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.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Battling Blogger Team Member No. 11

Actually, our team is really made up of 15!

Christy Gonzales was really our first alternate, but a wonderful thing developed before an opening on our team came about.

Joe Carey and James David Dykas have had to withdraw because of injuries, but they're still part of our team too. Once in, you're always in! (They have an invite to run the last half mile in with the team at the Monument!)

I feel like a MLB general manager putting together our TIR effort. Therefore, I'm pleased to announce the acquistion of Lake Jackson's Tommy Stunz.

The tag line of Tommy's blog (in the link above) is a great one for the Texas Independence Relay: "All Who Wander Are Not Lost". No, we're just running 203.67 miles on a weekend - for fun! Well, and to beat Bill Dwyer's team too.

Many of you have met Tommy either at the Surfside Marathon or perhaps at the Chevron Houston Marathon Expo any of the last three years. He's probably best known among us as being Edwin's good friend, which is a good thing. Tommy ran the CHM two Sundays ago in 3:55:13, breaking four hours for the first time, and he beat the Super Heroes -- Superman and Flash Gordon - on the course!

I should be able to announce team member No. 12 soon.

Tommy, welcome aboard!

posted by WalkSports.com | 9:14 AM

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