Yuri's Night Fun Run - All-Time Winners (2004-2018)

Male Overall
2004 - 17:46, Francisco Perez
2005 - 18:48, Daniel Chimes
2006 - 20:15, Robert Taylor
2007 - 18:05, Anthony Aguinaga
2008 - 19:17, Nicholas Meyer
2009 - 15:36, John Hedengren
2010 - 16:21, John Hedengren
2011 - 17:15, Junior Mitchell
2012 - 17:09, Junior Mitchell
2013 - 16:49, Peter Lawrence
2014 - 16:01, Steven Laurie
2015 - 16:42, Peter Lawrence
2016 - 18:16, Andrew Boone
2017 - 16:38, Joshua Jones
2018 - 16:34, Joshua Jones

Male 10K - Overall
2016 - 35:52, Peter Lawrence
2017 - 37:48, Andrew Boone
2018 - 36:27, Andrew Boone

Female Overall
2004 - 22:07, Stephanie Townsend
2005 - 21:01, Heather Van Velson
2006 - 25:00, Theresa Moore
2007 - 20:19, Leah Stroud
2008 - 20:39, Lisa Tilton-McCarthy
2009 - 22:22, Lindsay Aitchison
2010 - 23:13, Laura Zanardini
2011 - 19:00, Virginia Jones
2012 - 22:29, Veronica Hoge
2013 - 22:01, Isabelle Nielson
2014 - 18:56, Kaytlynn Welsch
2015 - 18:51, Virginia Jones
2016 - 20:21, Virginia Frank
2017 - 21:21, Sarah Milford
2018 - 19:11, Lauren Stroud

Female 10K - Overall
2016 - 47:43, Krista Garrett
2017 - 43:40, Erika Park
2018 - 44:40, Kristina Gotfredsen

Male Masters Overall
2004 - 18:41, Raymond Cruz
2005 - 18:56, Raymond Cruz
2006 - 20:30, Kim Eric Moore
2007 - 18:53, Jorge Alvarado
2008 - 22:33, Gerard Beaudoin
2009 - 19:02, Raymond Cruz
2010 - 19:50, Raymond Cruz
2011 - 19:02, Peter Mullin
2012 - 19:52, Buddy Brown
2013 - 19:09, Al West
2014 - 21:21, Edward Gee (19:03 - John Nicodemus, 3OA)
2015 - 18:45, Chris Robbins
2016 - 20:46, Zebulon Scoville
2017 - 19:06, Rudy Rocha
2018 - 18:07, Chris Robbins

Male Masters 10K - Overall
2016 - 46:28, Joe Carey
2017 - 43:35, Tracey Herrington
2018 - 39:42, Aaron Reed

Female Masters Overall
2004 - 24:32, Linda Ross
2005 - 24:04, Cindi Cobb
2006 - 35:47, Patricia Pomanko
2007 - 23:39, Theresa Perry
2008 - 24:54, Samantha Cayton
2009 - 29:04, Eloise Johnson
2010 - 26:09, Elizabeth Hayward
2011 - 25:18, Vicki Jones
2012 - 26:12, Nati Melancon
2013 - 23:15, Charlise Gunderson
2014 - 23:36, Grace Lauderdale
2015 - 23:43, Nikki Herrin
2016 - 24:14, Grace Lauderdale
2017 - 24:36, Lillian Evans
2018 - 23:56, Amy Efting

Female Masters 10K - Overall
2016 - 57:25, Michele Weigel
2017 - 50:54, Dendy Farrar
2018 - 50:04, Jeannette Haas

Source:  www.yurisrunhouston.com

Top Women from Texas at Boston Marathon by Single Age (2001-2017)

18 - 3:38:06, Sara Collazos, Houston, 2008
19 - 3:25:17, Samantha Terry, The Woodlands, 2016

20 - 3:07:02, Kristin Walter, Austin, 2003
21 - 3:19:22, Amie Chambers, College Station, 2005
22 - 3:08:49, Frances Howard, Katy, 2013
23 - 3:09:56, Samantha Allen, Temple, 2013
24 - 3:03:24, Ali Christoph, Austin, 2010
25 - 2:57:59, Kate Gorry, Houston, 2009
26 - 2:54:18, Megan Betts, Austin, 2013
27 - 2:57:43, Nora Colligan, Austin, 2010
28 - 3:03:53, Megan Betts, Austin, 2015
29 - 2:46:30, Melissa Christian, D.D.S., Dallas, 2006

30 - 3:11:02, Christine Agnew, Houston, 2001
31 - 2:53:43, Anita Quirino, San Antonio, 2014
32 - 3:05:12, Amy Baker, Austin, 2016
33 - 2:44:01, Melissa Christian, D.D.S., Dallas, 2010
34 - 2:48:48, Nora Colligan, Austin, 2017
35 - 2:57:08, Marnie Staehly, San Antonio, 2013
36 - 2:46:28, Lori Stich Zimmerman, Cedar Creek, 2007
37 - 2:57:28, Patricia Vargas, Ennis, 2009
38 - 2:53:27, Karen Lockyer, Tyler, 2016
39 - 3:06:45, Sierra Snyder, Austin, 2017

40 - 3:06:30, Rachel Hanson, Flower Mound, 2014
41 - 3:14:13, Stacy Jessen, Austin, 2011
42 - 2:55:15, Megan Skeels, Aledo, 2015
43 - 3:11:00, Kim Eldridge, Austin, 2014
44 - 2:56:03, Heidy Lozano, Houston, 2007
45 - 2:46:44, Liza Hunter-Galvan, San Antonio, 2015
46 - 3:07:34, Laura Bennett, Houston, 2014
47 - 2:59:01, Heidy Lozano, Houston, 2010
48 - 3:22:08, Sherry Scott, Houston, 2017
49 - 3:22:55, Patricia Thornton, Arlington, 2015

50 - 3:26:33, Karin Peters, Fort Worth, 2016
51 - 3:27:24, Lilia Vazquez, Houston, 2015
52 - 3:22:18, Lilia Vazquez, Houston, 2016
53 - 3:20:06, Lilia Vazquez, Houston, 2016
54 - 3:36:22, Cristy Moreno, La Porte, 2017
55 - 3:22:43, Carrie Croan, Plano, 2014
56 - 3:30:21, Suzy Seeley, Houston, 2015
57 - 3:23:46, Enid Schantz-Hagelberg, Allen, 2013
58 - 3:30:18, Enid Schantz-Hagelberg, Allen, 2014
59 - 3:40:06, Jan Goss, Dallas, 2008

60 - 3:29:09, Debbie Clark, Colleyville, 2013
61 - 3:31:23, Meifang Zhu, Allen, 2013
62 - 3:57:46, Geri Wood, PhD, Houston, 2011
63 - 4:15:56, Nilda Burgos, Kingwood, 2005
64 - 4:01:42, Dorothy Rusch, Victoria, 2014
65 - 3:59:14, Dorothy Rusch, Victoria, 2015
66 - 3:58:57, Dorothy Rusch, Victoria, 2016
67 - 4:02:39, Dorothy Rusch, Victoria, 2017
68 - 4:40:58, Isabel Hoverman, Austin, 2014

70 - 4:53:26, Brenda Hilton, Houston, 2017

Source:  www.baa.org

Top Men from Texas at Boston Marathon by Single Age (2001-2017)

18 - 3:00:32, Mark Greene, San Antonio, 2009
19 - 3:09:25, Clay Freeman, Nederland, 2006

20 - 2:46:48, Christopher Hernandez, Garland, 2002
21 - 2:28:42, Drew Bean, Orange, 2010
22 - 2:41:45, Allen Helton, Plano, 2013
23 - 2:41:18, Adam Cantini, Pearland, 2015
24 - 2:33:07, Sean Welleck, Austin, 2015
25 - 2:27:17, Keith Pierce, Denton, 2006
26 - 2:37:23, Warren R. Brown III, Austin, 2013
27 - 2:37:48, Corey Squire, San Antonio, 2014
28 - 2:21:37, Zachary Hine, Dallas, 2016
29 - 2:31:18, Logan Sherman, Dallas, 2015

