The Woodlands Marathon 5K Four Or More Finishes (2012-2021)

Over the ten years of The Woodlands Marathon 5K, exactly 980 runners and walkers have finished the 5K distance two or more times.  (Eighty new runners were added after the 2021 race.)

Ninety-seven (97) have finished the 5K four or more times as detailed below, up 10 from last year.

Another 163 have run three (3), 718 have run two (2) and 5,566 have run just one.

There have been 7,939 official timed finishes in the nine-year history of the 5K distance of The Woodlands Marathon.

Those underlined below finished the 5K yesterday (in 2021).

Eight finishes (2)

Bartenderx Oropeza

Mark Posey

Seven finishes (5)

Bill Gause

Jack Baker

Karen Kelley

Michelle Wells

Suzy Garcia

Six finishes (6)

Amber Joseph

Debbi Childress

Diana Nichols

Linda McCall

Lupe Garcia

Tina Padilla

Five finishes (17)

Arabella Lorenzetti

Brenda Currie-Sims

Brian McCloskey

Cynthia Jimenez

Eve Kappmeyer

Gary Boerner

Huy Nguyen

Juanita Valadez

Judith Blevins

Kathy Campbell

Kimberly Long

Kirstin Lorenzetti

Mitsutaka Nakao

Natalia Lorenzetti

Quenby Gartner

Russell Hill

Stacey Frey

Four finishes (69)

Abdon Astudillo
Amanda Lopez

Ameer Bacchus

Amol Mulunjkar

Ana Velazquez

Andrew Galik

Ann McLain
Aryanna Lorenzetti

Ashley Raymond

Audrey Labbe
Betty Cobb
Blake Lopez

Camila Martinez

Cheryl Carter

Christine Hoang

Cindy Wilson
Danielle Cureton

Debbie Hunter

Deborah Morris

Donita Woodward

Donna Thomas

Ed Campbell

Elizabeth Long

Erika Moureau

Eustacia Velazquez

Eve Higgins

Gerard Reed
George Childress

Hannah Gault

Holly Rice
James Spencer

Janice Pietrzak

Jeffrey Shine

Jennifer Brotherhood

Jennifer Hessels

Jeremy Hall

Jim Pike

Jimy Prajapati

Jonathan Robbins

Joseph Pietrzak

Joshua Wells

Judy Cigich
Julie Bonner

Kathryn Labbe

Kristin Snyder

Lacin Coetzee

Leah Blevins

Lingye Lynne Labbe

Lisha Kriener

Lurdes Sifuentes

Lynn Smith

Marta Mixa

Marty Cochran

Mary Gonzalez

Melissa Wieder

Mercedes Canas

Michael Robbins
Olfeo Lorenzetti

Pam Jannergren

Raquel Eldridge-Gradnigo

Ruby Behnke

Sandy Denz
Scott Olsen

Sean Labbe
Seth Rogers

Shannon Ramsey

Spencer Leach

Stephanie Weiss

Tanner Western

The Woodlands Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Overall Winners (2012-2021)

