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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.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Marvelous Minnesota: Here in Rochester

Working in the (healthcare) consulting field for my career, I *can* live anywhere.

Even though I'm a native Pennsylvanian, I've primarily been in Texas since November 1976 and love it in the Lone Star State. However, I could very, very easily live here - Minnesota is beautiful - three or four months of the year in the summer time.

I can't imagine (and perhaps don't want to) what the winters are like, but it is just absolutely gorgeous here. Rght now, at about 7:35 p.m. Central time, it is 70 degrees and 38 percent humidity. Absolutely wonderful!

There is a severe weather warning in place for tomorrow afternoon and evening, but race day should be nice. The start of the race, at 7 a.m., will be greeted with a forecasted temperatue of 60 degrees and increasing to 75 degrees by my projected finish time.

This isn't the Mayo Clinic, but St. Mary's Hospital in far west downtown Rochester.
This view is from my 5th floor room at the Marriott Courtyard.

posted by WalkSports.com | 5:38 PM

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