30 - 2:37:28, Bryan Morton, Austin, 2013
31 - 2:35:15, Michael Rosenthal, Austin, 2002
32 - 2:31:23, Bryan Morton, Austin, 2015
33 - 2:40:58, Joel Pineda, Helotes, 2002
34 - 2:28:01, Benny Rodriguez, Laredo, 2011
35 - 2:38:05, Matthew Manning, Katy, 2015
36 - 2:25:06, Keith Pierce, 36, Lewisville, 2017
37 - 2:28:39, Jonnathan Varela, 37, Spring, 2017
38 - 2:40:55, Kevin Irwin, Cedar Park, 2009
39 - 2:41:44, Scott Stemberger, Dallas, 2014

40 - 2:43:02, Chris Stelzer, Houston, 2013
41 - 2:42:27, John Hill, Kingwood, 2008
42 - 2:42:36, John H. Morgan, Jr., Grand Prairie, 2013
43 - 2:40:34, Derek Zelazny, Dallas, 2016
44 - 2:43:29, Greg Floyd, Dallas, 2002
45 - 2:47:06, Michael McGinty, San Antonio, 2011
46 - 2:43:26, Mac Allen, Austin, 2004
47 - 2:21:15, Reuben Chesang, Allen, 2010
48 - 2:43:26, Stephen Jayson, Stockdale, 2001
49 - 2:43:56, Ariel Galvan, San Antonio, 2015

50 - 2:50:38, Stephen Jayson, Stockdale, 2003
51 - 2:44:38, Charlie Hennessey, D.D.S., Amarillo, 2011
52 - 2:52:24, Stephen Jayson, Stockdale, 2005
53 - 2:52:57, Charlie Hennessey, Amarillo, 2013
54 - 2:57:00, Steven Brammer, PhD, Katy, 2006
55 - 3:05:00, Stephen Jayson, Stockdale, 2008
56 - 3:03:22, John Potts, Georgetown, 2014
57 - 2:48:36, Kyle Heffner, McKinney, 2012
58 - 2:57:58, Richard Simonson, 58, Dallas, 2017
59 - 3:06:04, Steve Brammer, Katy, 2011

60 - 3:02:30, Jerry Hammervold, Sugar Land, 2013
61 - 3:05:32, Jerry Hammervold, Sugar Land, 2014
62 - 3:21:07, Lenord Burns, Angleton, 2009
63 - 3:15:13, Jerry Hammervold, Sugar Land, 2016
64 - 3:30:15, Ed Craighead, Dalhart, 2007
65 - 3:36:24, Larry Lichnovsky, San Antonio, 2013
66 - 3:34:33, Larry Lichnovsky, San Antonio, 2014
67 - 3:51:12, James Hill, Buda, 2007
68 - 3:36:57, Rich Siemens, Houston, 2008
69 - 3:35:36, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2002

70 - 3:32:42, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2003
71 - 4:05:00, Dan Shuff, San Antonio, 2007
72 - 3:44:29, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2005
73 - 3:37:20, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2006
74 - 3:50:53, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2007
75 - 3:49:45, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2008
76 - 3:49:44, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2009

80 - 3:53:54, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2013
81 - 3:58:55, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2014
82 - 4:18:00, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2015
83 - 4:51:41, Harold Wilson, Tyler, 2016

Source:  www.baa.org

Green 6.2 Multiple Finishers (4 Or More)

- 7 -
Sherri Richey

- 6 -
Carlos Saldana III
Cindy Featherston
Doug Beagle
Dwayne Gassmann
Enrique Rincon
Michelle Rabago

- 5 - 
Barbara Barnhart
Bill Featherston
Elijio Serrano
Howard Bookstaff
Hugo Alvarado
Ilma Garza
Jo May
John Payne
Joyce MacKenzie
Kellie Moeller
Lynn Blakeslee
Michael Abbott
Nora Alvarado
Philip Rusche
Reginald Tilley
Reyna Cabrera
Rodney Johnson
Sandy Tran
Sheridan Murphy
Stephanie Carter
Tim Nolan
Virginia Chesser

- 4 -
Annette Stewart
Artemio Mendoza
Brian Salinas
Christine Hoang
Cintia Listenbee
Crystal Coffman
Cynthia Rumora
David Muller
David Nguyen
Deanna Spencer
Deborah Wehner
Dewey Pham
Diana Di Martino
Dona Hinton
Edwin Castaneda
Elizabeth Cassidy
Elizabeth Horton
Eric Underwood
Erika Park
Gohar Firozgary
Gwyn Elliott
Iain Wallace
Ivan Bermudez
Jacob Thymann Nielsen
Jennifer Chandler
Jimmy Boyle
John Kilbride
John McKinzie
John Schloegel
Jon Parker
Jon Perz
Jonathan Glover
Joseph McMullin
Juan Hernandez
Judith Barnes
Julie Nguyen
Kat Nguyen
Katherine Powell
Kaysie Zwahr
Keith Brown
Keith Head
Kim Knapp
Kimberly Baiamonte
Kristen Brockman
Krystal Zaharis
Lars Larsson
Latasha Gary
Latesha Thomas
Leah Egwuatu
Liliana Franco
Lisa Sawyer
Lizbeth Garcia
Lynn McMullin
Macario Vazquez
Mare Schaberg
Matt Frye
Megan Carpenter
Melissa Soria
Melody Dean
Michelle Nixon
Monica Kervandjian
Oliver Jones
Orrell Espree
Patricia Bermudez
Patrick Beaton
Rachel Williams
Rafael Ruiz
Rajbir Amolenda
Ravi Venkateswaran
Ruben Lizaola
Sang Le
Scott Laroche
Sean Stone
Shayla Goode
Sheneika Lee
Sherry Johnson
Sherry Neff
Stephanie Koppelman
Teresa Levine
Thelma Champion
Trey Elliott
Wei Chiu
Yolanda Goffner
Zoraida Guillo

199 Run Multiple Races at Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon

Ultra Challenge (5K + Trail Challenge; 42.4 miles)

Campbell,Chris
Chio Jr,Armando
Clark,Amber
Jones,Vicky
Keeney,Genevieve
Lee,Kerry
Lindstrom,Paul
Livitz,Bob
Lott,Robert
Obrien,Loan
Pontikas,John
Smith,Alison
Valdez,Alfredo
White,Wesley

Trail Challenge (39.3 miles)

Alvers,Robert
Bellman,Laura
Berglund,Ron
Campbell,Chris
Cobb,Angelica
Fogg,Jonathan
Garrett,Erin
Gonzales,Otilia
Hinze,Yvette
Hyak,John T.
Juarez,Joevonne
Juarez,Yvonne
Kilpatrick,Kristen
Knapp,Kim
Lusby,Brian
Ly,Sylvia
Merritt,Jennifer
Moeller,William
Mount,Maggie
Myers,Bob
O Brien-Nolen,Jacqueline
Oechslin,Richard
Palmer,Donna
Pilcher,Kimberly
Quach,Dung
Ramos,Victoria
Rennie,Andrew
Reyes,Carlos
Rice,Anne
Richardson,Theodore
Rogers,Sarah
Smither,Bob
Thornell,Megan
Untz,Brandi
Wheeler,Sue
White,Hudon
Wilson,Brooks
Wondergem,Elizabeth
Zubke,Leann

Ultra Challenge (5K + Pelican Challenge; 29.3 miles)

