Houston Running: This Blog's Readers Featured In Print

Houston Running

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).

About Me

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.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

This Blog's Readers Featured In Print

Yowza!

This blog had a double-whammy - two (well, three) readers featured in print this week!

(This, of course, doesn't count Edwin Quarles, who writes for the Lufkin Daily News, and Ken Johnson and Katy Lampson, who split up column writing duties for the Huntsville Item.)

Kingwood's Karen and Ron Berglund were featured in Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle and The Woodlands' Vincent Attanucci was featured in the Conroe Courier yesterday about his running streak.

The Chronicle story is here.

The Courier story is here.

Pretty cool stuff - and friends!

(I know I forgot Mr. Carey's cycling piece that he mentioned on his blog as well as Veronica Hoge writing the Bay Area Running Club report for Footprints and, of course, El Presidente's (aka Anna Sumrall Helm) column in Footprints.)

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Jon,

We appreciate being amongst the readers of your blog and to be included amongst your long list of friends. We have valued your unique perspective on events and activities, and identify with your efforts as a non-elite runner to do your best to meet your goals.

As I respond, Ron and I are in Manitou Springs, CO preparing to go and pick up our packets for the Pikes Peak Marathon, We consider your post on your experience at the Leadville Heavy as a factor influencing our decision to take on this challenge. It is pouring here today and there are high winds, heavy snow and lightning on the mountain. I am not sure if my treadmill training prepared me for this. We will see tomorrow.

Karen; 9:37 AM