Since 2005, this blog has - at times - served as 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 Texas Runner and Triathlete.
Monday, January 29, 2018
USA Fit Marathon and Half Marathon All-Time Winners (2009-2018)
Marathon - Men
2009 - 3:33:03, Brad Mauritzen, 31, Houston
2010 - 3:02:42, Cory May, 39
2011 - 2:48:14, Matthew Birkel, 19, Pekin, IL
2012 - 3:03:41, Cheney Chang, 32
2013 - 2:54:35, Jason Brown, 32
2014 - 3:09:31, Bryan Lewis, 38
2015 - 2:58:25, Byron Adams II, 51, New Orleans
2016 - 2:50:46, Andrew Erwin, 25, Houston
2017 - 2:48:07, Adam Saloom, 27, Houston
2018 - 2:44:21, Julius Michael, 29, Houston
Marathon - Women
2009 - 3:47:54, Diana Mayo, 50, Houston
2010 - 3:13:56, Sarah Wilson, 29
2011 - 3:14:31, Anja Jokela, 26, Minneapolis, MN
2012 - 3:21:24, Melinda Davis, 31
2013 - 3:40:27, Rachel Mittelman, 23
2014 - 3:24:52, Erica Cahill, 48, The Woodlands
2015 - 3:30:28, Claudia Smith, 32, Kingwood
2016 - 3:36:30, Gabrielle Helfgott, 28, Boston, MA
2017 - 3:22:40, Victoria Webster, 32, Houston
2018 - 3:14:43, Patricia Shaffer, 40, Rosenberg
Marathon - Masters Men
2009 - 3:46:01, Scott Demaree,
2010 - 3:12:16, Gregg Garrard, 46, Montgomery
2011 - 2:57:00, Patrick Flores, 46, Katy
2012 - 3:10:21, Richard Humphrey, 49
2013 - 3:02:52, Rick Gardner, 49
2014 - 3:18:45, Matthew Neighbors, 40
2015 - 3:01:05, Olli Haavikko, 40, Houston
2016 - 3:09:53, Bryan Gottfried, 40, Spring
2017 - 2:59:42, John Mannion, 45, Sugar Land
2018 - 3:06:01, Francisco Garza, 52, Houston
Marathon - Masters Women
2009 - 3:53:59, Parvaneh Moayedi, 44, San Antonio
2010 - 3:29:49, Helen Grant, 46
2011 - 3:42:53, Arburn Cain, 42, Missouri City
2012 - 3:51:36, Cheri Payne, 40
2013 - 3:42:35, Karen Smith, 48
2014 - 3:53:01, Cynthia Medwedeff-Blake, 60
2015 - 3:40:16, Laura Faria, 41, The Woodlands
2016 - 3:49:26, Stacey Slover, 49, Kansas City, MO
2017 - 3:42:01, Diane Lybarger, 40, Richmond
2018 - 3:43:03, Victoria Van Wie, 47, Cypress
Half Marathon - Men
2009 - 1:26:22, Blair Gordon, 18
2010 - 1:16:34, Patrick Pitts, 18
2011 - 1:18:47, Patrick Pitts, 19
2012 - 1:11:55, Weston Caceres, 22
2013 - 1:19:15, Stuart MacDougall, 29
2014 - 1:12:01, Maximo Mendoza, 24
2015 - 1:12:41, Ryan Smith, 29, Kingwood
2016 - 1:23:35, Phil Teijeira, 38, Houston
2017 - 1:28:59, Alexis Ortiz, 41
2018 - 1:20:20, Pita Javier, 37, El Monte, CA
Half Marathon - Women
2009 - 1:40:58, Michelle Colombo, 27
2010 - 1:30:26, Amanda Walters, 17
2011 - 1:39:27, Annabella Betancourt, 38
2012 - 1:29:04, Aroline Hanson, 32
2013 - 1:35:57, Hailey Crosswel, 29
2014 - 1:34:02, Emma Awatif Elhalaby, 29, Missouri City
2015 - 1:34:55, Kristin Duplantis, 32, Houston
2016 - 1:33:28, Naomi Whymant, 46, The Woodlands
2017 - 1:22:34, Julie Amthor Croley, 26
2018 - 1:26:20, Julie Amthor Croley, 27, Texas City
Half Marathon - Masters Men
2009 - 1:34:41, John Gordon, 55, Katy
2010 - 1:27:16, Chris Neugebauer, 41
2011 - 1:26:14, Brett Cole, 44, Sugar Land
2012 - 1:24:38, Ismael Terrazas, 40
2013 - 1:26:56, Brett Cole, 46, Sugar Land
2014 - 1:27:46, Jin Zhao, 40, Houston