Billings,Kevin
Broussard,Richard
Brown,Kenneth
Buitron,Rose
Culver,Elizabeth
Dromgoole,Emma
Estrella,Joselito
Gallahan,Kevin
Gallahan,Laura
Holland,Melanie
Howlett,Becky
Howlett,Buddy
Humanic,Rebecca
Johns,Misty
Kohn,Dale
Lang,Kevin
Launsby,Ted
Leblanc,Jason
Lockhart,Pamela
Mexas,Allan
Perez,Felicitas
Praytor,Keith
Richardson,Lachandra
Scott,Beverly
Whitaker,Jonathan

Ultra Challenge (5K + Seabrook Challenge; 29.3 miles)

Garcia,Erika
Grundy,Amy
Lendermon,Shelley

Seabrook Challenge (3/4 Marathon + Quarter Marathon; 26.2 miles)

Contreras,Rigoberto L Jr
Lambert,Helen
Pippert,Jon
Scott,Patrick

Pelican Challenge (26.2 miles)

Adeniran,Busola
Arrambide,Daisy
Barzilla,Janet
Blaine,Rebecca
Boutot,Stephanie
Brinson,Darryl
Brinson,Gretta
Bueno,Theresa
Campos,Edward
Campos,Margot
Carter,Jeanann
Chapman,Bobbi Jo
Coker,Tomiaka
Cook,Chad
Cormier,Tracy
Cortez,Maria
Dean,Dan
Deaver,Ricky
Evans,Terrell
Fernandez,Cristina
Gillis,Angela
Gradnigo,Raquel
Hardy,Melissa
Hodges,Tammy
Hudgens,Janet
Huynh,Danny
Jares,Richard
Johnson,Chasity
Johnson,Sherry
Jones,Silvia
Kao,Wade
Lemoine,Crystal
Loy,Melissa
Luehrmann,Lance
Luther,Ronald
Maliszewski,Steve
Martinez,Carmen
May,Catherine
Mcinnis,Courtney
Mclaughlin,Patrick
Neumann,David
Nihalani,Jeenal
Nolan,Timothy
Norstrud,Shannon
Pressel,Sara
Priest,Dan
Redwine,Guadalupe
Richey,Sherri
Robinson,Jennifer
Sauls,Latiffany
Scott,Fred
Skelton,Ed
Smith,Kathleen
Stone,Courtney
Sylte,Maria
Townsend,Shelia
Trinh,Minh
Vences Jr,Carlos
Wallace,Mark
Weber,Jamie
Webster,Victoria
White,Betty
Womble,Don
Zamora,Gildardo

Half Marathon + Quarter Marathon (19.65 miles)

Castor,Janessa
Shipp,Sonja
Watkins,Karla

5K + 5K + Half Marathon (19.3 miles)

Gunn,Jessica

5K + Half Marathon (16.2 miles)

Ahmed Norris,Sagirah
Baker,Michael J.
Beathard,Jennifer
Bittick,Melissa
Gomez,Clayton
Hernandez,Jennifer
Jeffery,Michael
Main,Mark
Moser,Barry
Nguyen,John
Perez,Myra
Rodgers,Brendan
Rodriguez,Denise
Sanchez,Rene
Surber,Tracy
Turner,Mark
Twitty,Hal
Vautier,Mana

5K + 5K (6.2 miles)

Blackerby,Courtney
Claxton,Dexter
Garms,Rebecca
Hinton,Gloria
Macias,Michael
Stephens,Natalie
Woods,Nancy

Sources:  seabrookmarathon.org, Campbell Timing Systems

St. Paddy's Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Half Marathon - Top 20 Times

Men

1:05:06 - Alfred Kiplagat, 27, 2016 (1st overall)
1:05:56 - Henry Lelei, 27, 2016 (2nd overall)
1:07:21 - Sammy Kiplagat, 40, 2014 (1st overall)
1:07:28 - Sammy Kiplagat, 39, 2013 (1st overall)
1:07:31 - Alfred Kiplagat, 28, 2017 (1st overall)
1:08:08 - Joe Thorne, 28, 2012 (1st overall)
1:09:46 - Calum Neff, 30, 2015 (1st overall)
1:10:32 - Henry Lelei, 28, 2017 (2nd overall)
1:10:37 - Drew Bean, 27, 2017 (3rd overall)
1:11:05 - Ryan Smith, 29, 2015 (2nd overall)
1:11:16 - Matt McCurdy, 34, 2012 (2nd overall)
1:11:26 - Ryan Smith, 27, 2013 (2nd overall)
1:11:39 - J.P. MacHamehl, 26, 2011 (1st overall)
1:11:50 - Danny Cliffe, 23, 2014 (2nd overall)
1:12:01 - Matt McCurdy, 38, 2016 (3rd overall)
1:12:08 - Mike Gillis, 28, 2016 (4th overall)
1:12:14 - David Rodriquez, 31, 2014 (3rd overall)
1:12:34 - David Rodriquez, 32, 2015 (3rd overall)
1:12:35 - Mike Gillis, 29, 2017 (4th overall)
1:13:33 - Ryan Smith, 25, 2011 (2nd overall)

Women

1:14:33 - Mary Davies, 32, 2015 (1st overall)
1:15:14 - Mary Davies, 34, 2017 (1st overall)
1:16:09 - Hillary Montgomery, 24, 2017 (2nd overall)
1:16:21 - Lauren Smith, 24, 2016 (1st overall)
1:16:25 - Rachel Booth, 32, 2013 (1st overall)
1:17:41 - Kate Papenberg, 28, 2015 (2nd overall)
1:18:09 - Lauren Stroud, 26, 2017 (3rd overall)
1:18:56 - Allison Macsas, 27, 2012 (1st overall)
1:20:05 - Allison Macsas, 29, 2014 (1st overall)
1:23:45 - Laura Bennett, 45, 2013 (2nd overall, 1st masters)
1:23:48 - Anngela Caron, 31, 2013 (3rd overall)
1:24:54 - Lauren Smith, 22, 2014 (2nd overall)
1:25:49 - Megan Wagenaar, 24, 2016 (2nd overall)
1:26:28 - Jessica Scheider, 28, 2013 (4th overall)
1:26:41 - Anngela Caron, 33, 2015 (3rd overall)
1:26:44 - Bree Schrader, 24, 2017 (1st overall)
1:27:17 - Anngela Caron, 30, 2012 (2nd overall)
1:27:23 - Megan Saloom, 27, 2016 (4th overall)
1:27:24 - Melissa Hopper, 38, 2016 (5th overall)
1:27:51 - Amanda Cruise, 32, 2016 (6th overall)

St. Paddy's Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Half Marathon - Finishers Numbers

2011 (March 27) - 598 finishers (261 men / 337 women)
2012 (March 25) - 779 finishers (373 men / 406 women)
2013 (March 3) - 780 finishers (355 men / 425 women)
2014 (March 2) - 586 finishers (318 men / 268 women)
2015 (March 22) - 796 finishers (373 men / 423 women)
2016 (March 20) - 641 finishers (316 men / 325 women)
2017 (March 19) - 475 finishers (239 men / 236 women)
2018 (March 18) - 578 finishers (256 men / 322 women)

Source:  eztoregister.com (2011-2018)

St. Paddy's Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Half Marathon - All-Time Winners

Men's Overall

2011 - 1:11:39, J.P. MacHemehl, 26
2012 - 1:08:08, Joe Thorne, 28
2013 - 1:07:28, Sammy Kiplagat, 39
2014 - 1:07:21, Sammy Kiplagat, 40
2015 - 1:09:45, Calum Neff, 30
2016 - 1:05:06, Alfred Kiplagat, 27 (Event record)
2017 - 1:07:30, Alfred Kiplagat, 28
2018 - 1:18:26, Frank Dougherty, 27

Women's Overall

2011 - 1:29:06, Nicole Richardson, 31
2012 - 1:18:55, Allison Macsas, 27
2013 - 1:16:25, Rachel Booth, 32
2014 - 1:20:04, Allison Macsas, 29
2015 - 1:14:33, Mary Davies, 32 (Event record)
2016 - 1:16:21, Lauren Smith, 24
2017 - 1:15:13, Mary Davies, 34
2018 - 1:26:44, Bree Schrader, 24

