tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34455567747166266332012-01-13T01:30:06.347-06:00One of the leading sources for the discussion of Houston-area (and Texas as well) road racing. Focus and attention will be given to Houston-area runners, specifically HARRA members, that compete in outside-of-the-area events as well as those who do interesting things that aren't captured in the various media outlets, such as Inside Texas Running, Runner Triathlete News and Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle (all fine publications and columns but with limitations too).Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-75487881419668234532012-01-12T22:00:00.000-06:002012-01-13T01:30:06.359-06:00<strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By Time</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>4:47:32</strong> - 2/19/06 - 15th annual Freescale Austin Marathon, Austin, TX - 7<br /><strong>4:51:05</strong> - 11/21/10 - Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA - 25<br /><strong>4:55:08</strong> - 1/16/05 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 2<br /><strong>4:58:30</strong> - 10/29/11 - Spinx Run Fest Marathon, Greenville, SC - 34<br /><strong>5:03:02</strong> - 3/5/06 - 4th annual Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR - 8<br /><strong>5:04:07 </strong>- 10/16/11 - 10th annual IMT Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines, IA - 33<br /><strong>5:08:30</strong> - 4/26/08 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK - 18<br /><strong>5:13:37</strong> - 2/5/06 - 41st annual Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, LA - 5<br /><strong>5:14:59</strong> - 1/14/07 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 12<br /><strong>5:16:18</strong> - 3/4/07 - Alpharetta Marathon, Alpharetta, GA - 14<br /><strong>5:17:54</strong> - 9/25/11 - Quad Cities Marathon, Moline, IL - 32<br /><strong>5:18:02</strong> - 7/31/11 - San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco, CA - 28<br /><strong>5:18:37</strong> - 1/13/08 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 17<br /><strong>5:20:42</strong> - 9/11/11 - Sioux Falls Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD - 31<br /><strong>5:22:19</strong> - 1/1/08 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 16<br /><strong>5:25:38</strong> - 12/17/06 - Jacksonville Bank Marathon, Jacksonville, FL - 11<br /><strong>5:25:41</strong> - 11/5/11 - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Indianapolis, IN - 35<br /><strong>5:26:07</strong> - 12/2/07 - Tucson Marathon, Oracle, AZ - 15<br /><strong>5:26:26</strong> - 1/30/11 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 26<br /><strong>5:27:03</strong> - 12/10/11 - Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville, AL - 37<br /><strong>5:32:05</strong> - 11/19/11 - Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA - 36<br /><strong>5:34:37</strong> - 1/18/09 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 23<br /><strong>5:35:48</strong> - 5/25/08 - Med-City Marathon, Rochester, MN - 19<br /><strong>5:37:35</strong> - 8/27/11 - Eisenbahn Marathon, West Bend, WI - 30<br /><strong>5:38:12</strong> - 1/7/12 - Mississippi Blues Marathon, Jackson, MS - 39<br /><strong>5:39:06</strong> - 10/31/04 - 29th annual Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC - 1<br /><strong>5:39:55</strong> - 2/11/06 - 2nd annual Surfside Beach Marathon, Surfside, TX - 6<br /><strong>5:40:01</strong> - 1/1/06 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 4<br /><strong>5:41:06</strong> - 11/7/05 - 36th annual ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY - 3<br /><strong>5:43:12</strong> - 2/18/07 - AT&amp;T Austin Marathon (PD), Austin, TX - 13<br /><strong>5:43:12</strong> - 1/1/09 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 22<br /><strong>5:44:56</strong> - 4/22/06 - Fiesta de Albuquerque Marathon, Albuquerque, NM - 9<br /><strong>5:45:17</strong> - 11/16/08 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, TX - 21<br /><strong>5:50:39</strong> - 12/18/11 - Run For The Ranch Marathon, Springfield, MO - 38<br /><strong>5:51:49</strong> - 1/17/10 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 24<br /><strong>6:07:30</strong> - 10/18/08 - Marathon 2 Marathon, Alpine to Marathon, TX - 20<br /><strong>6:08:53</strong> - 11/5/06 - City of Trees Marathon (Back), Boise, ID - 10<br /><strong>6:09:29</strong> - 8/20/11 - Park City Marathon (Elevation), Park City, UT - 29<br /><strong>6:09:59</strong> - 6/26/11 - UCC Coffee Kona Marathon, Kona, HI - 27<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By Date</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:39:06</strong> - 10/31/04 - 29th annual Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC - 1<br />+ Dad, Waverly made the trip to D.C. w/me; earned my Dad's Marine Corps dog tags.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>4:55:08</strong> - 1/16/05 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 2<br />+ Trained the right way for this race. Great weather. First finish down Rusk.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:41:06</strong> - 11/7/05 - 36th annual ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY - 3<br />+ Wasn't ready. Great experience though. NYC is a must-do despite the cost.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:40:01</strong> - 1/1/06 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 4<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:13:37</strong> - 2/5/06 - 41st annual Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, LA - 5<br />+ Ran this with a specific 12-minute per mile goal. Succeeded.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:39:55</strong> - 2/11/06 - 2nd annual Surfside Beach Marathon, Surfside, TX - 6<br />+ Edwin Quarles saved this from being even worse. Surprisingly, no quad pain.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>4:47:32</strong> - 2/19/06 - 15th annual Freescale Austin Marathon, Austin, TX - 7<br />+ Best marathon ever to date. One of those perfect days in just above freezing weather.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:03:02</strong> - 3/5/06 - 4th annual Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR - 8<br />+ Took a week off. Waverly ran the last few miles with me.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:44:56</strong> - 4/22/06 - Fiesta de Albuquerque Marathon, Albuquerque, NM - 9<br />+ This race was a debacle.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>6:08:53</strong> - 11/5/06 - City of Trees Marathon (Back), Boise, ID - 10<br />+ Drove nine hours from Vancouver, BC to do this. Clearly wasn't ready.