2,420 Texans in ING NYC Marathon Lottery
Actually 461 runners have already been accepted while the remaining 1,959 wait on the results of Wednesday's lottery for the ING New York City Marathon.
Of course, those who have already been accepted have either posted a qualifying time, were skipped in the lottery each of the last three years (about $33 worth of pain there) or were selected last year, but deferred (which is what I did in 2004 to run in 2005).
Six (6) runners from The Woodlands - including The Woodlands Running Club members Jo Ann Blakeley, Sharon Griggs, Mark Whittemore and Don Cole - have already been accepted. Another 31 have cast their lot and will learn their fate in less than 48 hours.
Some familiar names in the lottery include:
Edwin Quarles, Lufkin (joining fellow native Raghu Reddy)
Katy Lampson, Huntsville (joining James Spencer and Robert and Leslee Cade)
June Vidrine, Houston (joining 337 other Houstonians!)
Jill Boston, Houston
Sarah Graybeal, Houston
Others that I recognize are as follows:
Kelly Colosimo and Gregory Jones, Lake Jackson (fellow BARRA members like Quarles)
Chuck Bach, League City (Texas Gulf Coast Running Club)
Joe Martinez, Montgomery (Woodlands Fit and TIR Texas Renegades member)
John DiMarco, Sugar Land
Current air fares - for those lottery winners - pulled up on Travelocity this evening, departing Friday, October 31 and returning Monday, November 3, are $332 on Delta, $341 on Continental, $353-358 on Northwest and $362 on United.
Listening to: "Lonely Day" - Rodney Hayden
Of course, those who have already been accepted have either posted a qualifying time, were skipped in the lottery each of the last three years (about $33 worth of pain there) or were selected last year, but deferred (which is what I did in 2004 to run in 2005).
Six (6) runners from The Woodlands - including The Woodlands Running Club members Jo Ann Blakeley, Sharon Griggs, Mark Whittemore and Don Cole - have already been accepted. Another 31 have cast their lot and will learn their fate in less than 48 hours.
Some familiar names in the lottery include:
Edwin Quarles, Lufkin (joining fellow native Raghu Reddy)
Katy Lampson, Huntsville (joining James Spencer and Robert and Leslee Cade)
June Vidrine, Houston (joining 337 other Houstonians!)
Jill Boston, Houston
Sarah Graybeal, Houston
Others that I recognize are as follows:
Kelly Colosimo and Gregory Jones, Lake Jackson (fellow BARRA members like Quarles)
Chuck Bach, League City (Texas Gulf Coast Running Club)
Joe Martinez, Montgomery (Woodlands Fit and TIR Texas Renegades member)
John DiMarco, Sugar Land
Current air fares - for those lottery winners - pulled up on Travelocity this evening, departing Friday, October 31 and returning Monday, November 3, are $332 on Delta, $341 on Continental, $353-358 on Northwest and $362 on United.
Listening to: "Lonely Day" - Rodney Hayden
posted by WalkSports.com | 10:02 PM
2 Comments:
I will do it again someday for sure. That will probably be the ONLY marathon I ever do twice.
I'M IIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!
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