The Woodlands Marathon

Men

2012 - 2:15:41, Jeffrey Eggleston, 27

2013 - 2:26:29, Tirop Rich Kessio, 38

2014 - 2:19:30, Lamech Mosoti, 33

2015 - 2:19:19, Phillip Lagat, 31

2016 - 2:18:44, Hillary Too, 30

2017 - 2:21:36, Sphamandla Nyembe, 26*

2018 - 2:30:15, Calum Neff, 33

2019 - 2:29:08, Ryan Parrish, 40

2020 - 2:26:24, Benjamin Zywicki, 31
2021 -

Women

2012 - 2:37:18, Camille Herron, 30

2013 - 2:42:44, Jenna Boren, 36

2014 - 2:44:57, Dehininet Jara, 30

2015 - 2:43:52, Frehiwot Goshu, 24

2016 - 2:35:21, Ayantu Dakebo, 19

2017 - 2:51:36, Melissa Hopper, 39*

2018 - 2:52:38, Camille Herron, 36

2019 - 2:58:35, Nicole Bitter, 36

2020 - 2:44:34, Emily Parker, 35
2021 - 

The Woodlands Half Marathon

Men 

2012 - 1:07:02, Sammy Hidalgo, 38

2013 - 1:04:03, Kiyai Shadrack, 29

2014 - 1:08:50, Phillip Kandie, 33

2015 - 1:06:13, Julius Lagat, 34

2016 - 1:09:07, Drew Bean, 26

2017 - 1:05:59, Wilkerson Given, 26

2018 - 1:08:24, Geoffrey Speelman, 25

2019 - 1:07:42, Drew Bean, 29

2020 - 1:04:35, Kiya Dandena, 30
2021 -

Women

2012 - 1:18:37, Mattie Suver, 24

2013 - 1:13:17, Ehaferahu Wodaj Temesgen, 23

2014 - 1:15:37, Cynthia Jerop, 18

2015 - 1:17:00, Samantha Draney, 26

2016 - 1:25:06, Lauren Hill, 25

2017 - 1:16:04, Hillary Montgomery, 25

2018 - 1:10:08, Rachel Cliff, 29

2019 - 1:15:29, Kinsey Middleton, 26

2020 - 1:11:58, Allie Kieffer, 32
2021 -

The Woodlands Marathon 5K

Men

2012 - 21:21, Stephen Webb, 14, Pinehurst

2013 - 17:02, Jose Cruz Gonzalez, Katy

2014 - 16:15, Brock Simmons, 25, Denton

2015 - 16:16, Geoff Speelman, 22, Magnolia

2016 - 16:30, Caleb Pickett, 17, Tomball

2017 - 16:36, Leo Momoh, 25, The Woodlands

2018 - 16:07, James Gilreath, 28, The Woodlands

2019 - 16:02, Oscar Garcia, 23, Houston

2020 - 16:15, Jack Boyd, 15, Spring
2021 - 15:36, Dylan Sequeira, 18, Magnolia

Women

2012 - 18:48, Allison Urvan, 35, Spring

2013 - 19:08, Kelly Swanson, 31, Houston

2014 - 21:58, Kristen Smith, 23, Houston

2015 - 19:48, Kate Looney, 34, Spring

2016 - 19:24, Hannah Gault, 13, Conroe

2017 - 17:53, Allison Mendez, 28

2018 - 22:29, Freya McKinley, 15

2019 - 20:11, Chloe Hunt, 15, Spring

2020 - 19:53, Abby Stewart, 12, Spring
2021 - 19:40, Marcela Jaramillo, 47, Spring

117 in for the 2021 The Woodlands Marathon Double

More than 100 runners and walkers will take part in races on both weekends of The Woodlands Marathon.

The 5K will commence on Saturday, February 27, 2021 with the marathon, half marathon and the 10K happening the following Saturday, March 6.

Here is the complete list of runners in each category:

5K and 10K (21)

Puneet Ahuja, M, The Woodlands, TX

Kevin Baker, M, The Woodlands, TX

George Barratt, M, The Woodlands, TX

John Brown, M, Spring, TX

Megan Bruegger, F, Spring, TX

Rossana Cervantes, F, Spring, TX

Judy Cigich, F, Magnolia, TX

Scott Cigich, M, Magnolia, TX

Bryant Cormier, M, Spring, TX

Hugo Dimas, M, Houston, TX

Ken Johnson, M, Huntsville, TX

Andrew Littlefield, M, Houston, TX

Jennifer Lofland, F, Spring, TX

Maria McCorvy, F, Spring, TX

Thomas Samples, M, Clifton, TX

Maria Sanchez, F, Spring, TX

LaTiffany Sauls, F, Missouri City, TX

Heather Stanley, F, Spring, TX

Ryan Stanley, M, Spring, TX

Dean Tomov, M, The Woodlands, TX

Christa Townes, F, Conroe, TX

5K and Half Marathon (67)

