Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Triathlon Winners (2001-2014)

Female - Overall
2001 - Anne Smith, 49:45
2002 - Lynnie Terry, 40, 52:01
2003 - Terra Castro, 22, 50:17
2004 - Autumn Ray, 24, 49:57
2005 - Autumn Ray, 25, 50:22
2008 - Ann Smith, 41, 50:49.5
2009 - Julie Mosier-Crosno, 38, 51:54.9
2010 - Ann Smith, 43, 53:14.2
2011 - Liz Baugher, 33, 50:53.5
2012 - Kassie Harris, 26, 52:40.2
2013 - Michelle LeBlanc, 38, 48:15.0
2014 - Grace Benes, 31, 51:11.2

Female - Masters
2001 - Cindy McCasker, 55:58
2002 - Ellen Happe Phillips, 57:02
2003 - Lynnie Terry, 41, 52:14
2004 - Lynnie Terry, 42, 54:15
2005 - Ann Morris, 41, 54:36
2008 - Ann Morris, 44, 54:53.8
2009 - Ann Smith, 42, 52:59.0
2010 - Melanie Sun, 40, 56:41.6
2011 - Ann Smith, 44, 52:03.4
2012 - Shannon Crowe, 42, 53:32.5
2013 - Ann Smith, 46, 51:34.5
2014 - Ann Smith, 47, 52:21.7

Male - Overall
2009 - Bradley Pigage, 25, 45:15.5
2010 - Bradley Pigage, 26, 46:24.1
2011 - Grant Glauser, 27, 44:22.7
2012 - Andy Borremans, 16, 46:46.9
2013 - Scott Wilkinson, 23, 42:42.9
2014 - Scott Wilkinson, 24, 42:39.5

Male - Masters
2009 - Brett Cole, 42, 50:56.4
2010 - Shawn Smith, 45, 49:29.8
2011 - Brett Cole, 44, 50:02.8
2012 - Dave Depinet, 49, 50:51.7
2013 - Cort Prois, 40, 46:23.1
2014 - Shawn Smith, 49, 49:38.8

Keeping Boilerplate Race Marketing Out of My Facebook E-Mail

I just received a reminder to register for a race about three hours ago.

It wasn't personalized like, "Hey, Jon, even though I know that you normally don't do triathlons, I thought you might be interested in knowing ..."

But, of course, why would a race director make that kind of effort for somebody like me when they have a big race to fill or "sell out"?  [Hmm. Maybe numbers aren't where they hoped they would be.]

Yet it didn't come in to my regular, personal e-mail, which would be expected.

We all opt in to race's Constant Contact (or similar) mailing lists.  It is part of the territory.

It came in my personal Facebook e-mail, but not from the race's official Facebook page (or account).

Again, that would have been fair game, in my mind.

No, it came from the race director's personal Facebook account.

Now wait, if I'm that race director's - at a minimum - Facebook friend, don't I know when all of their races are, what their event production's website is and when registration deadlines might be?

Probably.

This information, in my news feed, as a status update - to me - is also fair game.

So instead of taking the time to unclick me (which would be pretty good personalization, if you ask me) when you send that mass e-mail to all of your Facebook friends, just go ahead - even though I didn't understand it was part and parcel of being your Facebook friend - and send me your standard boilerplate marketing material - to my Facebook e-mail.

So, unfortunately, it didn't earn you a registration.  It just got you blocked.

Current Price of All Texas Marathons (June 10, 2014)

$60
Overnite Software Surfside Beach Marathon, February 21, 2015 (No indication of price increase)

$65
Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon, February 22, 2015 ($75 on September 1)

$70
McAllen Marathon, December 14 (No indication of price increase)

$70 (Registrants 451-700)
New Year's Eve Marathon, Allen, December 31 ($75 for Registrants 701-950, combined with half)
New Year's Day Marathon, Allen, January 1, 2015 ($75 for Registrants 701-950, combined with half)

$75
The Army Marathon, Killeen to Temple, March 1, 2015 ($85 on October 1)
Fiesta Marathon, Edinburg, November 16 ($85 on October 13)
Frankenthon Monster Marathon, Cedar Park, October 18 ($85 on August 1)
GE Irving Marathon, April 4, 2015 ($85 on November 1)
HITS Running Festival Marathon, Austin, December 14 ($100 on November 14)

$80
Tyler Rose Marathon, October 5 ($90 on August 2)

$85
Galveston Marathon, February 1, 2015 ($95 on December 21)
Metal Sawing Technology Texas Marathon, January 1, 2015 (Until race day or sellout)

$87
Exygon and Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon, Beaumont, March 7, 2015 (No indication of price increase)

$90
Baylor Scott & White BCS Marathon, Bryan-College Station, December 14 ($100 on September 1)
Big-D Marathon, Dallas, April 12, 2015 ($105 on January 12)
Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth, March 1, 2015 ($100 on September 2 per e-mail)
Hill Country Marathon, Marble Falls, October 19 ($100 on September 22)
Marathon 2 Marathon, October 25 ($100 on October 2)
Miracle Match Marathon, Waco, January 25, 2015 ($110 on January 1)

$95
Chosen Marathon for Adoption, New Braunfels, October 25 ($105 on July 1)
Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon, February 28, 2015 ($105 on August 1)
Memorial Hermann USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, February 1, 2015 (No indication of price increase)

$100
Fort Worth Marathon, November 9 ($110 on September 1)
MetroPCS Dallas Marathon, December 14 ($110 on July 1)

$105 (for the first 1,000)
Freescale Austin Marathon, February 15, 2015 ($115 until August 6, then $125)

$110
Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon, December 7 ($120 on July 1)

$125
Chevron Houston Marathon, January 18, 2015 (Lottery registration through June 19)

Not Open
West Texas Crossroads Marathon, Odessa, October 4, 2014
Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, March 15, 2015
Davy Crockett Bear Chase, Groveton, April 2015