Houston Running: Tucson Marathon Complete

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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).

About Me

Name: WalkSports.com

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.

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Tucson Marathon Complete

It wasn't pretty, but I didn't really expect it to be.

Official results show me with a gun time of 5:28:02 and a chip time of 5:26:07. Tough course nonetheless, this is what happens though when you don't have the miles underneath your legs. Which, of course, I really haven't.

I kept it fairly respectable through about the 18-to-19-mile point, and then I did my best impersonation of a racewalker. It is what it is.

The consolation prize is pretty nice though. I get to join the 50 States Marathon Club now as this completes State No. 10 (VA/DC, TX, NY, LA, AR, NM, ID, FL, GA and now AZ).

More later. It is time to get a shower, get out of the hotel, drive to Phoenix, fly home, get packed and leave in the morning to go to LAX. :)

My crazy life!

2 Comments:

equarles said...: congrats! you may be a little crazy...lol; 2:55 PM
Unknown said...: Great job Jon!; 1:58 PM