Men's Masters

2011 - 1:23:23, Michael Menster, 41
2012 - 1:22:31, Peter Mullin, 61 (Event record)
2013 - 1:24:17, John Mannion, 41
2014 - 1:24:48, Peter Mullin, 63
2015 - 1:24:49, Erik Hilaski, 44
2016 - 1:24:21, Jeff Capps, 44
2017 - 1:27:29, Jeff Berman, 51
2018 - 1:28:28, Chaoyang Fu, 44

Women's Masters

2011 - 1:34:38, Martha Long, 42
2012 - 1:36:32, Vicki Stuart, 44
2013 - 1:23:45, Laura Bennett, 45 (Event record)
2014 - 1:39:35, Sue Anne Blomberg, 44
2015 - 1:36;09, Lara Font, 44
2016 - 1:37:31, Lara Font, 45
2017 - 1:36:26, Kelly Ma, 49
2018 - 1:30:09, Patricia Shaffer, 40

Wheelchair - Handcrank

2014 - 0:52:37, Jeff Chaffin, 33 (Event record)
2015 - 0:54:05, Jeff Chaffin, 34

Texas 10K's with 1,000-Plus Finishers - 2017

In 2016, there were 13 ten-kilometer races in Texas that had more than 1,000 finishers.

Last year, that number dwindled to just nine.

And of those nine, only three - the Cap10K, the All-America City 10K and the Houston Half 10K - increased in their number of finishers in 2017.

The complete list of 1,000 or more finishers are here:

 17,126 - Austin American Statesman Cap10K, Austin, April 23 (7,841 men and 9,285 women)*
  3,433 - ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K, Houston, March 4*
  2,870 - The Cowtown 10K, Fort Worth, February 25 (1,157 men and 1,713 women)*
  2,466 - 34th annual All-America City 10K, Edinburg, February 4 (1,299 men and 1,167 women)*
  1,882 - 10th annual Toughest 10K Kemah, Kemah, September 17 (746 men and 1,136 women)*
  1,749 - 7th annual Toughest 10K Galveston, Galveston, October 21 (653 men and 1,096 women)*
  1,520 - Humana Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio 10K, San Antonio, December 2 (567 men and 984 women)*
  1,214 - Houston Half and 10K, Houston, October 29*
  1,110 - 33nd annual Longest Causeway Run 10K, Port Isabel, January 14 (515 men and 585 women)*

Last year's 7th largest 10K in the state, the Tour Des Fluers 10K in Dallas, changed to a quarter marathon as their number of finishers fell from 1,899 in 2016 to 1,293 last year.

The Katy YMCA Turkey Dash 10K, the Trinity River Levee Run 10K and Green 6.2 were three of the 13 that fell to under 1,000 finishers last year.

Those races with 750-999 finishers are listed here:

    996 - Katy YMCA Turkey Dash 10K, Katy, November 23 (426 men and 480 women)*
    910 - Bayou City Classic 10K, Houston, March 18
    864 - Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10K, Houston, April 1 (380 men and 484 women)
    843 - 13th annual Trinity River Levee Run 10K, Dallas, March 4 (427 men and 416 women)*
    807 - Green 6.2, Houston, April 15 (332 men and 475 women)*
    799 - Run Houston! University of Houston 10K, Houston, September 24 (371 men and 428 women)
    757 - Coors Light 10K, Dallas, December 9 (338 men and 419 women)

If you believe that a race is missing from this list, please post a comment or sent me an e-mail at walksports@aol.com.

Certified Courses: Why They Matter

“I’m a slow runner, but I’m out there doing something – and I’m involved.”

That’s been my motto for a long time now.

I consider myself old school.

For example, I wouldn’t run Boston unless I qualified, but I’m not opposed to those that decide to raise money for a charity and do so.  They’re Boston’s rules.  So be it.

I like custom bibs.  I understand the Road ID bibs and those acquired through running specialty stores help defray some expenses for start-up races, but a basic custom bib with the race’s name on it does it for me.

One more:  I like certified courses.

Other than knowing that you’ve run the correct distance – that is, if the race sets the course up properly, there are two major reasons why you certify a course.

For marathons, it is so that people can submit their qualifying time for the Boston Marathon.

Additionally, it is so that a fast time can be ratified – upon the proper paperwork being filled out and turned in – as an American overall or age-group record.

I ran the inaugural Fort Smith Half Marathon and the race producer, right up to the day before the race, was advertising that his courses were USATF certified.

Well, of course, the marathon was.  Even though it was pretty tough, you’re lot of faster runners would fall through the floor without it.

But the half wasn’t and once I was on the course, I understood why.  A couple of the middle miles ran all over the cart path of a hilly golf course.  Nobody was going to set a record at that distance.

Their thinking was likely:  Why pay to have that course certified?

I would submit, though, two more.

It shows the racer – regardless of one’s speed – that you’re serious as an event producer for meeting the sport’s best standards.

And, as a result, it shows that you're a professional – or aiming to be.

Granted, a great race can be produced without a certified course and there are some events with certified courses that have event production teams that should do something else.

So where am I going with all of this?

I started running in 2003.  The biggest thing that I’ve seen since that time – and especially in the last 9-10 years – is the introduction of hype into our sport.

And one of the tools of hype - sometimes - is “our courses are USATF certified”.

If it is an event producer that I’ve never heard of, I go right to the USATF web site to see if the paperwork has been filed and is online.

And you’re probably asking, “Why do I care if I have no plans to run them?”

It is my journalist nature that asks the question, “Why doesn't this add up (at that moment)?”

We have no real-time news in running – or triathlons, for that matter - in Texas. 

Yes, I sometimes write for and submit statistics for Texas Runner and Triathlete magazine, but it is a monthly publication.  Mostly everything is looking in the rear-view mirror – from a news perspective.

So I take to this forum – and other social media – to ask the questions, “When will see the courses?  Who measured the course?  When do we expect to see the paperwork online?”

If somebody can’t answer two out of those three, I know that they either don’t have a clue or are behind.  One of the two or both.

And if you're behind, just be honest and say so.

There are a handful of new marathons in 2018.

They include Run The Alamo 26.2 in San Antonio (held earlier this month), the Arlington Marathon (on the first Sunday in April), the Lubbock Mayor’s Marathon (two weeks later) and then, the Silo District Marathon in Waco on the first Sunday in May.

The first and the latter screamed on their web site about certified courses, but no certification numbers were listed on their sites.

I saw that Run The Alamo was adding a marathon.

I reached out to them via Facebook Messenger on February 25 and asked, “What are the USATF course certification numbers?  I couldn't find the marathon one on the USATF website.  Thanks.”

They responded the next day, “Soon to be posted Jon here and on our race sites.”

I followed up on March 4, the evening of their race, and they responded last Wednesday stating, “Courses were certified Jon with numbers going up shortly from Official Certifier and then onto USATF website.  Delay was due to last minute City construction projects that were SUPPOSED to be done AND promised but SHOCKER they were NOT.  Appreciate your patience and understanding but we'll get them up just as soon as they come in sir.  Saw firsthand just how hard our Certifier worked on the last-minute changes to THE ENTIRE course within a 2-week window.  Nothing short of miracle.”

I saw those maps online this evening and saw that the certifier was Scott Wood, the owner of Athlete Guild timing services out of New Braunfels. 

Scott and his wife do an incredible job for the running community.

I also reached out to the inaugural Silo District Marathon in Wco, which was putting out an entry fee of $150 for the marathon and $135 for the half marathon.

That made it –immediately – one of the highest-priced marathon events in the state of Texas.

Even though it is for a cancer-related charity, it just sent up red flags.

After doing a little checking round, I posted the following on their Facebook event page on February 9, “Website states "USATF Certified Route Distances".  Who's doing your course certification, when will the paperwork be posted on the USATF website (usatf.org) and has the City of Waco approved your courses yet?”