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:25:38</strong> - 12/17/06 - Jacksonville Bank Marathon, Jacksonville, FL - 11<br />+ Warm weather day. Saw Lou Wilson from The Woodlands here.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:14:59</strong> - 1/14/07 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 12<br />+ Pretty good race. Waverly ran with Kim Hager in the 5K.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:43:12</strong> - 2/18/07 - AT&amp;T Austin Marathon (PD), Austin, TX - 13<br />+ Went the first nine miles with Bill Dwyer, who was doing the half.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:16:18</strong> - 3/4/07 - Alpharetta Marathon, Alpharetta, GA - 14<br />+ Waverly made the trip with me. Toughest mile 20 ever. Cool weather.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:26:07</strong> - 12/2/07 - Tucson Marathon, Oracle, AZ - 15<br />+ This got me to 10 states. Signed up for this at the last minute.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:22:19</strong> - 1/1/08 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 16<br />+ Love Steve and Paula Boone. Hate multi-loop courses.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:18:37</strong> - 1/13/08 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 17<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:08:30</strong> - 4/26/08 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK - 18<br />+ Ran a really good race. Ran the whole way. Little chilly, but only out at the Lake.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:35:48</strong> - 5/25/08 - Med-City Marathon, Rochester, MN - 19<br />+ Another one that I wasn't ready for.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>6:07:30</strong> - 10/18/08 - Marathon 2 Marathon, Alpine to Marathon, TX - 20<br />+ Had DNF'd two weeks before at West Texas Crossroads Marathon. Should have here too.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:45:17</strong> - 11/16/08 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, TX - 21<br />+ Only signed up for this because they had a one-day $65 registration.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:43:12</strong> - 1/1/09 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 22<br />+ I retired from running this race after this event.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:34:37</strong> - 1/18/09 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 23<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:51:49</strong> - 1/17/10 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 24<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>4:51:05</strong> - 11/21/10 - Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA - 25<br />+ Trained the right way. Some significant cramping in mile 21 and 22.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:26:26</strong> - 1/30/11 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX - 26<br />+ No long runs before. Gave up ~8-9 minutes in miles 14 and 22 combined.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>6:09:59</strong> - 6/26/11 - UCC Coffee Kona Marathon, Kona, HI - 27<br /><br /><strong>5:18:02</strong> - 7/31/11 - San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco, CA - 28<br />+ Very hilly course. The hilliest that I've ever run. 2:27:26 front half. 2:48:27 back half.<br /><br /><strong>6:09:29</strong> - 8/20/11 - Park City Marathon (Elevation), Park City, UT - 29<br />+ Every step of this marathon was at 6,200 feet above sea level or greater. Mile 16 was at 7,000 feet.<br /><br /><strong>5:37:35</strong> - 8/27/11 - Eisenbahn Marathon, West Bend, WI - 30<br /><strong>5:20:42</strong> - 9/11/11 - Sioux Falls Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD - 31<br /><strong>5:17:54</strong> - 9/25/11 - Quad Cities Marathon, Moline, IL, - 32<br /><strong>5:04:07</strong> - 10/16/11 - 10th annual IMT Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines, IA - 33<br /><strong>4:58:30</strong> - 10/29/11 - Spinx Run Fest Marathon, Greenville, SC - 34<br /><strong>5:25:41</strong> - 11/5/11 - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Indianapolis, IN - 35<br />+ Streak of five straight time reductions was broken.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>5:32:05</strong> - 11/19/11 - Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA - 36<br /><strong>5:27:03</strong> - 12/10/11 - Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville, AL - 37<br /><strong>5:50:39 </strong>- 12/18/11 - Run For The Ranch Marathon, Springfield, MO - 38<br />+ Shut it down at the halfway point.<br /><br /><strong>5:38:12</strong> - 1/7/12 - Mississippi Blues Marathon, Jackson, MS - 39<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-7548788141966823453?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-5233685586035071622011-12-29T20:18:00.002-06:002011-12-29T20:22:25.040-06:00The Texas Bridge Series consisted of three races -- the Toughest 10K Kemah, the Toughest 10K Galveston and the La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon.<br /><br />236 runners and walkers completed all three to become inaugural Texas Bridge Series finishers.<br /><br />-A-<br />Dora Aguilar-Bloomer, F, League City<br />Laura Aguilar-Ramirez, F, League City<br />Melissa Akin, F, League City<br />Rudy Alvarez, M, Houston<br />Bud Arnold, M, Humble<br /><br />-B-<br />Jack Barfoot, M, La Porte<br />Jenny Beattie, F, La Porte<br />Britt Bell, M, Kemah<br />Susan Bell, F, Kemah<br />Pam Bennett, F, League City<br />Joey Berry, M, Missouri City<br />Wendy Berthiaume, F, Houston<br />Kirsten Beyer, F, Kemah<br />Dana Biedrzycki, F, Crosby<br />Jonathan Blankenheim, M, League City<br />Robert Botto, M, Baytown<br />Mark Braddock, M, Seabrook<br />Gilbert Brillon, M, Spring<br />Rosalie Brillon, F, Spring<br />Alison Brown, F, Houston<br />Buddy Brown, M, Houston<br />Damian Brum, M, Baytown<br />Misty Bryan, F, Houston<br />Amy Brzezinski, F, Houston<br />Grant Bue, M, Houston<br />Roland Burciaga, M, Pearland<br />Christa Burgett, F, Houston<br />Eliza Burton, F, Houston<br />Melanie Butler, F, Katy<br /><br />-C-<br />Brenda Cantu, F, Spring<br />Gabriela Cantu, F, Houston<br />Jesus Cantu, M, Houston<br />Patricia Carreon, F, Houston<br />Leonardo Casanova, M<br />Marisol Chavez, F, Houston<br />Valerie Christian, F, Humble<br />Dawn Clements, F, Houston<br />Eileen Constancio, F<br />M. Melissa Cooper, F, League City<br />Stephen Cooper, M, Houston<br />Migel Cruz, M, Pearland<br />Gail Culp, F, Houston<br /><br />-D-<br />Nasser Dabbas, M, Houston<br />Lisa Danielson, F, Houston<br />Shelia