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).

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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.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

End of the Road?

Perhaps. I don't know yet.

I've been busy. I'm well, but certain things get cut out when they do get busy. And this blog has taken a beating. I can't even tell you what is or isn't on here. :)

I don't update every little thing on Facebook, but I am there and I use it fairly frequently. (That currently is the best way to keep up with me and what I'm doing.)

My drive has changed and motivations are changing. I don't know where they all quite are and where they are going.

The extrinsic things, such as this blog, have become less important while some the intrinsic things have. Where things are lacking focus, direction or expediency, I'm moving away from. I don't have time to sit around and wait, talk about, and maybe think about getting something done. Let's make a decision and do it.

If a decision isn't ready to be made, let me move to something else where it can.

My primary focus later on is going to be race directing the 2nd annual Bill Crews Remission Run 5K on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Our goals are 400 5K participants, 100 1-mile participants and to raise $20,000 for the Hagemeister Research Fund.

It is a worthy cause, we have great partners with the City of Conroe, and we're going to strive to put on a quality, yet different race and raise money for charity at the same time.

Give me a clear vision, committed and unfailing support and I'll get it done. I've proven that time and time again - and will continue to in the future.

Don't hesitate to drop me a line!

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