2015 - 1:27:17, Brett Cole, 48, Sugar Land
2016 - 1:26:54, William Bitner, 40, Austin
2017 - 1:29:18, John Zepeda, 47
2018 - 1:30:11, Bryan Lewis, 42, Houston
Half Marathon - Masters Women
2009 - 1:43:05, Melissa Masi, 42
2010 - 1:43:19, Stacy Koscinski, 40
2011 - 1:41:21, Linda Trinkle, 43, The Woodlands
2012 - 1:35:52, Sheila Carmody, 45
2013 - 1:41:15, Juka Smits, 46
2014 - 1:38:17, Susan Walters, 49, Wallis
2015 - 1:37:56, Shawna Myers, 40, Richmond
2016 - 1:37:04, Felicia Taylor, 50, Missouri City
2017 - 1:39:05, Lara Font, 46
2018 - 1:44:44, Melanie Yarzy, 41, Houston
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Chevron Houston Marathon Age-Group Winners - 2018
Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Overall Men's Winner - Bazu Worku, ETH, 2:08:30
12-15 - 3:35:30, Logan Schaunaman (USA/TX)
16-19 - 2:48:23, Will Lord (USA/TX)
20-24 - 2:09:07, Yitayal Atnafu (ETH)
25-29 - 2:15:52, Wilkerson Given (USA/TX)
30-34 - 2:09:32, Elisha Barno (KEN)
35-39 - 2:23:40, Riley Cook (USA/UT)
40-44 - 2:20:52, Juan Carlos Romero (MEX) - 7th fastest 40-44 time ever
45-49 - 2:26:40, Sergio Garcia (MEX) - set new AG mark, besting Charleston, SC's Bob Schlau's 2:26:43 in 1995
50-54 - 2:49:52, Paul Thiels (USA/LA)
55-59 - 2:58:54, Haakon Bull (NOR)
60-64 - 3:13:30, Tim Heitzwebel (USA/TX)
65-69 - 3:23:56, Jerry Hammervold (USA/TX) - Benji Durden 3rd
70-74 - 3:49:12, Larry Lichnovsky (USA/TX) - Ben Harvie 2nd
75-79 - 4:01:04, Bob Hoekman (USA/TX) - owns 3rd and 4th best time in division
Overall Women's Winner - Biruktayit Degefa, ETH, 2:24:51
12-15 - 3:53:38, Caroline Harris (USA/GA)
16-19 - 3:21:43, Julia Romero (USA/MO)
20-24 - 2:27:21, Melesech Tsegaye Beyene (ETH)
25-29 - 2:24:57, Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
30-34 - 2:27:32, Gladys Kipsoi (KEN)
35-39 - 2:43:45, Kelly Boler (USA/MN)
40-44 - 2:49:18, Merrilee Blackham (USA/UT) - Skaufel 3rd, Kruppa 4th
45-49 - 3:25:00, Henrita Van Wyngaarden (USA/TX)
50-54 - 2:57:42, Regina Yamin (MEX) - second best all-time; Heidy Lozano 2nd in 3:07:39 (5th best)
55-59 - 3:19:34, Cristy Moreno (USA/TX) - third best all-time; Stoll 2nd, Seeley 3rd
60-64 - 3:42:02, Pam Butler (USA/TX) - eighth best all-time
65-69 - 3:47:03, Alyn Park (USA/CO) - third best all-time
70-74 - 4:53:46, Brenda Hilton (USA/TX) - second best all-time (maybe first)
Source: chevronhoustonmarathon.com, houstonresults.com
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Aramco Houston Half Marathon Age-Group Winners - 2018
Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Overall Men's Winner - Jake Robertson, NZL, 1:00:01
07-11 - 1:45:44, Daniel Benz (USA/TX)
12-15 - 1:21:45, Jonathan Robbins (USA/TX)
16-19 - 1:17:01, Dawson Schmidt (USA/TX)
20-24 - 1:00:20, Shura Kitata (ETH)
25-29 - 1:00:15, Guye Adola Idemo (ETH)
30-34 - 1:00:37, Sam Chelanga (USA/CO)
35-39 - 1:11:36, Matthew Slocum (USA/NJ)
40-44 - 1:02:00, Bernard Lagat (USA/AZ) - fastest
45-49 - 1:05:11, Kevin Castille (USA/LA) - fastest, shattered Sean Wade's 1:09:54 from 2012.