Davidson, F, Houston<br />Ami Davis, F, Baytown<br />Abigail De Los Reyes, F, Houston<br />Lori Diaz, F, League City<br />Trish Dillon, F, Houston<br />Hoang Do, M, Houston<br />Steve Dollinger, M, Manvel<br />Jennifer Duarte, F, Richmond<br /><br />-E-<br />Kristin Echerd, F, League City<br />Lee Echerd, M, League City<br />Carly Erwin, F, Galveston<br />Eddie Espinosa, M, Houston<br />Zully Espinosa, F, Houston<br />Paul Estrada, M, Houston<br />Sharona Everett, F, Deer Park<br /><br />-F-<br />George Z Felan, M, Houston<br />Priscilla Fierro, F, Dickinson<br />John Fife, M, Pasadena<br />Kelli Fife, F, Pasadena<br />Yvonne Flores, F, Katy<br />Bryan Ford, M, Cypress<br />Rachel Forrest, F, League City<br />Alison Fowler, F, Houston<br />Bonnie Frankum, F, Houston<br /><br />-G-<br />Betty Garcia, F, Seabrook<br />John Paul Garcia, M, Friendswood<br />Penny Garcia, F, Friendswood<br />Lucia Gentry, F, Dickinson<br />Hillary Gerhart, F, Katy<br />Robert Godinez, M, La Porte<br />Bruce Greer, M, Houston<br />Laura Greivenkamp, F, Seabrook<br />Megan Griffiths, F, Sugar Land<br />Seth Guerin, M, Pearland<br />Jaime Gutierrez, M, Friendswood<br /><br />-H-<br />Lisa Hagler, F, Houston<br />Floyd Hamilton, M, League City<br />Laura Hanson, F, League City<br />Leo Henny, M, Lake Charles, LA<br />Maria Hernandez, F, Houston<br />Santos Hernandez, M, Katy<br />Kellie Hill, F<br />Rob Hill, M, Houston<br />Gloria Hinton, F, Dickinson<br />Sara Holder, F, Houston<br />Kelly Holland, F, Baytown<br />Karen Hollen, F, Houston<br />Bryant Holley, M, Houston<br />Kim Holt, F, Seabrook<br />Diana Houston, F, Baytown<br />Dennis Hudgens, M, Willis<br />Tom Hutson, M, Houston<br /><br />-J-<br />Charlotte Jam, F, Houston<br />Phillis Jefferson, F, Richmond<br />Bobby Jennings, M, Magnolia<br />Mary Jennings, F, League City<br />Carey Jensen, M, Houston<br />Jesus Jijon, M, Houston<br />Pamela Johnson, F, Tomball<br />Dee Jones, F, Dickinson<br />Janet Jones, F, Houston<br />Carol Jordan, F, Dickinson<br /><br />-K-<br />Tiffany Kamp, F, Richmond<br />Kenneth Karam, M, Houston<br />Mark Kenney, M, Pearland<br />Stephen Kerlegon, M, League City<br />John Kirwin, M, Galveston<br />Mark Knox, M, League City<br />Lindsay Koller, F, League City<br />James Koon, M, Pearland<br />Mike Kovich, M, League City<br /><br />-L-<br />Holly Lamb, F, Crosby<br />Scott Lamon, M, Houston<br />Sofia Lamon, F, Houston<br />Kevin Lampley, M, Spring<br />Dave Lang, M, Galveston<br />Kevin Lang, M, League City<br />Mitzi Laughlin, F, Pearland<br />Tammy Lawrence-May, F, Deer Park<br />Tony Le Cara, M, Houston<br />Glyssel Lee, F, Dickinson<br />Crystal Leutwyler, F, Richmond<br />Paul Love, M, Spring<br />Anna Luckenbach, F, Houston<br /><br />-M-<br />Lynn Malloy, F, Katy<br />Janene Martinec, F, Houston<br />Patricia Martinez, F, Houston<br />Michael Mateja, M, Houston<br />Missy Maxwell, F, Friendswood<br />Deanna McCollough, F, Katy<br />Fred McCulloch, M, League City<br />Sandy McKinney, F, Houston<br />Greg Melching, M<br />Priscilla Meraz, F, Galveston<br />Mary Mercado, F, Houston<br />Ken Merenda, M, Seabrook<br />Reyna Merritt, F, Houston<br />Isaias Mesa, M, Houston<br />Cynthia Meyn, F, Friendswood<br />Cathy Modaro, F, League City<br />Andres Monterrubio, M, League City<br />Mariana Monterrubio, F, League City<br />Paul Morken, M<br />Natalie Moya, F, Pearland<br />Martha Myers, F, Baytown<br /><br />-N-<br />John Najera, M, Houston<br />Ashley Niess, F, Pasadena<br />Geri Niess, F, Deer Park<br />Nathan Nieswiadomy, M<br />Timothy Nolan, M, Houston<br /><br />-O-<br />Chase Ocanas, M, League City<br />Ovidio Ocanas, M, League City<br />Donovan O'Connor, M, La Porte<br /><br />-P-<br />Lynn Palmer, F, Houston<br />Don Peck, M, Houston<br />Robin Peck, F, Houston<br />Anita Pena, F, Houston<br />Mike Perales, M, League City<br />Chris Perry, M, Dickinson<br />Theresa Perry, F, Dickinson<br />Paul Peters, M, Dickinson<br />Rachelle Pinard, F, Willis<br />Diane Pinkston, F, Houston<br /><br />-R-<br />Laura Rachita, F, Friendswood<br />Jerry Rasmussen, M, Houston<br />Michele Rawson, F, Houston<br />Keith Reed, M, Houston<br />Melanie Renault, F, Katy<br />Esteban Reyes, M, La Marque<br />Meglyn Rickerl, F, Houston<br />Debora Riley, F, Houston<br />Steve Ritter, M, League City<br />Linda Riviera, F, League City<br />Christie Roberts, F, Baytown<br />Lanny Roberts, M, League City<br />Staci Rogge, F, Humble<br />Jose Ruiz, M, Houston<br />Susy Ruiz, F, Houston<br />Stephanie Russell, F, League City<br /><br />-S-<br />Michael Sangl, M, Spring<br />Pam Sangl, F, Spring<br />Michael Sapp, M, League City<br />Eric Schaefer, M, League City<br />Debbie Schallock, F, Friendswood<br />Kristie Schmidt, F, Seabrook<br />Keith Schreiter, M, Houston<br />Mark Schultze, M, Houston<br />Sam Scott, M, Friendswood<br />Stacy Scranton, M, Cypress<br />Diane Sevilla, F, College Station<br />Rakesh Shah, M, Webster<br />Bernice Shaver, F, Houston<br />Matt Shawhan, M, Galveston<br />Angela G. Smith, F, Seabrook<br />Bruce Smith, M, Clute<br />Lillian Sockwell, F, Baytown<br />Eric Sonny, M, Webster<br />Robert Sorge, M, Deer Park<br />Chris St Jean, M, Seabrook<br />Cindy Stipe, F, Baytown<br />Matt Strohmayer, M<br />Russell Swanson, M, Deer Park<br /><br />-T-<br />Brian Talley, M, Seabrook<br />Michael Terry, M, Houston<br />Johnny Tobin, M, Baytown<br />Gracie Trejo, F, Pasadena<br />Mary Trenolone, F, League City<br />Alicia Trussell, F, League City<br /><br />-V-<br />Albert Valle, M, Sugar Land<br />Flavia Valle, F, Sugar Land<br />Marla Vasquez, F, Pearland<br />Donna Villarreal, F, Sugar Land<br />Terry Villarreal, M, Sugar Land<br /><br />-W-<br />Susan Walden, F, Houston<br />Brett Walker, M, Baytown<br />Andre Warren, M, Houston<br />T. Philip Washington, M, League City<br />Jennifer Wells, F, Houston<br />Christopher Westerlund, M, Seabrook<br />Lisa Whitten, F, Deer Park<br />Kristi Wiley, F, Houston<br />Meagan Williams, F, Houston<br />Philip Wingert, M, Houston<br />Paul Winton, M, League City<br />Omer Womack, M, Deer Park<br />Trevor Woodhouse, M, Alvin<br />Lee Woods, F, Houston<br />Trisha Wooten, F, Jamaica Beach<br />Amy Wright, F, Friendswood<br /><br />-Y-<br />Samantha Yarberry, F, Houston<br />Pam Yenetchi, F, Houston<br /><br />-Z-<br />Carlos Zepeda, M, Rosharon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-523368558603507162?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-52332534309249420732011-12-20T00:07:00.003-06:002011-12-20T00:12:07.772-06:00Yesterday in Springfield, Missouri, I finished my 38th marathon and one in a 24th different state.