On February 20, the post was released for public viewing with the following comment from Magnolia Market, “Hey, Jon! Yes, the course will be USATF certified and up on their site soon.”

Just this past Saturday, March 10, I made a Facebook post after seeing that they were going to give out $83,000 in prize money, but noted that the course maps were still not online nor on the USATF website.

Logan Burgess, Texas’ USATF Road Course Certifier, said in a comment on that post that “USATF cert is on my desk.  Measured last week and just need to finish up documentation.”

Next up is the inaugural Lubbock Mayor’s Marathon, which will run a single loop around Loop 289 in the Hub City.

Yes, literally just like running around Loop 610 in Houston (which, by the way, I believe, is something like 32 miles around).

On March 4, the Lubbock Mayor’s Fitness Council tweeted (@Fitness_LBK) a photograph of the crew that did the course measurement so the marathon can be a Boston Marathon qualifier.

As of Tuesday, March 13, they are not yet on the USATF website, but I’m sure Logan will facilitate there soon.

The other marathon  - the Arlington Marathon, to be produced by Demery Cox’s Cox Racing Services and held on Sunday, April 8 – also stated – albeit in a January 17 comment on their Facebook event – that “Yes, this will count as a Boston Qualifier! We hope to see you all in April! :-)”

Like the Mayor’s Marathon, it still doesn’t show on the USATF website either.

My thing is this:  I just don’t want to see an event producer overpromise and not deliver.

I saw a longtime Chevron Houston Marathon veteran get taken by an event that was promised a few years ago in Galveston.

Therefore, I don’t want to see it happen to anybody else so that’s why I take the time to ferret things out.

Is you’re a race director, yes, there’s some expense to it, but go the route of certification, if possible.

Also, if I’m comparing two events, as a runner, I’ll go for the ones that are both certified and timed.

4 The Park Brunch Run Top 50 Times (2009-2018)

MEN
19:33 - Sesar Figueroa, 26, Baytown, 2011
19:54 - Sesar Figueroa, 27, 2012
19:55 - Adam Davis, 28, 2010
20:01 - Maximo Mendoza, 25, 2014
20:07 - Maximo Mendoza, 27, 2016
20:27 - Maximo Mendoza, 26, 2015
20:28 - Luis Armenteros, 40, 2013
20:33 - Luis Armenteros, 38, 2011
20:39 - Luis Armenteros, 33, 2010
20:41 - Todd Van Velson, 32, 2017
20:43 - Luis Armenteros, 41, 2014
20:53 - Jake Powers, 26, Tomball, 2018
20:57 - Junior Mitchell, 37, 2010
21:00 - Geoff Streit, 29, 2009
21:00 - Junior Mitchell, 38, 2011
21:00 - Zach Morgan, 22, 2013
21:03 - Nathan Harkins, 32, 2011
21:13 - Luis Armenteros, 43, 2016
21:16 - George Stredny, 25, 2016
21:18 - Vaughn Gibbs, 39, 2013
21:23 - Vaughn Gibbs, 38, 2012
21:25 - Bryan Gollins, 23, 2014
21:26 - David Smith, 27, 2017
21:30 - Luis Armenteros, 45, 2018
21:35 - Jose Lara, 35, 2011
21:44 - Luis Armenteros, 39, 2012
21:45 - Neil Segel, 25, 2015
21:45 - Daniel Gollins, 30, 2017
21:49 - George Goad, 22, 2014
21:51 - Brian Alvarado, 17, 2010
21:58 - Joe Oviedo, 38, 2014
22:02 - Thomas King, Jr., 41, 2010
22:06 - Cody Manuel, 31, 2014
22:08 - Neil Segel, 27, 2017
22:09 - Geoffrey Streit, 30, 2010
22:12 - Dan Gollins, 24, 2011
22:13 - Frank Dougherty, 25, 2016
22:14 - Frank Dougherty, 26, 2017
22:15 - Rudy Rocha, 40, Baytown, 2010
22:21 - Lee McMeekin, 36, 2009
22:22 - George Harrison, 18, 2012
22:25 - Danny O'Callaghan, 37, Houston, 2009
22:25 - Geoff Streit, 31, 2011
22:31 - Danny O'Callaghan, 39, Houston, 2011
22:35 - Geoffrey Streit, 32, 2012
22:35 - Robert Ontko, 26, 2015
22:43 - Peter Muessig, 31, 2015
22:51 - Andrew Sharenson, 40, Houston, 2011
22:51 - Daniel Gollins, 26, 2013
22:51 - Patterson Wilhelm, 28, 2016

WOMEN
21:48 - Lauren Stroud, 26, 2017
21:55 - Lauren Smith, 25, 2016
22:20 - Lauren Smith, 24, 2015
23:01 - Lauren Smith, 21, 2012
23:52 - Vigdis Holst, 2009
23:54 - Raquel Tidwell, 23, 2011
24:01 - Vigdis Holst, 40, 2010
24:11 - Heidy Lozano, 47, 2010
24:19 - Raquel Tidwell, 24, 2012
24:22 - Kathryn Brake, 26, 2016
24:29 - Kathryn Brake, 27, 2017
24:31 - Laura Bennett, 48, 2016
24:38 - Camille Napier, 13, 2017
24:41 - Amanda Barth, 27, 2012
24:55 - Laura Bennett, 46, 2014
25:02 - Laura Bennett, 44, 2012
25:07 - Lexie Ammons, 13, 2011
25:10 - Laura Bennett, 45, 2013
25:10 - Susan Sullivan, 36, 2014
25:15 - Marnie Staehly, 34, 2012
25:15 - Alexandra Zuffoletti, 29, 2014
25:17 - Kylee Short, 30, 2011
25:21 - Stacy Holden, 39, 2016
25:25 - Kate Taylor, 18, 2013
25:25 - Victoria Webster, 29, 2014
25:33 - Kylee Short, 28, 2009
25:37 - Karen Vilas, 24, Franklin, TN, 2010
25:37 - Leila Amirhekmat, 24, 2016
25:42 - Kari Johnson, 23, 2013
25:48 - Victoria Webster, 30, 2015
25:48 - Kathryn Brake, 28, Houston, 2018
25:50 - Ashley Gray, 27, 2014
25:58 - Cindy Taylor, 42, Houston, 2011
26:09 - Anne Ekern, Houston, 2009
26:11 - Alexandra Zuffoletti, 28, 2013
26:11 - Sara Hudgens, 31, 2016
26:16 - Allyson Serrao, 51, 2017
26:17 - Cynthia Brake, 31, Houston, 2018
26:18 - Sara Hudgens, 28, 2013
26:27 - Victoria Webster, 28, 2013
26:38 - Lauren Fennell, 33, 2013
26:39 - Allyson Serrao, 50, 2016
26:45 - Olivia Card-Childers, 24, 2013
26:46 - Julie Redlinger, 47, 2017
26:47 - Marnie Staehly, 35, 2013
26:48 - Sabra Harvey, 65, 2014
26:48 - Victoria Nolan, 33, Houston, 2018
26:53 - Emily Zavinsky, 31, 2017
26:55 - Cynthia Brake, 30, 2017
26:56 - Teeny Keels, 31, 2016

Sources:  eztoregister.com (2011-2017), athlinks.com (2009-2010) although timed by Run Wild Sports Timing, mychiptime.com (2018)

Three Or More Consecutive Wins at a Texas Marathon

5 - Stephen Baumgartner, Surfside Beach Marathon (2013-2017)
4 - *Larisa Pitchkolan, El Paso Marathon (2010-2013)
4 - *Liza Hunter-Galvan, San Antonio Marathon (2003-2006)
3 - Andrezj Krzyscin, Austin Marathon (2002-2004)
3 - *Angie Song-Rooney, El Paso Marathon (2007-2009)
3 - Brian Clark, The Gusher Marathon (2016-2018)
3 - Clint Mericle, Galveston Marathon (1978-1980)
3 - Keith Pierce, Cowtown Marathon (2007-2009)
3 - *Maria Martinez, Fort Worth Marathon (2010-2012)
3 - *Shaheen Sattar, Grasslands Trail Run (2014-2016)
3 - Shane Huff, Tyler Rose Marathon (2012-2014)
3 - Stephen Ndungu Muchiri, Houston Marathon (1998-2000)