50-54 - 1:20:24, Sherm Everett (USA/TX) - 7th fastest.
55-59 - 1:23:58, Charles McIlroy (USA/TX)- 5th fastest.
60-64 - 1:29:23, Joe Melanson (USA/TX) - 8th fastest.
65-69 - 1:36:24, Jamal Jamalyaria (USA/TX) - 4th fastest.
70-74 - 1:40:55, George Sandoval (USA/TX) - 5th fastest. First four? Ino Cantu.
75-79 - 2:11:39, Tommy Welch (USA/TX)
80-84 - 2:30:57, Jim Braden (USA/TX) - Jim has 3rd and 4th fastest in 80-84 (1st is suspect)
85-89 - 3:06:30, Jesse Real (USA/TX) *unofficial age group (oldest men HM finisher ever)
Overall Women's Winner - Rugi Ata, ETH, 1:06:39
07-11 - 1:54:48, Loghan Gonzales (USA/TX) - 6th fastest (1-3 to Heather Welsch, 5th to Kaytlynn)
12-15 - 1:26:01, Avery Clover (USA/TX) - 3rd fastest behind Lauren Smith and Nichole Jones
16-19 - 1:22:41, Nubia Garcia Barcenas (MEX) - 2nd fastest non-elite
20-24 - 1:06:48, Caroline Chepkoech (KEN)
25-29 - 1:06:50, Mary Wacera (KEN)
30-34 - 1:07:13, Edith Chelimo (KEN)
35-39 - 1:11:31, Natasha Wodak (CAN) - 3rd fastest
40-44 - 1:25:43, Cristina Burbach (USA/VA)
45-49 - 1:15:35, Perry Shoemaker (USA/VA) - fastest, beating 1:16:19 of Colleen De Reuck in 2011.
50-54 - 1:41:14, Penny Rettenmaier (USA/TX)
55-59 - 1:28:38, Terri Cassel (USA/OK) - fastest, bettering her 1:32:51 from last year.
60-64 - 1:47:01, Billie Melanson (USA/TX) - 10th fastest
65-69 - 2:02:33, Katherine Collins (USA/TX)
70-74 - 2:12:43, Kathy McWilliams (USA/TX) - 6th fastest
75-79 - 2:16:16, Isabelle Noiret (USA/WA) - fastest, besting Kay Duplichan's 2:46:26 five years ago.
80-84 - 3:30:36, Marsha Smith (USA/TX)- 3rd over 80 finish, the only one to do so.
Source: chevronhoustonmarathon.com, houstonresults.com
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
ABB 5K Age-Group Winners - 2018
ABB 5K, Houston, TX
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Overall Men's Winner - Rodger Shull, 16:27
07-11 - 21:25, Zachary Madsen
12-15 - 18:01, David Aguilar
16-19 - 17:48, Jonathan Loebl
20-24 - 16:30, Michael Rusnaczyk
25-29 - 17:34, Andrew Pearson
30-34 - 17:47, Dillon Gracey
35-39 - 17:59, Matt Frost
40-44 - 17:48, Jeff Provenzano
45-49 - 18:17, John Mayock
50-54 - 20:11, David Huff
55-59 - 19:03, Ed Bickley
60-64 - 20:55, Edward Fry
65-69 - 24:03, Scott Bassin
70-74 - 25:33, Burk Foster
75-79 - 31:34, Jose Estrella
80+ - 31:27, Max Royalty
Overall Women's Winner - Rachel Harp, 19:04
07-11 - 25:02, Clara Hill
12-15 - 20:04, Camille Napier
16-19 - 21:48, Rachel Morrison
20-24 - 22:36, Dayra Cortes
25-29 - 19:34, Deanna Erwin
30-34 - 19:32, Erika Dawkins
35-39 - 19:53, Haley Pierson
40-44 - 21:33, Elizabeth Baker
45-49 - 23:05, Irma Hammond
50-54 - 23:50, Lydia Tiede
55-59 - 23:54, Jetola Anderson-Blair
60-64 - 23:02, Yong Collins
65-69 - 27:33, Joan Propp
70-74 - 28:52, Kathy McWilliams
75-79 - 35:23, Pamela Willmon
80+ - 47:45, Verlie Adams (87 years young)
Source: chevronhoustonmarathon.com
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
2017 Texas Marathons by Finishers
7,134 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, January 15 (4,317 men / 2,817 women)
3,415 - BMW Dallas Marathon, Dallas, December 10 (1,789 men / 1,031 women / 595 relay)
2,910 - Rock 'N Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, December 3 (1,551 men / 1,358 women / 1 wheelchair)
2,664 - Austin Marathon presented by NXP, Austin, February 19 (1,600 men / 1,064 women)
1,245 - Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth, February 26 (745 men / 501 women)
933 - Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon, March 4 (586 men / 347 women)
501 - BCS Marathon, College Station, December 3 (265 men / 210 women / 26 relay)
312 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, January 1 (164 men / 148 women)
299 - Fort Worth Marathon, Fort Worth, November 12 (160 men / 139 women)
251 - Michelob Ultra Springfoot Marathon, El Paso, February 19 (175 men / 76 women)
245 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, January 29 (124 men / 121 women)*
202 - McAllen Marathon, McAllen, January 15 (91 men / 55 women / 56 relay)