<br /><br />It was also my 13th of 2011 and 12th since late June. All of this, of course, is part of the buildup for February's Rocky Raccoon 100 mile endurance run.<br /><br />However, I'm more than a little concerned about my ability to finish it. Regardless of the challenges that my job has put in front of me (with its travel to the left coast), I'll give it my best shot and see how things pan out.<br /><br />I love to express myself.<br /><br />I have been given some incredible opportunities in life to do some very neat things that may only be neat to me.<br /><br />I had a chance this weekend to share another incredible trip with my daughter. It isn't that we did anything spectacular, so to speak, but most importantly, we spent some quality time together.<br /><br />We flew into Kansas City Saturday morning and drove south to Springfield.<br /><br />Our first visit was so Waverly could see the grounds of Baptist Bible College -- one of the many colleges that she is considering to pursue a career in elementary education.<br /><br />It is a very small college. There seemed to be more dorm buildings than classroom buildings; however, the school has been turning out Christian leaders for well over fifty years.<br /><br />After taking in the grounds and all of its surroundings, we ventured to the original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield. I've never been to a Bass Pro Shop and I quickly could see why I wouldn't spend a lot of time there. I figured, though, if I was going to go in one that I might as well make it the biggest and the original one!<br /><br />We then ventured to the campus of Missouri State University where Sunday's Run For The Ranch Marathon would take place.<br /><br />There was a panel discussion that was to include <strong>Chuck "Marathon Junkie" Engle</strong> and 2012 Olympic Trails Marathon qualifier <strong>Camille Herron</strong> from Oklahoma.<br /><br />While Engle was a no show, I met Herron - the 2010 White Rock Marathon winner - for the first time after simply being a Facebook friend. Speak about somebody with energy to spare for three people. Wow!<br /><br />Her story is really incredible - coming back from a double hernia repair and having to start out walking again - and I think that you'll hear a lot more of Herron's name as she plans to try and win a marathon in all 50 states.<br /><br />Herron has completed seven (7) marathons in the Olympic Trails qualifying period - all under 2:44. Incredible. Only California's <strong>Mary Akor</strong> has completed as many, but faster.<br /><br />We also met <strong>Shannon Hays</strong> from the greater Atlanta area. She is aiming to become just the third runner to finish all 50 states in under four hours. She has 38 states down and 24 in 2011 alone.<br /><br />After the panel discussion, Waverly and I went and got a bite to eat at the Springfield Pasta Company and called it a night with an early bed time of approximately 9:30 a.m.<br /><br />What's different about the Run For The Ranch Marathon is that it is a 1 p.m. start time. Really unique.<br /><br />This allowed us to attend Sunday morning services at High Street Baptist Church.<br /><br />We got up and had a hearty breakfast at the Doubletree where we were staying and then we went for the 8:30 a.m. "traditional" morning worship service. It was an excellent service by Pastor <strong>Eddie Lyons</strong>.<br /><br />Waverly stayed and attended Sunday School class while I went and got online at McDonald's and checked up on a few things. Really proud of her for stepping up and taking that adventure to meet new people.<br /><br />We went back to the hotel and I got changed before getting ready to run.<br /><br />I didn't see Herron or Engle, but I talked to <strong>Justin Gillette</strong> - another MarathonGuide.com-sponsored runner – who is from Indiana. I had talked to him (and Camille the night before) about the prize money being offered up by The Woodlands Marathon.<br /><br />The race didn’t go as planned. My weight is up in my mid-section and I'm not getting mid-week work done.<br /><br />I ended up with a time of 5:50:39 after eight, equidistant loops. The loops had a mile 1, 2 and a 3 marker, but I didn’t try to keep up with those splits, but rather just for the loop itself.<br /><br />They went as follows: 34:47.47, 37:05.66, 38:12.34, 38:33.24, 48:14.57, 50:04.22, 50:24.31 and 53:18.11. So it was 2:28:38.71 on the front half, and 3:22 on the back half. Not real good.<br /><br />Shouldn’t have done it, but Waverly and I enjoyed Andy’s Frozen Custard after the race.<br /><br />We got a little bit of sleep and were up and on the road at 12:15 a.m.<br /><br />We took I-44 over to Joplin and then Highway 71 up to Kansas City. We were at the terminal by 4:15 a.m. for a 6 a.m. departure. Luckily, we both got upgraded to first class on the small regional jet and I pretty much slept the entire way – including my flight from Houston to Bakersfield, California for work.<br /><br />And a trip like this makes up for some of the crappy stuff that took place in 2011.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-5233253430924942073?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-11804864722342409252011-11-21T20:57:00.003-06:002011-11-21T21:04:32.178-06:00<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday, September 11<br /></span></strong>Sioux Falls Marathon (Sioux Falls, SD)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 5:20:42<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: C<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Clear skies; Sunny. Cool at the start, but warmed up after about mile 17-18. <strong>Course</strong>: Relatively easy course. Roads for the first 8-9 miles before reverting to a paved trail system that we followed to the finish with the excpetion of an excursion to the streets to pass through the city's central business district.<br /><strong>From home to SD</strong>: At approximately mile 17 in downtown Sioux Falls, somebody hollered, "Jon Walk. Are you Jon Walk?" Nervously, I responded, "Yes", and waved. I had to laugh, thinking, "Gee, somebody knows me everywhere. Scary." It turned out to be Bijou Chacko from Friendswood who found out from John Moyer that I was going to be in Sioux Falls.