Ola Adejuwon, F, Cypress, TX

Britney Alban, F, Montgomery, TX

Sandy Anderson, F, Cypress, TX

Alfredo Balli, M, Montgomery, TX

Kim Bowden, F, Hockley, TX

Matthew Bruegger, M, Spring, TX

Cayla Byrd, F, Spring, TX

Lila Carrera, F, Spring, TX

Thomas Cooper, M, The Woodlands, TX

Tammy Crozier, F, Cypress, TX

Danielle Cureton, F, Spring, TX +

Ann Delve, F, Spring, TX

Ronnie Delzer, M, Spring, TX

Joshua Derksen, M, Conroe, TX

Roger Derksen, M, Conroe, TX

Molly Dopico, F, Spring, TX

Pablo Dopico, M, Spring, TX

Courtney Dunham, F, Spring, TX

Angie Ferguson, F, Spring, TX

Michael Gartner, M, Cedar Park, TX

Greg Gibbons, M, Spring, TX

Sammy Gomez, M, Conroe, TX

Sandra Gonzalez, F, Baytown, TX

Vanessa Goodman, F, Conroe, TX

Sahar Halim, F, Sugar Land, TX

Michelle Hanes, F, Conroe, TX

Donnie Hay, M, Spring, TX

Avery Hunter, M, Richmond, TX

Keith Ingram, M, Spring, TX

Kristen Ingram, F, Cypress, TX

Camellia Jacks, F, The Woodlands, TX

Nelsida Jones, F, Houston, TX

Teresa Kennedy, F, The Woodlands, TX

Jennifer Klein, F, Manvel, TX

Austin LeBlanc, M, Cypress, TX

Pablo Lesarri, M, Spring, TX

Marcus Lewis, M, Rosharon, TX

Konstantin Loguinov, M, Houston, TX

Amanda Lopez, F, The Woodlands, TX +

Brian McCloskey, M, Spring, TX

John McGowan, M, The Woodlands, TX +

Kathy McWilliams, F, The Woodlands, TX +

Libby Mehrens, F, The Woodlands, TX

Joseph Mensching, M, Magnolia, TX

David Morrison, M, The Woodlands, TX

Frank Natale, M, Spring, TX

Wendy Peters, F, Splendora, TX

Bobbie Petersen, F, Conroe, TX +

Cecylee Pierre, F, Conroe, TX

Sam Presley, M, The woodlands, TX

Kristine Rice, F, Houston, TX

Angel Rivera, M, Spring, TX

Diana Sanchez, F, Magnolia, TX

Cecilia Sarabia, F, Houston, TX

Katerina Savelieva, F, Spring, TX

Stephanie Schlueter, F, Spring, TX

Jimmy Shrake, M, Houston, TX

Sean Sipko, M, Spring, TX

James Spencer, M, The Woodlands, TX

Brian Teed, M, Aubrey, TX

Nancy Tran, F, Cypress, TX

Melissa Valencia-Perez, F, Spring, TX

Maria P. Whitworth, F, Houston, TX

Patrick Wills, M, Spring, TX

Nicholle Winger, F, The Woodlands, TX

Kelly Wrobel, F, Houston, TX

Zachariah Wrobel, M, Houston, TX

5K and Marathon (29)

Bryan Alsdorf, M, Spring, TX

Gabriel Belforti, M, The Woodlands, TX +

Mark Bonney, M, The Woodlands, TX

Micheal Butts, M, Pearland, TX

Nikki Cannon, F, Houston, TX

Chrissy Coffin, F, Spring, TX

Pedro Colunga, M, Houston, TX

Benjamin Conti, M, Tomball, TX

Candy Conti, F, Tomball, TX

Tom Cooper, M, The Woodlands, TX

Jeffrey Custer, M, Conroe, TX

Aby Goff, F, Lufkin, TX

Jose Herrera, M, Houston, TX

Amanda Kelly, F, Magnolia, TX +

Robert King, M, Conroe, TX

Roger King, M, Conroe, TX

Brad Kuykendall, M, Spring, TX

Regina Massingill, F, Houston, TX

Paul Minder, M, Cypress, TX

Michelle Mouton, F, Spring, TX +

Josephine Novak, F, Spring, TX

Preston Quintela, M, Houston, TX

Danielle Skelton Reeves, F, The Woodlands, TX

Dawn Spoljaric, F, The Woodlands, TX

Robert Stepp, M, Spring, TX

Wendy Valdez, F, Spring, TX

Meagan Vernuccio, F, Magnolia, TX

Stephanie Weiss, F, Tomball, TX +

James Wight, M, Conroe, TX

+ indicates that those runners completed The Woodlands Marathon Double in both 2019 and 2020.

The Woodlands Marathon Race Day Temperatures (2012-2020)

The first number on each date is the time at 6:53 a.m., just before the start of the race, whereas the two other temperatures is at 12:53 and 1:53 p.m., which bookend the 1:30 p.m. race finish time.

March 3, 2012 - 57 / 63-65

March 2, 2013 - 40 / 54-55

March 1, 2014 - 66 / 82-81

February 27, 2015 - 38 / 42-43

March 5, 2016 - 48 / 74-74

March 4, 2017 - 56 / 64-64

March 3, 2018 - 51 / 73-76

March 2, 2019 - 55 / 69-70

March 7, 2020 - 44 / 61-60

Source:  Weather Underground (wunderground.com)

The Woodlands Marathon Five Or More Finishes (2012-2020)

Over the past nine years of The Woodlands Marathon, 1,226 runners and walkers have finished two or more marathons.

One hundred twenty (120) have finished five or more as detailed below.  Another 92 have run four (4), 238 have run three (3) and 776 have done two.

Nine finishes (10)

Brent Scott

Charles Frymire

David Coats

Gabriel Belforti

Henrita Van Wyngaarden

Jonathan Zwickel

Karen Berglund

Kori Scott

Ron Berglund

Stephen Kallus

Eight finishes (10)

Carlos Reyes

Hung Hoang

Jay Everett

Mary Berta

Natalie Camps

Quoc Duong

Richard Carroll

Rolando Reyes

Vincent Attanucci

Yen Nguyen

Seven finishes (10)

Daniel Kallus

Danielle Skelton Reeves

David Gamez

Doan Pham

Kerry Lee

Khuong Tran

Michael Smith

Stephen Baumgartner

Steven Holehan

William Moeller

Six finishes (20)

Albenis Hernandez

Andrew Strong

Anthony Serrano

Bill Pilkington

Brian Pack

Chris Robbins

Christine Gentil

Criss Neumann

Dung Quach

Edward Mickelson

Greg Park

Hamilton Hadebe

Jim Harrington

Jose Moreno

Kevin Butler

Lonnie Brauner

Malinda Hernandez

Melissa Hopper

Rachel Williams

Yong Collins

Five finishes (70)

