Houston Running: Vacation Spoils San Antonio Participation

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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.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Vacation Spoils San Antonio Participation

No, not the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in November., but rather the Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon in San Antonio on Saturday, June 21.

I was hoping that it was going to be Father's Day weekend, when Waverly would be in Pennsylvania with my parents on the first of her two vacations.

I realized that I forgot about this half marathon in the two-issue feature that I'm doing for Runner Triathlete News in August and September about Texas' half marathons. And how could I? I ran it for three straight years -- one year was a scorcher and the other was in a downpour.

2006 -- 2:25:47
2005 -- 2:43:57
2004 -- 2:31:13

It is hotter than can be, but it is a well produced event and a good atmosphere. And I was hoping to have made *that* one half marathon no. 50!

However the morning that this race will be run, Waverly and I will be headed to California to begin a week's vacation.

Vacation? Yay! Not being able to run this race? Bummer.
And you can't beat a half marathon for $24.

1 Comments:

Unknown said...: Have a great vacation!!!; 2:43 PM