<br /><strong>Future marathon story</strong>: At the start of the race, I had the bright idea that I could separate the rental car key FOB from the key to the ignition and tie it to my shoelace. About 15 minutes before the start at Howard Wood Field, I put the ignition key under the passenger side floor mat, locked the door and smiled that I would have to carry it 26 miles. (I don't trust gear checks with keys.) Inside the stadium, I knelt down and tied it on just above my chip. I figured that I could always see it on my foot as I ran. After talking with Chevron Houston Marathon veteran Charlie Viers of Natchitoches, Louisiana just before the National Anthem and about five minutes until the start, I looked down and ... no key FOB! I was frantic. I searched all over the football field, on the track, went back to the rental car to look on the ground in the glow of the stadium lights ... nothing! The gun goes off. This race I was going to be starting last by necessity. I crossed the line, hit my watch and saw the timer from All Sports Central that I've seen at other events that they've worked. I told him what happened, he tore a number off my bib and promised to relay it to the race director. As I ran I began to strategize what my options were. I said to myself, "I have a 6:30 p.m. flight out of Omaha. I have to be checked out of the hotel by 2 p.m. If I finish at this time, I have this amount of time to find a locksmith." Not fun, but I surprised myself that I maintained my cool. At mile 16 just as we got into downtown Sioux Falls, I asked a police officer if they were going to have anybody back at the Stadium (as this was a point-to-point race), and he said, "No." After I crossed the finish line, I asked for the race director. I shared with him what had transpired and he said that there had been a cell phone, a set of keys and a key FOB turned in. It was mine! Crisis averted!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday, September 25</span></strong><br />Quad Cities Marathon (Moline, IL)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 5:17:54<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: C<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Overcast skies. Cooler at the start, but later doused in a downpour from mile 15 to 19.5.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Unique in that you passed through all four towns (Moline and Rock Island, Illinois and Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa), and to do so you crossed the Mississippi River twice. The only hilly area of the course was in Bettendorf. Otherwise, it was pretty flat and was 80% roads and 20% trails (along the Mississippi between the two Iowa cities.) About four and a half miles were in and through the Rock Island Arsenal, passing an old confederate cemetery, before hitting a final three mile out and back stretch, which surprisingly wasn't that mentally taxing.<br /><strong>From home to IL</strong>: I knew prior to traveling to Iowa that Spring's Nicole Richardson was going to be in attendance. I hadn't met her before so I waited near the start line (she's a 3:05 marathoner) to also watch race day operations while I waited to meet her. I saw Bart Yasso get down from the dignitaries' platform and I spoke with him for a little bit when I noticed Houston's Heidy Lozano. The 48-year-old former masters winner of the Boston Marathon a couple of years ago told me that she had dropped from the marathon to the half, but I had a chance to introduce her to Bart. When I told Bart that Heidy was 48, he said, "No way." I get to do neat things!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Saturday, October 1<br /></span></strong>New Hampshire Half Marathon (Bristol, NH)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 2:14:05<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: A- (Really happy with this effort. 7th best half marathon ever.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Near-perfect: Cold with a little bit of a mist of rain at the start.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Semi-hilly, especially the first five miles. All of the race was run along country roads which weren't too heavily travelled. That was just about perfect too. I had seen enough trails in the first half of my marathons of 2011 to suit me for awhile.<br /><strong>From home to NH</strong>: On the bus on the way out to the start of the point-to-point race, I saw a female runner in the seat to the right of me tearing up. She had an Ironman 70.3 finisher's visor on so I knew that she wasn't in tears as a result of being nervous. I thought about saying something, but I figured that I should just mind my business. After arriving at the start, there was a semi-long line for two port-a-potties. Two young women were talking about relays and I piped in about the Texas Independence Relay to which the women on the bus (who was from Dallas) talked about the weather variation at that time of year. She was standing in front of me in the port-a-john line when I heard her ask the woman in front of me if there was bus service from the next town south. An odd question I surmised. As we waited for the start (~30 minutes), I struck up a conversation and found out that she flew north to meet a man who was more into her than she was into him. His reaction to her assessment the evening and night before scared her and how he might respond when the race was finished (he was running the marathon) when she was to tell him that she wanted to go home immediately. Honestly, she intimated that she feared for her safety. I was to be driving over to Portland, Maine after the race. I told her that I had time that if she needed a ride to the Manchester, New Hampshire airport that I would be happy to take her. She had her iPhone so I gave her my name and I had already told her that I wrote for Texas Runner and Triathlete magazine. (This was so if she wanted to check on me to confirm that I wasn't as crazy as the man she had met.) Nothing else was said. During the race, I passed her around mile 8, but I was running pretty well so I didn't stop to talk. After crossing the finish and getting some food and fluids, she crossed later - a surprise because her half marathon PR was about 7 minutes faster than mine - and as soon as she saw me she asked if my offer was still good. It turned out that the reason that I passed her, she had called to speak to a friend who had booked her a ticket on a Southwest flight to go home after the race. She got in my car and I drove her to the bed and breakfast that they had stayed where she proceeded to explain the situation to the front desk clerk who allowed her to go get her things and leave. As we drove out of town, we actually passed him on the course. I dropped her off at the airport and then went on to Maine. And, yes, she later that week added me as a friend on Facebook.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday, October 2</span></strong><br />Maine Half Marathon (Portland, ME)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 2:21:12<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: B- (This one hurt a little bit after a strong effort on a tougher course the day before.