Sources:  arrs.net; clinesrunningcorner.com; marathonguide.com

4 The Park Brunch Run Finishers Numbers and Winners

2018 (March 10) - 1,248 (489 men / 759 women)
2017 (April 1) - 1,200
2016 (March 26) - 1,530
2015 (April 4) - 1,441
2014 (April 5) - 1,365
2013 (April 6) - 1,564
2012 (April 7) - 1,599
2011 (April 2) - 1,561
2010 (April 3) - 1,179 (521 men / 658 women)
2009 (April 4) - 767 (340 men / 423 women / 4 unknown)

Male - Overall
2018 - 20:53, Jake Powers, 26
2017 - 20:43, Todd Van Velson, 32
2016 - 20:10, Maximo Mendoza, 27
2015 - 20:27, Maximo Mendoza, 26
2014 - 20:01, Maximo Mendoza, 25
2013 - 20:28, Luis Armenteros, 40
2012 - 19:54, Sesar Figueroa, 27
2011 - 19:33, Sesar Figueroa, 26
2010 - 19:55, Adam Davis, 28
2009 - 22:21, Lee McMeekin, 36

Female - Overall
2018 - 25:48, Kathryn Brake, 28
2017 - 21:50, Lauren Stroud, 26
2016 - 21:58, Lauren Smith, 25
2015 - 22:20, Lauren Smith, 24
2014 - 24:55, Laura Bennett, 46
2013 - 25:10, Laura Bennett, 45
2012 - 23:01, Lauren Smith, 21
2011 - 23:54, Raquel Tidwell, 23
2010 - 24:01, Jigdis Holst, 40
2009 - 25:33, Kylee Short, 28

Male - Masters
2018 - 21:30, Luis Armenteros, 45
2017 - 23:46, Lee Mock, 41
2016 - 21:13, Luis Armenteros, 43
2015 - 24:00, Steve Maliszewski, 42
2014 - 20:43, Luis Armenteros, 41
2013 - 23:20, Andrew Sharenson, 42
2012 - 23:29, Andrew Sharenson, 41
2011 - 22:51, Andrew Sharenson, 40
2010 - 22:02, Thomas King, Jr., 41
2009 - 24:28, David Wigle, 47

Female - Masters
2018 - 28:00, Tricia Hernandez, 40
2017 - 26:16, Allyson Serrao, 51
2016 - 24:31, Laura Bennett, 48
2015 - 27:57, Lisa Korsten, 47
2014 - 26:49, Sabra Harvey, 65
2013 - 27:12, Juka Smits, 46
2012 - 25:02, Laura Bennett, 44
2011 - 25:58, Cindy Taylor, 42
2010 - 24:11, Heidy Lozano, 47
2009 - 28:47, Lisanne Rogers, 41

Sources:  eztoregister.com (2011-2017), athlinks.com (2009-2010) although timed by Run Wild Sports Timing, mychiptime.com (2018)

Fresh 15K / 5K - Official Finishers Numbers

Fresh 15K / 5K, Tyler, Texas
https://www.bgcracing.com/fresh-15/

15K
2014 (March 1) -- 791
2015 (March 7) -- 1,118
2016 (March 5) -- 1,209
2017 (March 4) -- 1,322
2018 (March 3) -- 1,127

5K
2014 (March 1) -- 1,059
2015 (March 7) -- 1,360
2016 (March 5) -- 1,522
2017 (March 4) -- 2,119
2018 (March 3) -- 2,270

Source:  https://www.bgcracing.com/fresh-15/results-photography/

Seven-Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon

This initial pass of the data only reflects exact matches in spelling year over year.

If you believe that there's another spelling of your name that would move you into this category, please let me know. - Jon Walk

MARATHON (15)
Brent Scott
Charles Frymire
David Coats
Doan Pham
Gabriel Belforti
Henrita Van Wyngaarden
Hung Hoang
Jay Everett
Jonathan Zwickel
Karen Berglund
Kori Scott
Quoc Duong
Richard Carroll
Ron Berglund
Stephen Kallus

HALF MARATHON (26)
Barry Beacher
Carlos Sepulveda
Dana Dilbeck
Deborah Sanborn
Denise Andrew
Denise Smith
Edward Campos
Erica Welter
Jodi Beckendorf
Justo Marin
Karen Overman
Kathy McWilliams
Kim Easton
Koray Ozturk
Lisa Deville
Lyndon Yates
Michael Galiunas
Pam Anderson
Pamela Paling
Rennie Van Wyk
Rich Fredrich
Rip Reynolds
Rob Oberg
Robert Snider
Sara Hudgens
Tulio Sanchez

Surfside Marathon and Half Marathon All-Time Winners (2005-2018)

Surfside Marathon

Men's Overall
2005 - 3:01:47, Stephen Baumgartner, 31, Houston
2006 - 3:01:32, Chris Wood, 39, Pearland (Baumgartner 2nd)
2007 - 2:55:45, Stephen Baumgartner, 33, Houston
2008 - 3:03:10, Rick Autrey, 46, Nacogdoches
2009 - 2:58:45, Stephen Baumgartner, 35, Houston
2010 - 2:49:35, Stephen Baumgartner, 36, Houston
2011 - 3:12:03, Gregg Garrard, 47, Montgomery
2012 - 2:56:31, Dan Merchant, 25, Austin (Baumgartner 2nd)
2013 - 3:14:38, Stephen Baumgartner, 39, Houston
2014 - 3:17:33, Stephen Baumgartner, 40, Houston
2015 - 3:14:28, Stephen Baumgartner, 41, Houston
2016 - 3:14:12, Stephen Baumgartner, 42, Houston
2017 - 3:22:56, Stephen Baumgartner, 43, Houston
2018 - 3:16:51, Scott Beatty, 27, Manor

Women's Overall
2005 - 3:47:49, Tina King, 38, Oklahoma City, OK
2006 - 3:44:39, Samantha Saunders, 23, Houston
2007 - 3:23:56, Gayle Zorrilla, 35, Denver, CO
2008 - 3:36:01, Adrienne Langelier, 25, Huntsville
2009 - 3:31:25, Tracy Pinney, Woodway
2010 - 3:30:21, Alissa Inman, 30, Corpus Christi
2011 - 3:20:17, Alissa Inman, 31, Corpus Christi
2012 - 3:26:52, Becky Wright, 32, Tucson, AZ
2013 - 4:03:38, Lydia Meaden, 23, Houston
2014 - 3:39:58, Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 48, Kingwood
2015 - 3:36:14, Mary Flaws, 47, Waukesha, WI
2016 - 3:54:41, Chandra Laframboise, Kars, Canada
2017 - 4:02:58, Sylvia Renee, 35, Houston
2018 - 4:05:49, Suzy Seeley, 58, Houston

Surfside Half Marathon

Men's Overall
2005 - 1:19:41, Larry Millard, 37, Spring Branch
2006 - 1:32:52, Brandon Langlinais, 32, Houston
2007 - 1:21:10, Weston Caceres, 17, Lake Jackson
2008 - 1:30:48, Dave Depinet, 44, Sugar Land
2009 - 1:23:29, Daniel O'Callaghan, 36, Houston
2010 - 1:21:50, Danny O'Callaghan, 37, Houston
2011 - 1:26:25, Scott Loghry, 30, The Woodlands
2012 - 1:31:18, Hugh Leidlein, 52, Lake Jackson
2013 - 1:28:09, Hugh Leidlein, 53, Lake Jackson
2014 - 1:25:42, Greg Rankin, 47
2015 - 1:29:50, Hugh Leidlein, 55, Lake Jackson
2016 - 1:24:00, Jeff Zenger, 23, Muncie, IN
2017 - 1:28:42, Andrew Boone, 37, Houston
2018 - 1:34:38, Hugh Leidlein, 58, Lake Jackson

