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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, October 23, 2008

Waverly Mania!

Alright, alright, I have the answer to Cassie's Janet (Jackson) Mania! Waverly Mania!

Last Sunday night, Bill Dwyer donated $20 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to hear Waverly sing at LLS' pre-event "Sing With The Band" party for this Sunday night's Light The Night Walk (for which I'm doing start line announcing: TIR-style I'm told, but without the gong!)

I wonder if the Jagermeister flag in the background will hurt her if she decides to run for public office in 2025. (I'm pretty positive that Waverly is already taller than Sarah Palin.) This was at Papa's Ice House in Spring on Sunday night.

This was her second time to sing with a live band behind her. She really did a great job. She was incredibly poised and sang with confidence. Now she needs to have about six to 10 songs that she can sing on demand so that she can step in to a situation like this on the drop of a hat.

The young lady to Waverly's left is Kelly Peters, who is a freshman at Sam Houston State University. I think she was really helpful to Waverly before the red-headed princess sang.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:43 PM

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