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Cold and rainy. At times, the rain, especially in the middle part of the race, came in the form of a downpour.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Some rollers on a four-mile, out-and-back section between miles 5 and 8, but otherwise flat. And all on the roads.<br /><strong>From home to ME</strong>: Many people were using the New Hampshire and Maine races to do a marathon double for their 50 states quest. For me they were states 35 and 36 in my half marathon 50 states journey. I saw Steve and Paula Boone from Humble at both races and I knew that Houston's Yong Collins and Pearland's Rhonda Emerson (who I saw in Wisconsin) were both there. TWRC's own Susan Rouse, who I didn't see, was adding state #40 with a marathon finish that day.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday, October 9</span></strong><br />Gulf Coast Half Marathon (Mandeville, LA)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 2:15:49<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: B+ (Wasn't expecting to post my 11th best half time ever after a back-to-back half weekend.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: A crisp cool in the air at the start with winds coming off Lake Ponchatrain near miles 7 and 8 that kept it cool until the temperatures started to pick up in the last three miles.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Fast and flat. The first 10 miles were on the roads and streets of Mandeville before entering a very straight trail system for the last three miles to the finish.<br /><strong>From home to LA</strong>: This was a special trip. Bill Dwyer ran his first half marathon in approximately four years. (I ran the first almost 9 miles in Austin with him that year in 2008, but I would leave the pacing duties to Leeann Rosser, George Roffe and Leeann's best friend, Surona Cousins, for Bill's return to the half marathon distance.) Adrienne Langelier made the drive over with Bill and I where we also met up with Randy Smith and his three children, George and Trudy Regnier, and Rebecca Massie from Alabama, her boyfriend, Keith, and a few of their running friends from Alabama. Second best road trip of the year!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday, October 16</span></strong><br />IMT Des Moines Marathon (Des Moines, IA)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 5:04:07<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: B+ (Really happy with my 5th best marathon time ever to date.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Weather couldn't have been better for this race. Cool the whole way to the finish.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Fairly hilly until we hit a two-mile trail system at approximately mile 17. We passed the mile 12 marker on the track of the home of the Drake Relays. (For fun, I crouched down in a sprinter's stance on the track for the Brightroom photographer. It hurt my neck getting back up. However, I got a round of applause from a half dozen spectators in the stadium's bleachers.)<br /><strong>From home to IA</strong>: The closest thing to a hometown in-person encounter was seeing San Antonio's Gary Brimmer at the Expo. Evan Guy introduced me to Gary and one of his runners, Donna Palisca, at the very last Sunmart in Huntsville a few years ago. Gary sells "The Stick" and is at many expos (he's always at Houston if you want to buy the product at the Expo) and he told me that Donna would be shooting for a Trials time at the Philadelphia Marathon towards the end of November.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Saturday, October 29 </span></strong><br />Spinx Run Fest Marathon (Greenville, SC)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 4:58:30<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: A- (Really good race. First time under 5 hours since last November. Lost nearly four minutes in the port-a-john.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Cool once again, but just a tad bit windy.<br /><strong>Course</strong>: Hilly for the first four miles on city streets until we hit a trail system that we stayed on until approximately mile 10. We left the trail for a seven-mile, clockwise loop that brought us back through the Furman University campus and then back on the trail system near mile 20. The last mile and a half is back on the streets with a finish in the minor league baseball park near home plate.<br /><strong>From home to SC</strong>: Through a couple of Facebook photos, I knew that Penn State grad Dane Rauschenberg as well as Steve and Paula Boone were going to be there. I never saw Dane, but I did see Steve before the race as we tried to stay warm inside the ballpark. Stopping by to talk for a little: former Olympian Jeff Galloway.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Saturday, November 5 </span></strong><br />Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (Indianapolis, IN)<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 5:25:41<br /><strong>Grade</strong>: C (Had a 4:48 pace through mile 18, but shut it down by mile 19 and settled for a finish.)<br /><strong>Weather</strong>: Nothing to complain about. Maybe even a little too cool at the start, but really felt good in the front half. A light to mild wind kept things chilly until the finish. <strong>Course</strong>: Pretty flat, especially the first half of the course.<br /><strong>From home to IN</strong>: No close encounters of the Texas kind, but I did find out later that The Woodlands' John Slate - a member of the Seven Hills Running Club had been there as well.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-1180486472234240925?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-34058798503644213392011-11-06T08:20:00.000-06:002011-11-06T08:22:46.543-06:00First of all, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rebecca Massie</span></strong>: This race has your name all over it! Just put it on your calendar now!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> has told me that I'll learn a lot about myself during the course of a 100-miler. Heck, I'm learning a lot about myself now in trying to get ready for it!<br /><br />The first thing is: Unless your Dick Beardsley, you can't expect to go out and beat your time marathon after marathon. Especially when you're doing them so close together. My fifth best marathon ever was three weeks ago. The fourth best last Saturday. To think that I might be able to get under 4:58 again, even with cool weather, was a little bit of a reach. If it happened, great. If not, it would turn out to be a long, paid and supported training run.