Houston Running: It Must Be A Kansas Thing ....

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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).

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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.

Friday, April 04, 2008

It Must Be A Kansas Thing ....

... but I find it odd that in one of the best Marriott Courtyards that I've ever been in that people are flying model airplanes in the hallways at 9 p.m. at night.

(Saturday update: Well, what I thought to be the reason why wasn't. Actually, there was a District Convention of the KS-MO Pilots Club. But it is related to Pilot International, which is an innovative volunteer service organization that does more than just have meetings and provide networking opportunities with friends and associates. The service focus of Pilot International is brain-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, chemical dependency, traumatic brain injuries, developmental, emotional, and mental disabilities.)

(Sarah ... it was in Junction City, Kansas: the home of Fort Riley.)

2 Comments:

Sarah said...: Where in Kansas? I have a suspicion as to why...; 8:09 PM
Sarah said...: There is a college competition that happens every year in Wichita -- teams of student design, build and fly RC airplanes. Thought maybe it had something to do with that... :); 8:00 AM