Adnan Afzal

Alberto Agostini

Alejandro Marquez Jimenez

Alejandro Torres Guerra

Angela Tortorice

Anne Rice

Armando Bocanegra

Art Rascon

Arturo Torres

Barbara Santi

Bijou Chacko

Binh Le

Christian Lambert

Christian Rauch

Craig Dodds

Dan Greenberg

Daron Peschel

David Davison

David Raines

Davis Castillo

Diana Van Brandwijk

Doug Earle

Drew George

Eduardo Luna

Ellen Cummings

Enrique Cervantes

Eric Danziger

Evelina Stenroos

Francisco Garza

Frank Morales

German Collazos

Glenn Heumann

Jim Surratt

John Maloney

Jose Reyes

Joseph Gray

Julie Stevenson

Justin Styles

Ken Fattmann

Kimberly Pilcher

Lisa Kelly

Marc Gyselen

Mark Livingston

Michael Caldwell

Michelle Demoss

Mike Blayney

Mutlu Smith

Myrick Thibodeaux

Parvaneh Moayedi

Peter Bennett

Peter Cymbala

Peter Huntsman Jr

Peter Huntsman Sr

Peter Steelman

Reggie Bruhn

Richard Zainfeld

Rudolph L Rendon

Sarah Getty-Phelps

Sergio Leonardi

Sheila Bundscho Lewis

Stuart Kessler

Todd Woodcock

Tolu Osoba

Tom Nguyen

Tory Western

Travis Shirley

Vinay Wagh

William Featherston

William Fermo

Yvette Dunn

The Woodlands Half Marathon Seven Or More Finishes (2012-2020)

Over the past nine years of The Woodlands Half Marathon, 958 runners and walkers have finished four or more half marathons.

One hundred and five have finished seven or more as detailed below.  Another 131 have run six (6), 242 have run five (5) and 480 have done four.

Nine finishes (13)

Barry Beacher

Camellia Jacks

Carlos Sepulveda

Catriona Edmond

Deborah Sanborn

Denise Andrew

Edward Campos

Erica Welter

Kathy McWilliams

Lyndon Yates

Margot Campos

Rich Fredrich

Rip Reynolds

Eight finishes (29)

Alejandro Flores Trespalacios

Andrew Dublin

Chris Allen

Cristina Fernandez

Danielle Foder

Dawn Renken

Debra Sukin

Denise Smith

Elsa Govea

Erika Espinosa

Galbraith Weaver

John McGowan

Josh Strickland

Justo Marin

Kim Easton

Kimber Juenke

Lisa Deville

Llana Bingham

Mark Hatfield

Maybelline Martinez

Pam Anderson

Pamela Paling

Rennie Van Wyk

Rob Oberg

Robin Holcomb

Sara Hudgens

Tulio Sanchez

Valerie Byers

Yuji Iwanaka

Seven finishes (63)

Alan Davis

April Bangerter

Bill Carruth

Brandon Shaughnessy

Bret Strong

Chris Gause

Crystale Bonjour

Dana Dilbeck

Deanna Govea

Deborah Stuart

Emily Frazier

Erin Gowton

Faridy Gonzalez

Gloria Aspe

Jason Stewart

Jennifer Fox

Jeremy Stiborik

Jill Tresaugue

Jimmie Gowton

Jodi Beckendorf

Karen Goodwin

Karen Overman

Karyn Ashton

Ken Seifert

Kenneth Page

Kevin Lang

Koray Ozturk

Kristin Collins

Leslie Hajdo

Marcela Jaramillo

Maricela Conejo

Mark Chilton

Matthew Giardina

Melissa Stanosheck

Michael Galiunas

Minni Malhotra

Nataliya Novak

Noelle On

Oscar Hernandez

Pam Stanosheck

Patricia Moreno

Patricio Hidalgo

Patti Rascon

Paul Phelps

Penny Rettenmaier

Peter Schipperijn

Poonam Samudrala

Rajendher Reddy

Rakesh Malhotra

Rama Palwai

Rebecca Schany

Robert Snider

Russell Meyer

Ruth Henderson

Sandra Torsey

Silvia Jackson

Srinivas Panja

Stephanie Peloquin

Stephen Kimmel

Susan Rouse

Susan Wolf

Syndi Carlson

Tina Saims

Texas Marathon and Half Marathon All-Time Top 20 Times (2000-2021)

