Former HRBers team up for Texas Independence Relay!
On March 1-2, 2008, a team, tentatively running under the name of the "Houston Running Bloggers", but subject to change, has paid for and will compete in the 40-leg, 200-mile Texas Independence Relay from Gonzales to the San Jacinto Monument.
The team includes the following individuals:
Jon Walk (TWRC), Edwin Quarles (BARRA), Cassie Mondragon (Striders), Holden Choi (Striders), Sarah Graybeal (BARC/Striders), James David Dykas (HoustonFit), Joe Carey (BARC), Keith Kelleher (CLFC), Jessica Alexander (Striders), Dave Smart and Barbara Boone (ChampionsFit).
I have an invite out for a 12th team member as well as a first alternate. When I have a commitment on the 12th runner, I'll add the name here.
Erin Foley (ALRC), whose schedule will not allow her to participate, will serve as our official TIR consultant.
We will be participating in a Texas Tough Throwdown challenge against a team that will be led by Bill Dwyer that includes participants from The Woodlands Running Club, The Woodlands' Luke's Locker Beat program and from Team In Training - The Woodlands.
The team is pretty evenly matched by looking at average 5K times. Their team has a couple of speed burners (17-19 minute range), but Bill put a wide range of a 5K time (which I won't list) in his e-mail for him. :)
I'll work with Bill at some time during the summer to have a TIR dual team social, especially if we knew when/if Jay/Joy Hilscher - co-founders of the event with David/Muna Mitchell - were going to be in the greater Houston area.
The team includes the following individuals:
Jon Walk (TWRC), Edwin Quarles (BARRA), Cassie Mondragon (Striders), Holden Choi (Striders), Sarah Graybeal (BARC/Striders), James David Dykas (HoustonFit), Joe Carey (BARC), Keith Kelleher (CLFC), Jessica Alexander (Striders), Dave Smart and Barbara Boone (ChampionsFit).
I have an invite out for a 12th team member as well as a first alternate. When I have a commitment on the 12th runner, I'll add the name here.
Erin Foley (ALRC), whose schedule will not allow her to participate, will serve as our official TIR consultant.
We will be participating in a Texas Tough Throwdown challenge against a team that will be led by Bill Dwyer that includes participants from The Woodlands Running Club, The Woodlands' Luke's Locker Beat program and from Team In Training - The Woodlands.
The team is pretty evenly matched by looking at average 5K times. Their team has a couple of speed burners (17-19 minute range), but Bill put a wide range of a 5K time (which I won't list) in his e-mail for him. :)
I'll work with Bill at some time during the summer to have a TIR dual team social, especially if we knew when/if Jay/Joy Hilscher - co-founders of the event with David/Muna Mitchell - were going to be in the greater Houston area.
posted by WalkSports.com | 4:33 PM
5 Comments:
woot!!!!!
Oh if only I could keep up with the likes of Edwin on a 5k. Sign me up for that plan!
My personal challenge is to stay within range of Holden's pace! I need him to pretty much not train for the next 9 months though in order to make that happen.
ps Jon, I'm a Mondragon now :)
Jon, if Tiggs is going to be a Dragon, can I be a Stallion?
Barbara is so modest. She beat me up pretty badly at the last Houston Marathon. My training until next March is going to revolve around keeping up with the Barbmeister. :)
Holden MonStallion?
Hmm ... it does have a certain ring to it.
We all have 9 months to work on picking up our paces.
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