Houston Running: Monday, Apr. 2 Workout / Miscellaneous

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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.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Monday, Apr. 2 Workout / Miscellaneous

Bally's The Woodlands
64 minutes - treadmill; upped it .1 mph every 5 minutes until 59 minutes (I know ... it doesn't add up, does it?) and then I went another 5 minutes upping it .1 mph every minute.
18 minutes - stationery bike before calves started to cramp.

Congratulations to ...
Sarah Graybeal for completing her first Half Ironman at the Lone Star Tri Festival on Sunday in Galveston!

Bill Dwyer for becoming a grandfather this evening - on Opening Day causing Bill to break a 13-year attendance streak at first Astros home game of each season.

Speaking of Opening Day ...
Is it going to be a long year for the Astros - again? They waste an excellent effort by Roy Oswalt as Brad Lidge gives out a two-out home run to let the Pirates tie the game before Dan Qualls gives up a two-run shot to Jason Bay for the win.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Was there to see the collapse.

Largest crowd to ever see the Astros lose at Minute Maid...or win.; 7:48 PM
WalkSports.com said...: Drayton wasn't complaining. That's for sure.

One consolation though ... 69 more hits for Biggio until Burke moves to second and Pence gets called up to play CF.; 7:50 PM