<br /><br />That's called Plan A to Plan B. And that's what transpired around miles 17 and 18 at today's <strong>Indianapolis Monumental Marathon</strong>.<br /><br />The original plan was to go out and try to run as steady as possible for as long as I could and see what happened. If I was in striking distance of five hours again, fine. If not, then my plan was to shut it down and save myself a little bit to try and get some revenge in the City of Brotherly Love in two weeks. (That statement seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it?)<br /><br />While I was sitting in a warm car in a parking garage just a block or two from the starting line, I talked to Bill and told him that my head really wasn't in this one. It wasn't a negative thing. It might have just been because the travel and all was catching up with me. He said to go out and approach it as if I was getting ready to start the fourth loop of the <strong>Rocky Raccoon 100</strong> and that I had just done 60 miles and didn't feel like running another step. As I got out on the course, I was appreciative that I had a friend who knew me pretty well and how to motivate me - without being phony and rah-rah. That's something that I truly appreciate.<br /><br />At about 7:40 a.m. (Indiana is Eastern time), I made my way to the start area. I lined up in the 11-12 minute per mile area and at 8 a.m., we were off. It took almost six minutes for me to get across the line and the fact that we serenpentined through the city for the first six miles, I felt like I didn't get off to a blazing fast start even though my watch was suggesting it a little.<br /><br />Mile 1 - 10:41.63<br />Mile 2 - 10:22.94 (21:04.57)<br />Mile 3 - 10:30.16 (31:34.73)<br />Mile 4 - 10:19.87 (41:54.60)<br />Mile 5 - 11:02.22 (52:56.82)<br />Mile 6 - 10:09.10 (1:03:05.92)<br /><br />Fortunately, this is one of these races that I don't remember a lot of specific details. Except for Pacer Jim. Oh my goodness. This guy was leading the 4:40 pace group and telling jokes, which were bad. And every once in awhile he'd say, "And we're still on pace!" Narcissism must have been his major in college.1:1 I understand that there's a little rah-rah in leading a pace group, but this guy's next gig was going to be to put on a wig and certain attire and go be a Colts cheerleader.<br /><br />Mile 7 - 10:43.56 (1:13:49.48)<br />Mile 8 - 10:46.82 (1:24:36.30)<br />Mile 9 - 10:48.80 (1:35:25.10)<br />Mile 10 - 10:57.64 (1:46:22.74)<br /><br />Around this area, I talked with a young lady who was working on her first marathon. It is always encouraging to see the excitement and passion of others for them to be enjoying something so much.<br /><br />Mile 11 - 11:17.18 (1:57:39.92)<br />Mile 12 - 11:09.77 (2:08:49.69)<br />Mile 13 - 11:16.47 (2:20:06.16)<br /><br />I remember getting to the halfway point and I could start to feel that I was getting gassed a little. Not from an oxygen debt standpoint, but just my overall body. As I made my way towards the mile 14 marker, I had heard on the medical crew's bicycle radio that somebody on the course had been hit by a car.<br /><br />Mile 14 - 11:12.95 (2:31:19.11)<br />Mile 15 - 11:36.00 (2:42:55.11)<br /><br />Even though I was still on a 4:48 marathon (11-minute per mile) pace, my body was hurting - specifically my midsection - by the time I got to the mile 18 mile marker. It was then that I started to do the math -- 16 times eight equal was 2:08. Add that to the 3:20 and I was happy with that finishing time. I know that sounds like I was giving up, but my goal is to run a 100-miler ... not a PR every time out. And that is where my focus has changed a little bit.<br /><br />Mile 16 - 12:13.63 (2:55:08.74)<br />Mile 17 - 12:43.25 (3:07:51.99)<br />Mile 18 - 12:57.23 (3:20:49.22)<br /><br />I ran some in mile 19, specifically a downhill even, but you couldn't tell if I had.<br /><br />Mile 19 - 14:48.35 (3:35:37.57)<br />Mile 20 - 15:02.72 (3:50:40.29)<br />Mile 21 - 15:34.44 (4:06:14.73)<br />Mile 22 - 16:27.15 (4:22:41.88)<br /><br />In mile 23, it took me the entire mile to eat all of pretzels out of a dixie cup and before and after, I had a bite sized Snickers bar. I figured that I'm going to have to eat real food - and not just gels - in the 100-miler so I might as well start practicing.<br /><br />Mile 23 - 15:59.23 (4:38:40.11)<br />Mile 24 - 15:45.49 (4:54:25.60)<br />Mile 25 - 15:28.47 (5:09:54.07)<br />Mile 26 - 13:40.09 (5:23:34.16)<br />Last .2 - 2:08.00 (5:25:42.16)<br /><br />The one thing that has changed for me in this journey to attempting the Rocky Raccoon 100 in February is that my frame of mind on the course is 200% better than it has ever been and I'm thankful for that.<br /><br />Even this last week, I was finally able to completely - and hopefully once and for all - set aside something that has dominated my emotions since March 2010.<br /><br />A year ago, I had made the trip to Panama City Beach, Florida with my good friend <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">John Laskowski</span></strong> to see more than 20 local athletes complete Ironman Florida. I was in pain much of the trip. Early the month before, physical pain in my lower back revealed two protruding discs. Three months later, I would make the realization that it came from stress in the body that caused for the nerve root endings to become inflamed.<br /><br />Even though I'll always be sad with everything that came about for me to finally be able to set things aside, I'm thankful that in my post-race phone conversation with <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> that I came away from today's race with many things that I can take away and learn from -- without a negative thought.<br /><br />I had had the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on my schedule for quite some time; however, when I found out that I could add another marathon in Greenville, South Carolina the week before, I did so and it may have compromised a better performance.<br /><br />Now the goal for the next two weeks is to do enough cardio work to maybe drop a couple of pounds, but to get my legs and lower back ready to go for the rematch with the <strong>Philadelphia Marathon</strong> course. And the two best things from it is that I'll get to travel with Waverly to a race and then go see my grandparents in central Pennsylvania before Thanksgiving.<br /><br />All in all, I'm still pleased. To go out and finish a third one in four weeks after you have put down your fourth and fifth best performances ever is nice. BUT it is time for a little bit of a break. The remainder of preparation will continue to be challenging.