Houston Running

One of the leading sources for the discussion of Houston-area (and Texas as well) road racing. Focus and attention will be given to Houston-area runners, specifically HARRA members, that compete in outside-of-the-area events as well as those who do interesting things that aren't captured in the various media outlets, such as Inside Texas Running, Runner Triathlete News and Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle (all fine publications and columns but with limitations too).

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Location: Spring, Texas, United States

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.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

This Weekend, Saturday-Sunday, June 23-24

Waverly and I left Spring this morning at around 5 a.m. to drive to Bremond for the 20th annual Polish Pickle Run 5K.

Without any consistency in training and not having taken advantage of the two half marathons in May, I ran it in 30:52 (30:58 gun less six seconds getting across the line).

I beat Debbie Tripp and Ken Johnson ... that's all that matters. Actually the two of them crossed the finish line a second apart.

We hung out with fellow Seven Hills Running Club and The Woodlands Running Club members - and I'll have a full recap of the day's events on Monday. Lots of great stories!

We left Bremond at about 10:50 a.m. and got to Lubbock - yes, Lubbock - at 4:45 p.m.

We're here to watch Kim Hager - as well as ALRC's Lisa Tilton-McCarthy and Andrew Perry - at tomorrow's Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman. Andrew, 20, who works at Luke's Locker and used to run for Caney Creek HS, is making his triathlon debut in the sprint race.

The plan was to surprise Kim; however, she needed to head back to the Expo to buy something that she had forgot to bring from home -- and she saw Waverly and I there. Busted!

She's in a great mood and we're certainly excited for her. Her target race will be in September at Ironman Wisconsin and then later, I believe, at the inaugural Tri 101 World Championship in The Woodlands in November.

More on Monday!

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