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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.

Friday, February 29, 2008

And They're Off in Gonzales!

I talked to Jay Hilscher a little bit before noon on Friday and he said that Christopher Rampacek and Scott Eppelman are indeed both underway to have started the Texas Independence Relay.

The first of what will prove to be many great stories is that Eppelman was asked at his hotel if he needed a ride to start the line and it was said that he told the Good Samaritan that "I've got it covered."

As you might guess, Eppelman ran to the start line -- even though it was just three-quarters of a mile! He wanted to make sure, I guess, that he got in the 207 miles that has ended up on the inaugural medal lanyard.

posted by WalkSports.com | 12:15 PM

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