Women's Overall
2005 - 1:38:49, Karen Nelson, 43, Katy
2006 - 1:34:05, Lauren Smith, 14, Lake Jackson
2007 - 1:28:33, Autumn Ray, 27, Galveston
2008 - 1:35:27, Catherin Kruppa, 28, Houston
2009 - 1:40:20, Abbie Artley, 33, Sugar Land
2010 - 1:33:09, Maria Urso, 34
2011 - 1:31:47, Susan Walters, 46, Wallis
2012 - 1:44:10, Abigail Artley, 36, Lake Jackson
2013 - 1:35:42, Kaytlynn Welsch, 12, Alvin
2014 - 1:33:24, Kelly Ramos, 24, Lake Jackson
2015 - 1:37:37, Brittany Smith, 37, Houston
2016 - 1:36:56, Brittany Smith, 38, Houston
2017 - 1:39:16, Katlyn Phillips, 37, Allen
2018 - 1:29:22, Lauren Smith, 26, Lake Jackson

Surfside 50K

Men's Overall
2011 - 3:33:28, Stephen Baumgartner, 37, Houston

Women's Overall
2011 - 5:11:59, Kimberly Pilcher, 47, Houston

Surfin' Surfside 5K

Men's Overall
2017 - 22:17, Stephen Meier, 39, Lake Jackson
2018 - 20:13, Daniel Warren, 36, Lake Jackson

Women's Overall
2017 - 26:55, Kaleigh Williams, 14
2018 - 26:47, Jill Reioux, 41, Danbury

ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run Finishers Numbers (2007-2018)

10K

2018 (February 24) - 3,293 finishers (includes 3 wheelchair athletes)
2017 (March 4) - 3,510 finishers
2016 (February 27) - 4,045 finishers (2,071 men / 1,974 women)
2015 (February 28) - 4,698 finishers (2,338 men / 2,360 women)
2014 (March 1) - 5,363 finishers
2013 (February 23) - 6,314 finishers (3,094 men / 3,220 women)
2012 (February 25) - 6,396 finishers (3,174 men / 3,222 women)
2011 (February 26) - 5,694 finishers (2,804 men / 2,890 women)
2010 (February 27) - 5,528 finishers (2,820 men / 2,078 women)
2009 (February 28) - 4,606 finishers (2,529 men / 2,077 women)
2008 (March 1) - 3,501 finishers (1,958 men / 1,543 women)
2007 (February 24) - 2,978 finishers (1,712 men / 1,266 women)

5K (Untimed until 2014)

2018 (February 24) - 2,605 finishers
2017 (March 4) - 2,672 finishers
2016 (February 27) - 2,648 finishers (1,152 men / 1,496 women)
2015 (February 28) - 3,335 finishers (1,334 men / 2,001 women)
2014 (March 1) - 3,206 finishers

Sources:  mychiptime.com (2007-2016), domoreraces.com (2017-2018)

Gusher Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K All-Time Winners (2010-2018)

Marathon
Men's Overall
2010 - 2:37:38, Joseph Routt, Beaumont
2011 - 2:27:32, Paul Riley, Houston
2012 - 3:03:05, Brandt Stiggins, Hutto
2013 - 3:07:35, Iram Leon, Austin
2014 - 3:00:51, Seth Cooke, Tyler
2015 - 3:00:47, Buddy Lightfoot, Vidor
2016 - 2:49:44, Brian Clark, Bridge City
2017 - 2:51:39, Brian Clark, Bridge City
2018 - 2:47:50, Brian Clark, Bridge City

Women's Overall
2010 - 3:18:08, Brittany Van Nielen, New Orleans, LA
2011 - 3:40:12, Susan Craig, DeQuincy, LA
2012 - 2:59:59, Jeanne-Claire White, Lake Charles, LA
2013 - 3:42:04, Amanda Brown, Bryan
2014 - 3:40:00, Jackie McDonald, Austin
2015 - 3:22:52, Ashley Barnett, Dallas
2016 - 3:50:00, Amy Kelly, Houston
2017 - 3:35:18, Amanda Kean, Fred
2018 - 3:26:24, Jennifer Laughlin, Houston

Half Marathon
Men's Overall
2010 - 1:27:26, Joe Melanson, Orange
2011 - 1:11:08, Travis Barczak, Detroit, MI
2012 - 1:13:22, Drew Bean, Orange
2013 - 1:22:11, Kirby Shepherd, Bridge City
2014 - 1:21:50, Iram Leon, Austin
2015 - 1:20:33, Micah Dettmer
2016 - 1:24:11, D.J. Bean, Beaumont
2017 - 1:23:48, Robert Ontko, Houston
2018 - 1:25:22, Iram Leon, Austin

Women's Overall
2010 - 1:46:53, Natalie Fontenot, Austin (Britnell 2nd)
2011 - 1:41:07, Krista Oliphant, Beaumont
2012 - 1:34:35, Amanda Britnell, Orange
2013 - 1:38:58, Amanda Britnell, Orange
2014 - 1:31:47, Lauren Wilder, Houston
2015 - 1:31:42, Amanda Kean (Britnell 2nd)
2016 - 1:32:28, Kimberly Palacios, Beaumont
2017 - 1:30:48, Amanda Lavergne, New York, NY
2018 - 1:36:46, Elaine Chung, Austin

5K
Men's Overall
2010 - 16:31, Idara Effiong
2011 - 15:53, Alex Townsend, Detroit, MI
2012 - 18:54, Justin Donovan, Nederland
2013 - 15:23, Samuel Kosgei, Santa Fe, NM
2014 - 18:56, Steve Sievert, Houston
2015 - 20:09, Brian Bauer, Beaumont
2016 - 19:29, Damon West, Port Neches
2017 - 19:10, Jonathon Owens, Beaumont
2018 - 18:30, Collin Ditrich, Port Neches

Women's Overall
2010 - 20:19, Billie-Kay Melanson, Orange
2011 - 18:39, Jen Rock, Detroit, MI
2012 - 22:40, Robin Chandler, Nederland
2013 - 19:30, Claire Mills, Beaumont
2014 - 21:56, Morgan Moore, Beaumont
2015 - 20:33, Caroline Kirschner, Beaumont
2016 - 21:50, Morgan Moore, Beaumont
2017 - 22:09, Crystal Oden, Beaumont (Britnell 3rd)
2018 - 21:52, Lacey Bleazard, Beaumont (Oden 2nd)

2018 The Woodlands Marathon Boston Qualifiers

This list includes athletes who qualified for the 2019 Boston Marathon based on their age on next year's race day, not their age on Saturday:

