Houston Running: Pre-Start Run The Woodlands 5K Picture

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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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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.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Pre-Start Run The Woodlands 5K Picture

Incredibly, another picture of myself that I can't complain too much about. (Now if I could just grow all of the hair back on the top of the head ...)

Photo courtesy of Rick Cook

I do have to share a funny story from not too happy of a setting on last Thursday afternoon. When I arrived at Ben Taub General Hospital to visit a friend whose husband was very seriously injured in an accident, I got off on the fourth floor from the elevators looking for unit 4C.

As I got myself turned around trying to find it, an employee asked me if I needed some help. As I was doing this, an older African American woman (I'd guess in her 60s) said to me, "I hope you don't mind me saying this, but you have very nice looking legs." I chuckled. I said, "I guess it is from all of that running."

3 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Jon,

Looks like you are getting another step closer to being able to run without a shirt.; 8:21 AM
Adrienne Langelier, MA said...: Funny story. I wonder what I am doing looking down in that pic.; 11:24 AM
Katy Lampson said...: I'm a little scared to hear Adrienne's story...but curious all the same!

And, Jon, you've got it all these days...nice legs, best form...; 6:18 AM