Marathon - Men
2:35:06 - Josh Heimbach, 35, Fort Worth, TX, 2021
2:42:31 - Kurt Klewin, 39, Oklahoma City, OK, 2009
2:42:59 - John Hill, 47, Kingwood, TX, 2015
2:44:39 - Daniel Lawton, 34, Cypress, TX, 2011
2:45:44 - Daniel Lawton, 40, Cypress, TX, 2021
2:46:20 - Jose Acosta, 33, Houston, TX, 2011
2:46:50 - Daniel Lawton, 31, Cypress, TX, 2008
2:47:47 - Gerry Hogg, 45, Taunton, Somerset, England, 2010
2:50:34 - Kurt Klewin, 41, Oklahoma City, OK, 2011
2:51:07 - Manfred Roenz, 41, Humble, TX, 2011
2:52:28 - Christopher Rodriguez, 23, Houston, TX, 2019
2:52:39 - Ramon Rosales, Jr., 38, Tomball, TX, 2019
2:52:44 - Chuck Engle, 34, Jackson, MS, 2006
2:53:35 - Chuck Engle, 37, Dublin, OH, 2009
2:55:28 - Daniel Bucci, 33, Houston, TX, 2016
2:55:59 - Manfred Roenz, 39, Humble, TX, 2009
2:56:01 - Richard Powell, 22, Sugar Land, TX, 2011
2:56:05 - Matthew Kadowaki, 38, Irvine, CA, 2016
2:56:13 - Collin Wills, 19, Austin, TX 2020
2:56:17 - Terry Garrett, 43, Houston, TX, 2007
2:57:01 - Patrick Flores, 45, Katy, TX, 2010

Marathon - Women
2:54:47 - Selena Pasadyn, 25, Hinckley, OH, 2021
3:06:12 - Christine Agnew, 36, Houston, TX, 2007
3:13:23 - Vicky Cook, 34, Kingwood, TX, 2012
3:16:49 - Jessica Jackson, 25, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009
3:18:44 - Shelah Miner, 33, Pearland, TX, 2009
3:19:57 - Haley Watson, 42, Kingwood, TX, 2021
3:20:15 - Erin Dawson, 35, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
3:21:40 - Shannon Shoelen, 33, Kingwood, TX, 2008
3:23:13 - Ana Trevino, 29, Golden, CO, 2018
3:24:40 - Melissa Keith, 25, Conroe, TX, 2010
3:25:02 - Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 48, Kingwood, TX, 2014
3:25:15 - Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 49, Kingwood, TX, 2015
3:25:40 - Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 41, Kingwood, TX, 2007
3:26:16 - Colleen Place, 24, Brooklyn, NY, 2010
3:27:03 - Traci Falbo, 38, Charlestown, IN, 2010
3:27:03 - Becky Stanford, 34, Austin, TX, 2019
3:27:52 - Taylor Votek, 25, Lebanon, NJ, 2018
3:29:10 - Erika Park, 45, Houston, TX, 2021
3:29:14 - Jacqueline O'Brien Nolen, 42, Kingwood, TX, 2008
3:29:27 - Kimberly Simmons, 44, Houston, TX, 2006
3:29:43 - Stefanie Bernosky, 33, Houston, TX, 2016

Half Marathon - Men
1:14:53 - Logan Terry, 21, 2014
1:16:49 - Jason Garcia, 18, Conroe, TX, 2009
1:18:38 - Kerry Lee, 37, League City, TX, 2012
1:18:47 - Kevin McGuire, 32, 2020
1:19:31 - Benjamin Parva, 20, Kingwood, TX, 2014
1:19:37 - Jacob Lefler, 19, 2013
1:19:37 - Kerry Lee, 38, League City, TX 2013
1:20:13 - Matthew Vance, 30, 2014
1:20:25 - Seth Kaplan, 18, Tomball, TX, 2021
1:20:35 - Owen Cole, 14, Kingwood, TX, 2020
1:21:07 - Trent Nolen, 16, Kingwood, TX, 2018
1:21:55 - Benjamin Parva, 22, Kingwood, TX, 2016
1:22:07 - Trent Nolen, 15, Kingwood, TX, 2017
1:22:07 - Jacob Cooper, 33, Reno, NV, 2018
1:23:27 - David Abbott, 36, Sacramento, CA, 2018
1:24:04 - Zach Morrow, 17, 2014
1:24:17 - Zach Morrow, 16, 2013
1:24:44 - Kerry Lee, 36, League City, TX, 2011
1:24:57 - Rick Gardner, 50, 2014
1:25:04 - Trent Nolen, 18, Kingwood, TX, 2020
1:25:11 - Trent Nolen, 17, Kingwood, TX, 2019
1:26:31 - Gordon Christie, 41, Katy, TX, 2012
1:26:45 - Zach Stone, 21, 2014