MEN
2:30:15 - Calum Neff, 33, Katy, TX
2:33:14 - Mike Matuszak, 28, Littleton, CO
2:49:10 - Jesus Bronchalo, 42, Spring, TX
2:50:10 - Avesh Singh, 25, San Francisco, CA
2:58:02 - Patrick Crowley, 27, Dallas, TX
2:58:45 - Benigno Reyna, 42, Houston, TX
2:58:48 - Rocky Kimmons, 37, Spring, TX
2:59:09 - Clark Pederson, 27, Austin, TX
2:59:47 - Chris Robbins, 43, League City, TX
3:01:11 - Ramon Rosales Jr, 37, Houston, TX
3:01:22 - Gustavo Murillo, 31, Houston, TX
3:02:14 - Anthony Serrano, 26, Montgomery, TX
3:02:25 - Patrick Wills, 47, Spring, TX
3:02:43 - Paul Oldenburg, 37, Cypress, TX
3:03:31 - Masashi Hirano, 46, Houston, TX
3:03:31 - Jaime Garcia, 29, Houston, TX
3:04:56 - Bryan Alsdorf, 35, The Woodlands, TX
3:05:12 - Wynne Harvey, 45, Houston, TX
3:05:27 - Luis Resendiz, 35, Tomball, TX
3:06:38 - Francisco Garza, 52, Houston, TX
3:06:56 - Luis Murillo, 34, Houston, TX
3:07:38 - David Armstrong, 35, Dallas, TX
3:10:14 - Mark Johnson, 41, Houston, TX
3:12:58 - Eduardo Shimada, 41, Humble, TX
3:13:34 - Adrian Mora, 44, Dallas, TX
3:13:48 - Reed Fritz, 56, Mckinney, TX
3:14:06 - Eduardo Garzon, 44, Spring, TX
3:14:08 - Stephen Baumgartner, 41, Houston, TX
3:14:50 - Mark Adams, 52, Castle Rock, CO
3:16:56 - Clint Westmoreland, 50, Sunnyvale, TX
3:17:29 - Geoffrey Zubay, 49, The Woodlands, TX
3:19:04 - Karl Guthrie, 44, Houston, TX
3:20:00 - Mario Delgado, 47, Mesquite, TX
3:20:22 - Alejandro Marquez Jimenez, 45, Mexico, DF
3:22:09 - Rick Cook, 53, The Woodlands, TX
3:25:31 - Preston Tatum, 57, Kingsbury, TX
3:29:00 - Andrew Strong, 51, Houston, TX
3:29:04 - Brage Johannessen, 52, The Woodlands, TX
3:30:18 - Matthew Brown, 56, Houston, TX
3:35:21 - Jeff Higgins, 58, Houston, TX
3:39:12 - David Nielson, 59, San Antonio, TX
3:41:22 - Pat Dunn, 61, Katy, TX
3:48:32 - Jeff Spencer, 59, Bentonville, AR
3:49:49 - Doug Edwards, 59, Copperas Cove, TX
3:52:37 - Thomas Thomson, 63, Shavano Park, TX
4:08:07 - William Chamberlain, 64, The Woodlands, TX

WOMEN
2:52:38 - Camille Herron, 36, Warr Acres, OK
3:03:08 - Heidi Bock, 31, Spring, TX
3:03:36 - Melissa Hopper, 40, Cypress, TX
3:14:18 - Rachael Sanchez, 30, Van Alstyne, TX
3:23:30 - Paulina Aragon, 38, Humble, TX
3:25:52 - Tabata Cooke, 37, The Woodlands, TX
3:26:46 - Henrita Van Wyngaarden, 48, The Woodlands, TX
3:27:42 - Audrey Horn, 30, Baton Rouge, LA
3:28:45 - Valerie Hopkins, 37, Katy, TX
3:29:15 - Amanda Beabout, 30, Houston, TX
3:30:40 - Sophie Pageau, 45, The Woodlands, TX
3:30:57 - Emma Alonso Gomez, 37, Mexico, DF
3:31:34 - Christina Wallace, 37, Katy, TX
3:32:13 - Laura Faria, 44, The Woodlands, TX
3:32:36 - Kori Scott, 43, The Woodlands, TX
3:34:16 - Amy Alvin, 28, Ball, LA
3:34:47 - Lindsay Hughes, 30, League City, TX
3:34:54 - Sylvia Ly, 36, Houston, TX
3:35:54 - Brittany Reed, 37, Houston, TX
3:36:11 - Doan Pham, 44, Houston, TX
3:36:21 - Lindsay Colvin, 39, Houston, TX
3:37:46 - Keri Amador, 34, Spring, TX
3:39:02 - Jennifer Foreman, 42, Katy, TX
3:41:13 - Catherine Wilson, 41, McAllen, TX
3:41:20 - Juliee Sparks, 41, Conroe, TX
3:41:34 - Ann Kaltenbaugh, 52, Houston, TX
3:43:31 - Larissa Larsen, 39, Kingwood, TX
3:45:23 - Jennifer Bullen, 45, Houston, TX
3:47:49 - Jennifer Frascino, 46, San Diego, CA
3:48:30 - Shan Wang, 46, Houston, TX
3:49:10 - Katherine Nielson, 52, San Antonio, TX
3:50:04 - Jocelyne Laing, 50, Spring, TX
3:57:47 - Leslie Medley Russell, 51, Houston, TX
4:21:02 - Susan Byrne, 60, Louisville, KY
4:24:19 - Yong Collins, 63, Richmond, TX

ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES
4:22:19 - Patrick Pressgrove, 27, Houston, TX (MI)
4:56:37 - Harsh Bhasin, 29, Houston, TX

Coming This Weekend

The ninth annual Gusher Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K and its two companion events will be on Saturday in Beaumont.

And the seventh annual The Woodlands Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K will also be on Saturday.

And I'll be at neither of them.

For the past seven years, I've been in Beaumont.  I ran the half marathon in year two and announced the race the past six.

Last year, both events were on the same day as they are this year.

I was on The Woodlands Marathon race committee for its first four years (2012-2015), but stepped away in 2016 when I didn't know if I would be able to fulfill my duties on race day (as I was working for a hospital that was going to bring live a new EMR on race day weekend).

I ended up jumping in and helping at the last minute when my replacement had some last-minute conflicts -- and assisted the race in handling a crisis involving the SAT being on the same morning with the testing site right along the race route (early in the race).

I was told by Gusher Marathon co-race director Richard James at the conclusion of the 2016 race that they were going to go back to their original date - the first Saturday in March - for 2017.

I informed Richard that I would be there.

Sometime during the summer of 2016, I was asked - via text - if I was interested in announcing The Woodlands Marathon.

My primary reason that I declined is because I gave Richard my word, but my thought was, "Really, you couldn't pick up the phone and ask me?"

I got wind of some other changes that the race was making and I thought that I was being asked because I was cheaper than the two individuals – great announcers – that they were bringing in from Austin.

Cheaper fee, I’m sure, and no hotel costs needed.

Nonetheless, it was hard to be away last year.

My best friend, Bill Dwyer, manages the finish line.

After I had a flat at about mile five on race morning of the 2016 - and after walking my bike back, I just hung out with Bill for the remainder of the morning and early afternoon – encouraging and cheering on runners.

I thought about doing the same, but I've pared my announcing down so that I could go out and race more.

Therefore, even though it isn't a race in a new city or town, I'll be running the FRESH 15K in Tyler on Saturday morning.

It is Brookshire Grocers' fifth straight year to produce the event and each of the last three, their numbers have grown.

They have more than 1,000 finishers in both the 15K and the 5K.

So why not in Beaumont?

I’m not sure that I can answer that well.

Richard kind of gave me an out in November when he asked if I was still coming for their Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon.

For that race, I’m a luxury (meaning that it doesn’t need me to run well).

Other than announcing, the thing that I think that I contribute well is that I manage the start line timeline as well as anybody out there.

So I opted out of that and then I struggled for about a month before I told Richard in person that I wasn’t planning on returning for the Gusher.

The biggest thing is that working the Gusher is an almost all-day proposition – two-hour drive over, 30 minutes setup, an hour pre-race work, six hour race time, 30 minutes break down and two-hour drive back.

As I’m getting older, I’m more wiped out the following day.

I can perform and nobody knows any different, but I’ve dropped races because I’m just not having the kind of fun that I’ve had in the past.

Does it mean that I’m afraid of work?  Absolutely not.  Announcing and the prep to do so very well is work – and some more than people realize.

So we’ll see.

Nonetheless, it is nice when I go places, like Fleet Feet at Hughes Landing on Monday afternoon, and when I walk in and they go, “Are you announcing The Woodlands on Saturday?”

To those reading and running either The Woodlands or Gusher tomorrow, run well and have fun.

I’m going to try and do the same where I will be.