196 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, March 18 (96 men / 67 women / 33 relay)
142 - South Padre Island Marathon, South Padre Island, November 12 (81 men / 61 women)
128 - Galveston Marathon, Galveston, February 12 (79 men / 49 women)
102 - Grasslands Trail Runs, Decatur, March 18 (61 men / 41 women)
99 - Miracle Match Marathon, Waco, January 22 (46 men / 30 women / 23 relay)
91 - Marathon 2 Marathon, Marathon, October 21 (51 men / 40 women)
89 - New Year's Eve Marathon, Allen, December 31 (58 men / 31 women)
82 - Surfside Marathon, Surfside Beach, February 4 (50 men / 32 women)*
71 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon, Groveton, April 8 (42 men / 29 women)
68 - Cross Timbers Trail Run, Lake Texoma, February 18 (56 men / 12 women)
67 - Exygon and Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon, Beaumont, March 4 (51 men / 16 women)
64 - New Year's Day Marathon, Allen, January 1 (33 men / 31 women)
37 - Amarillo Marathon, Amarillo, April 8 (22 men / 15 women)
37 - Rough Creek Trail Run Marathon, Glen Rose, September 23 (27 men / 10 women)
36 - Multiple Sclerosis Marathon, Dallas, May 27 (21 men / 15 women)
36 - The Tortoise Marathon, Dallas, November 25 (16 men / 20 women)
32 - Love. Run. Marathon., Huntsville, February 18 (19 men / 13 women)
30 - Dust Bowl Series Marathon, Dalhart, March 22 (18 men / 12 women)
26 - Wayne's World Marathon, Dallas, May 28 (12 men / 14 women)
26 - The Waddle Marathon, Dallas, November 24 (11 men / 15 women)
25 - Bachman Memorial Day Marathon, Dallas, May 29 (17 men / 8 women)
22 - The Walk Marathon, Dallas, November 23 (9 men / 13 women)
17 - Charlie's Snake Wrangling Marathon, Dallas, November 26 (12 men / 5 women)
16 - Hill Country Trivium Marathon, Marble Falls, November 12 (6 men / 10 women)
* Early start included.
World's Largest New Year's Day Marathons
2000 - 2,535 - IAAF Rome Millennium (Italy)
2001 - 29 - Y2K+1 (Runaway Bay, Australia)
14 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
2002 - 60 - Redding Marathon (California)
36 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
2003 - 68 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
54 - Redding Marathon (California)
2004 - 129 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
54 - Redding Marathon (California)
2005 - 132 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
114 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
2006 - 124 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
104 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2007 - 176 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
107 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2008 - 245 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
107 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2009 - 264 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
114 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2010 - 245 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
158 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2011 - 20,362 - Xiamen International (China)
317 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
180 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2012 - 221 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
155 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2013 - 248 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
169 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
100 - New Year's Day (Allen, Texas)
2014 - 301 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
177 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
153 - New Year's Day (Allen, Texas)
2015 - 291 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
153 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2016 - 329 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
221 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2017 - 312 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
158 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)
2018 - 245 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood)
153 - Neujarhs Marathon (Schlieren, Switzerland)