Half Marathon - Women
1:30:26 - Julie Mosier-Crosno, 37, Kingwood, TX, 2009
1:31:01 - Caroline Frenzel, 19, The Woodlands, TX, 2019
1:31:03 - Susan Sullivan, 32, Houston, TX, 2011
1:31:35 - Jennica Barrow, 18, 2013
1:32:22 - Adrian Harkey, 49, Marshall, MI, 2010
1:33:26 - Alexis Llewellyn, 38, 2013
1:34:30 - Morgan Vadheim, 34, 2013
1:34:40 - Katheryn Nolen, 16, Kingwood, TX, 2012
1:34:43 - Julie Mosier Crosno, 38, Kingwood, TX, 2010
1:34:50 - Mandy Jellerichs, 34, Houston, TX, 2009
1:35:21 - Lisa Yarrow, 43, Houston, TX, 2010
1:35:45 - Callie Yarbrough, 31, Liberty, TX, 2016
1:36:06 - Emily Potts, 17, 2014
1:36:14 - Erika Berry-Park, 38, Houston, TX, 2014
1:36:20 - Jennica Barrow, 16, Missouri City, TX, 2011
1:36:28 - Kelli Tomlinson, 28, Houston, TX, 2021
1:36:34 - Jennifer Laughlin, 38, Houston, TX, 2016
1:36:35 - Erika Park, 43, Houston, TX, 2019
1:36:53 - Gabrielle Hoekstra, 23, Spring, TX, 2017
1:37:16 - Tracy Fridye, 21, Missouri City, TX, 2011
1:37:16 - Virginia Leonardi, 29, Beaumont, TX, 2016

This Date In Running History - February 12, 1909

CLARK FIRST IN MARATHON GRIND

Spectators Numbering 400,000 Watched Brooklyn-Seagate Race

New York, Feb. 13 - James E. Clark, of the Xavier Athletic Association won the Brooklyn-Seagate Marathon, promoted by the 13th Regiment in honor of Lincoln's Birthday yesterday and as far as the entry list, and the crowd who saw the race, were concerned, they were a long way the best on record for America. The fine string of 164 men started and the crowd extended over 12 miles of roadway, from Sumner and Jefferson Avenue to Seagate. Not a foot of vacant space was seen on the sidewalks anywhere, and a conservative estimate put the throng at 400,000 persons.

Clark was with the front brigade all through the journey, but at the eighteenth mile he took the lead, and showed the way clean through Irish-A. A. C. Clark has taken part in several marathon, but the one yesterday was his first win. He jogged along nicely and comfortably in the last couple of miles on the armory floor, all the time keeping his eye on the second man. He was given a great reception during the last lap.

After crossing the line he walked across the floor unassisted to his dressing room. Third place fell to Harry Jensen, of the Pasttime A.C., and he completed the journey about a half mile behind Crowley. Clark's time, 2:46.52 4-5.

Source: The Buffalo Commercial, Buffalo, New York, Saturday, February 13, 1909

Note: Clark set the world record which held for less than three months when it was broken at the Bronx Marathon on May 8, 1909.

Fred Ward, Jr., Wins Houston Marathon; Veteran Is Second (3/3/30)

HOUSTON, Texas, March 3 -- Fred Ward, Jr., of Dover, N.J., today was the titleholder of the first annual National A.A.U. 20-mile marathon, which he ran here yesterday for the Millrose A.C. of New York, setting a time of 2 hours 12 seconds.

Ward was given a great battle by the veteran Clarence Demar, of the Millrose A. A., of Boston, but the younger man had the reserve strength to spurt up in the closing yards of the run to breast the tape by bare seven yards ahead of the 42-year-old star of many marathons.

An Indian, August Barbosa, of Dallas, came in third, 20 minutes behind Ward, and five minutes later, William Neville, of Houston, trotted over the finish line for fourth place.  James Savage, of New Orleans, was a distant fifth.

Source:  The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, Louisiana, Monday, March, 3, 1930

This Date In Running History - February 11, 1899

HEGLEMAN WINS THE FOOT RACE

The German Makes Seventy Miles In Twelve Hours

The international twelve-hour go-as-you-please foot race for the world's championship, which opened at the Grand Palace at noon yesterday, closed at midnight with the following winners:  Peter Hegleman, Germany, 70 miles; Olaf Steen, Norway, 68 miles; James Dean, Boston, 67 miles 12 laps; Albert Carlson, Sweden, 66 miles 11 laps and Walter Pierce, Boston, 66 miles 3 laps.

There were thirty-five contestants, and each one paid an entrance fee of $5.  The prizes, consisting of 50 per cent. of the gate receipts, will be distributed among the first five men as follows:  First prize, 40 per cent.; second prize, 25 per cent.; third prize, 15 per cent.; fourth prize, 12 per cent.; fifth prize, 8 per cent.

The race was well attended during the day and evening, and the men started off in lively spirits.  A tanbark and sawdust track had been placed arond the hall, which measured fifteen laps to the mile.  The men resorted to anything from a run to an easy-going walk, and as the hour of midnight drew near presented a most dejected appearance.  About 11o'clock several of them gave out and had to be carried to the dressing rooms.  An enthusiastic crowd witnessed the finish, and the victors were heartily cheered as they crossed the line.

Pierce, who got the fifth prize, fell on the track at 11:30 o'clock.  His condition was found to be serious, and an ambulance was summoned from Flower Hospital.  The surgeon said he was suffering from exhaustion, and that he might die.  He was removed to the hospital.  He is nineteen years old, and said to be the champion five-mile runner of New England.

