HARRA's Footprints

I've really enjoyed this past year being given the responsibility of putting together "Footprints" for the Houston Area Road Runners Association.

There's one more issue to go to complete the year and that's the July/August issue.

I'm very proud of being able to achieve one of the initial goals that I had and that was to increase the club's partcipation in Footprints. Each issue, we've had 10 or more clubs that have submitted a report!

Without fail, before, you'd always see reports from the Houston Striders, the Bayou City Road Runners, Houston Masters Sports Association, Bay Area Running Club, Tornados Running Club and sometimes the Al Lawrence Running Club. One of my accomplishments, I believe, is that I've been able to faciliate the following:

+ Consistent participation from Al Lawrence Running Club (thanks to Melissa Henderson and Jennifer Fowlkes)
+ Addition of the Clear Lake Fitness Club (through Susan Bell)
+ Addition of the Pearland Area Runners Club (through Cassie Dimmick and now John Mohr)
+ Addition of the Brazosport Area Road Runners Association (as a result of Edwin Quarles being the secretary)
+ Addition of Finish Line Sports (working with Andy Stewart)
+ Addition of The Woodlands Running Club (directing that effort myself with the Club's approval)
+ Occasional reports from Team In Training, Team PTI and the Galloway Group

Each month, we've had an overview column, "President's Lap," from Anna Sumrall Helm and one of the crown jewels, I think, is the addition of "Running With Dr. Bob" by HARRA's Medical Director Bob Hoekman, M.D.

We've had articles written by Edwin, Jessica Alexander and Doug Spence.

I just signed off on the May/June issue today and I'm really, really excited about it. I think there's a lot of good information in it and quite honestly, there are things that I had to cut out.

I could use four (4) more pages - very easily! If I just had a way to fund it. :)