the Houston Chronicle’s Running Blog, no matter the placement.
BTW - Happy belated birthday
Tommy
Any word on the running blog?
It's a shame it didn't happen before the marathon.
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