Source:  The New York Times, Sunday, February 12, 1899

Who's Going for No. 10 at The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon?

Who's signed up for their 10th The Woodlands Marathon or 10th The Woodlands Half Marathon?

Six of the ten marathoners (bolded below) and all but one of the half marathoners have declared their intentions to run in just over three weeks.

MARATHON (10)

Brent Scott

Charles Frymire

David Coats

Gabriel Belforti - (Signed up for The Woodlands Double)

Henrita Van Wyngaarden

Jonathan Zwickel

Karen Berglund

Kori Scott

Ron Berglund

Stephen Kallus

HALF MARATHON (12)

Barry Beacher

Camellia Jacks - (Signed up for The Woodlands Double)

Carlos Sepulveda

Catriona Edmond

Deborah Sanborn

Denise Andrew

Edward Campos

Erica Welter

Kathy McWilliams - (Signed up for The Woodlands Double)

Lyndon Yates

Rich Fredrich

Rip Reynolds

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2020), thewoodlandsmarathon.com

This Date In Running History - February 10, 1974

Judy Ikenberry, 31-year-old mother of three from Southern California, won the first AAU women's national marathon championship yesterday at San Mateo and a 10-year-old San Francisco girl finished a strong fourth.

Mrs. Ikenberry, from Crestline, was timed in 2:55:17 for the 26-miles, 385-yard run.  She took the lead at the 12-mile mark and held it to the end.

Marilyn Paul of Portland, Ore. was second, in 2:58:44, Peggy Lyman of Palo Alto, third in 2:58:55, San Francisco schoolgirl Mary Etta Boitano next in 3:01:15 and Nina Kuscsik of Melville, N.Y., fifth in 3:04:56.

Miss Boitano holds five unofficial girls' age group records for the marathon and is a veteran of the San Francisco Examiner's annual 7.8-mile Bay to Breakers race.

6. Lucy Bunz, UC San Francisco, 3:05:07.

7. Marjorie Kaput, Phoenix, Ariz.,3:07:46

8. Jan Arenz, Twin Cities TC, 3:08:20

9. Irene Rudolf, San Francisco, 3:12:20

10. Jennie Taylor, Cambridge, Mass., 3:12:27

11. Joan Uliyot, San Francisco, 3:13:13.

Source:  The San Francisco Examiner, February 11, 1974

Wikipedia links:  Judy Ikenberry | Mary Etta Boitano | Nina Kuscsik

2020-2021 Texas 10 Series - First Three Races

These 65 athletes have run the first two races in the 2020-2021 Texas 10 Series, including the races at Conroe, College Station and Bridgeland.

10-Mile (36)

Britney Alban, Montgomery

Steve Allen, Huntsville

Jose Avellaneda, Missouri City

Kevin Baker, The Woodlands

Joel Barr, Spring

Steve Bickford, Huntsville

Jessica Carpio, Missouri City

Mario Carrera, Houston

Eugenia Carter, Pasadena

Leigh Foreman, Houston

Daniel Gassett, Spring

Nancy Goodnight, Waco

James Griffis, The Woodlands

Tommie Hunter, Porter

Van Joslin, Spring

Samuel Keen, Houston

Konstantin Loguinov, Houston

Audrey Maness, Spring

Geoff May, Magnolia

Mary Moellmer, Tomball

Sharon Morin, Houston

Kirk Myers, Houston

Bobbie Petersen, Conroe

Michael Prejean, Cypress

Rip Reynolds, The Woodlands

Erika Sampson, Houston

Jeff Short, Pearland

Steve Sievert, Tomball

Gary Tashima, Houston

Tricia Terry, Spring

Angela Wakefield, Houston

Katrina Wakefield, Houston

Courtney West, Spring

Rich Wickboldt, Houston

Candy Willis, Deer Park

Tabitha Willis, Conroe

5-Mile (16)

Melinda Ardoin, Spring

Cathy Bickford, Huntsville

Glenn Frable, Cypress

Bethany Gardner, Houston

Erin Gowton, Montgomery

Jimmie Gowton, Montgomery

Bradley Huggins, Franklin

Sara Huggins, Franklin

Ken Johnson, Huntsville

Quintin Kneen, Spring

Patrick Lewis, Huntsville

Chris MacGregor, Houston

Mary Meaux, Conroe

Cindy Ough, Spring

Holly Steirman, Willis

Kara Stockton, Montgomery

5K (9)

Gloria Ballin, Conroe

Marissa Bonnett, Conroe

Stacy Fellers, Magnolia

Tammy Guidry, Spring

Vivian Guidry, Spring

Anita Munoz, Houston

Alvaro Trejo, Houston

Lusi Trejo, Houston

Isabel Trejo-Fuentes, Houston

Multiple Distances (4)

Sallie Campbell, Conroe

Ben Guidry, Spring

Heather Nusz, Conroe

Yanna Williams, Kingwood

Don't Overlook A Sign From God To Your Next 5K

I have a pretty good life and I’m thankful for it.  

