Sneak Peek at Houston Marathon Finisher's Items

Want to see the finisher's shirt and the medal that you'll be receiving when you cross the Chevron Houston Marathon finish line?

Thanks to the heads-up from former HARRA VP, Communications Doug Spence, he pointed out that Channel 11, KHOU-TV did this story on Marine Corps Cpt. Karl Klicker, who will be running his 10th Houston Marathon at Camp Fallujah in Iraq.

The video can be seen at this link, while the story on Channel 11's web site can be seen here.

Klicker, who lost a comfortable employee-training position at Enron with a six-figure salary and rejoined the Marine Corps at age 50 reported the New York Times last year, was the fastest Masters runner at the 5K held in conjunction with the Huntsville Half Marathon in 2000 with a time of 21:19.

Klicker's marathon history since 2001 according to marathonguide.com is as follows:

2001 (Jan. 4) - 4:01:34 -- Houston Marathon, age 45
2001 (Nov. 24) - 4:07:14 -- Mississippi Coast Marathon, age 46
2002 (Jan. 20) - 3:55:47 -- Houston Marathon, age 46
2003 (Jan. 19) - 4:14:55 -- Houston Marathon, age 47
2004 (Jan. 18) - 3:49:36 -- Houston Marathon, age 48
2004 (Apr. 24) - 3:57:30 -- Country Music Marathon, age 49
2004 (Oct. 31) - 4:00:51 -- Marine Corps Marathon, age 49
2005 (Jan. 16) - 3:57:04 -- Houston Marathon, age 49
2005 (Oct. 30) - 4:20:44 -- Marine Corps Marathon, age 50
2006 (Mar. 19) - 3:47:05 -- Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon, age 50

Klicker's last marathon was held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which is where his race result reported that he lived. Klicker lived in Friendswood prior to moving to Cypress during 2001.