All of it, even the not so fun stuff.

I also like to laugh at the good things in life and I enjoy sharing them with all of you.

But here’s a lesson:  When you dream about a flat on your back left tire and you go out to your car that morning (where it’s 42 degrees) and the low pressure light is on – and a Discount Tire is within walking distance from your hotel, you get it checked out.

Before that, though, I did try to put a little air in three of the four tires and start to head out to Cayuga in northwest Anderson County for a 5K that the baseball program was putting on.

However, I thought that out beyond Tennessee Colony on Highway 287 that cell coverage might not be the greatest if I got a flat so I turned it back around to the Discount Tire here on the loop in Palestine.

The front two tires were wearing and really needed replaced, but the back left tire had a screw in it.

So that’s being done now (and actually they just called that they're done) – and maybe I’ll still get a run in before going up to Athens to catch a basketball game in a new Texas college, university or JUCO gymnasium at 2 p.m.

I can attest that my walk with Christ isn’t completely where it needs to be right now, but I’m thankful that He’s still looking out for me – and that I’m wise enough to see the signs especially when it hit me square in the face.

2020-2021 Texas 10 Series - First Two Races

These 100 athletes have run the first two races in the 2020-2021 Texas 10 Series, including the races at Conroe and College Station.

10-Mile (63)

Britney Alban, Montgomery

Steve Allen, Huntsville

Jose Avellaneda, Missouri City

Damian Avila, Houston

Kevin Baker, The Woodlands

Joel Barr, Spring

Steve Bickford, Huntsville

Lisa Bourett, Montgomery

Scott Bowen, Webster

Mayra Caamano, Conroe

Jessica Carpio, Missouri City

Mario Carrera, Houston

Eugenia Carter, Pasadena

Leigh Foreman, Houston

Jason Garcia, Conroe

Daniel Gassett, Spring

Nancy Goodnight, Waco

James Griffis, The Woodlands

Hiroshi Hamada, Houston

Matthew Hanes, Conroe

Michelle Hanes, Conroe

Taylor Hunt, Willis

Tommie Hunter, Porter

Amanda Jenkins, Houston

Henry Joslin, Magnolia

Samuel Keen, Houston

Wendy Kirby, Houston

Konstantin Loguinov, Houston

Audrey Maness, Spring

Eduardo Martinez, Pasadena

Eleazar Martinez, Pasadena

Carlos Martinez, Pasadena

Geoff May, Magnolia

Alejandro Medina, Humble

Cesar Medina, Humble

Mary Moellmer, Tomball

Sharon Morin, Houston

Kirk Myers, Houston

Bobbie Petersen, Conroe

Michael Prejean, Cypress

Jessica Rabon, Houston

Rip Reynolds, The Woodlands

Michelle Richardson, Helotes

Haley Roth, Beaumont

Jayden Roth, Beaumont

Jeff Roth, Beaumont

Juana Roth, Beaumont

Erika Sampson, Houston

Cliff Saunders, Houston

Jeff Short, Pearland

Steve Sievert, Tomball

Kim Smith, Montgomery

Mark Speets, Houston

Gary Tashima, Houston

Tricia Terry, Spring

Angela Wakefield, Houston

Katrina Wakefield, Houston

Sarah Waters, Montgomery

Courtney West, Spring

Rich Wickboldt, Houston

Yanna Williams, Kingwood

Candy Willis, Deer Park

Tabitha Willis, Conroe

5-Mile (26)

Melinda Ardoin, Spring

Cathleen Bickford, Huntsville

Sallie Campbell, Conroe

Ben Castillo, Katy

Guadalupe De Paz, Houston

Kristen Edwards, Conroe

Glenn Frable, Cypress

Bethany Gardner, Houston

Erin Gowton, Montgomery

Jimmie Gowton, Montgomery

Ben Guidry, Spring

Bradley Huggins, Franklin

Sara Huggins, Franklin

Ken Johnson, Huntsville

Quintin Kneen, Spring

Patrick Lewis, Huntsville

Chris MacGregor, Houston

Mary Meaux, Conroe

Heather Nusz, Conroe

Cindy Ough, Spring

Kirsten Ough, Spring

Angie Philips, Tomball

Russell Philips, Tomball

Gustavo Roque, Houston

Holly Steirman, Willis

Kara Stockton, Montgomery

5K (11)

Gloria Ballin, Conroe

Marissa Bonnet, Conroe

Brooke Farren, College Station

Stacy Fellers, Magnolia

Tammy Guidry, Spring

Vivian Guidry, Spring

Anita Munoz, Houston

Marcela Ortega, Houston

Alvaro Trejo, Houston

Lusi Trejo, Houston

Isabel Trejo-Fuentes, Houston