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-3405879850364421339?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-1687846820618846022011-11-01T21:45:00.003-05:002011-11-01T21:50:23.792-05:00Given each remaining marathon to be held in the state of Texas through April of 2012 and its current price on the race's website, here is a list in low-to-high order:<br /><br /><strong>Marathon - Half - Date - Event (Through Date)</strong><br />$ 55 - $ 55 - 4/14/12 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon, Groveton (until 1/31)<br />$ 60 - $ 60 - 2/18/12 - OverNite Software Surfside Beach Marathon (unknown)<br />$ 60 - $ 60 - 12/31/11 - New Year's Eve Marathon, Allen (until 11/30)<br />$ 60 - $ 60 - 1/ 1/12 - New Year's Day Marathon, Allen (until 11/30)<br />$ 65 - $ 45 - 12/11/11 - Fiesta Marathon, McAllen (until Expo)<br /><br />$ 70 - $ 50 - 2/ 5/12 - Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon (until 12/31)<br />$ 70 - $ 50 - 2/11/12 - Orphan Hope Trail Run Marathon, Huntsville (until 12/31)<br />$ 70 - $ 60 - 3/10/12 - Exygon and Baptist Hospitals The Gusher Marathon, Beaumont (until 11/30)<br />$ 75 - $ 75 - 3/18/12 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (until 12/25)<br />$ 80 - $ 65 - 4/15/12 - Big-D Texas Marathon, Dallas (until 1/15)<br /><br />$ 85 - $ 65 - 12/11/11 - Double Decker Marathon, Austin (until 12/1)<br />$ 85 - $ 65 - 2/ 5/12 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon (until 12/6)<br />$ 95 - $ 65 - 2/26/12 - Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth (until 11/15)<br />$100 - $ 80 - 11/13/11 - Fort Worth Marathon (Until 11/10)<br />$100 - $ 85 - 1/29/12 - Waco Professional Firefighters Assoc. Miracle Match Marathon (until 1/21)<br /><br />$110 - $ 85 - 1/29/12 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land (until 12/14)<br />$115 - $ 85 - 3/ 3/12 - My Fit Foods The Woodlands Marathon (until 1/31)<br />$120 - $100 - 11/13/11 - Rock 'N Roll San Antonio Marathon (until 11/6)<br />$125 - $100 - 12/ 4/11 - metroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon (until 11/25)<br />$130 - $ 95 - 2/19/12 - Livestrong Austin Marathon (until sellout)<br /><br />Closed - 11/19/11 - Reliant Stadium Indoor Marathons of America<br />Sold Out - 12/11/11 - Atkinson Toyota Bryan/College Station Marathon<br />Sold Out - 1/ 1/12 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood<br />Sold Out - 1/15/12 - Chevron Houston Marathon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-168784682061884602?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-30753442008881974512011-10-29T14:39:00.002-05:002011-10-29T14:52:44.752-05:00Not only was today my 34th marathon and 21st in a different state, it was almost seven years to the day of my very first marathon - the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.<br /><br />The weather was absolutely perfect for today's Spinx Run Fest Marathon and the day was beautiful, especially some of the scenery as the fall leaves are hundred different colors here. (The "on the course" scenery wasn't too bad either.)<br /><br />The only person that I knew was Humble's Steve Boone. He was running his 493rd marathon so that the Chevron Houston Marathon will be his 500th in January. While we were talking, up walked Jeff Galloway. Sweet! Nice guy. Two weeks ago, Yasso and Ulrich. This week, Galloway.<br /><br />The first four miles were on Greenville city streets. Part of the third mile, on Washington Street, had a couple of inclines on it that made it a little tougher than the first two.<br /><br />Mile 1/2 - 20:30.19<br />Mile 3 - 11:55.83 (32:26.02)<br />Mile 4 - 10:17.71 (42:43.73)<br /><br />The next five miles were on a paved asphalt trail system that ever-so-slightly went uphill. That meant that we'd get it back later!<br /><br />Mile 5 - 10:40.62 (53:24.35)<br />Mile 6 - 10:49.28 (1:04:13.63)<br />Mile 7 - 10:41.83 (1:14:55.46)<br />Mile 8 - 10:49.14 (1:25:44.60)<br />Mile 9 - 10:41.53 (1:36:26.13)<br /><br />Mile 10 navigated a road near Furman University and it was a little bit uphill as we left the asphalt trail. It would lead to a 7-mile loop that would drop us back at Furman and take us through the campus and around Furman Lake.<br /><br />Mile 10 - 11:13.72 (1:47:39.85)<br />Mile 11 - 11:33.44 (1:59:13.29)<br />Mile 12 - 10:27.19 (2:09:40.48)<br />Mile 13 - 12:07.25 (2:21:47.73)<br />Mile 14 - 11:06.13 (2:32:53.86)<br /><br />At mile 8 (not 9 where it was located on the course map), there was a porta-potty. However, I would have lost a lot more time because I would have had to wait for one person that was already waiting. I didn't know, though, where the next one was.<br /><br />But just before the mile 15 marker, the next one appeared. I slowed down in mile 13 above to see if I could investigate going in the Green Valley Country Club.<br /><br />I took a 3-minute, 43-second penalty. Yikes. Had I not had to take that, I would have been on a 4:48 pace until mile 21. Sad, but at the same time it kind of kept me jazzed through the race.<br /><br />Mile 15 - 16:19.99 - 12:36.90 (2:49:13.85 - 2:45:30.76)<br />Mile 16 - 9:56.75 (2:59:10.60 - 2:55:26.51)<br />Mile 17 - 10:55.94 (3:10:06.54 - 3:06:22.45)<br />Mile 18 - 11:20.86 (3:21:27.40 - 3:17:43.31)<br />Mile 19 - 11:34.20 (3:33:01.60 - 3:29:17.51)<br /><br />The next four miles is where a sub 5-hour time was made by not allowing any of those miles to slip over 12 minutes.<br /><br />Mile 20 - 11:18.69 (3:44:20.29 - 3:40:36.20)<br />Mile 21 - 11:22.73 (3:55:43.02 - 3:51:58.93)<br />Mile 22 - 11:58.14 (4:07:41.16 - 4:03:57.07)<br />Mile 23 - 11:31.88 (4:19:13.04 - 4:15:28.95)<br />Mile 24 - 12:21.34 (4:31:34.38 - 4:27:50.29)<br />Mile 25 - 12:09.72 (4:43:44.10 - 4:40:00.01)<br /><br />After we came off of the trail and back on to city streets, I had some fear that the 5-hour time might slip away. I fought off the urge to walk more than I did and gutted it out to get my time under 5 hours for only the fourth time ever.<br /><br />Mile 26 - 12:08.04 (4:55:52.14 - 4;52:08.05)<br />Last .2 - 2:38.00 (4:58:30.14 - 4:54:46.05)<br /><br />Very, very pleased with my effort today.<br /><br />Literally was in tears as I placed a couple of post-race phone calls. If I'm successful with Rocky Raccoon in February, I'll share why. :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-3075344200888197451?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-71519318749194425592011-10-26T02:07:00.001-05:002011-10-26T02:10:10.026-05:00Saturday, in Greenville, South Carolina, I will embark on my ninth marathon of the year. Not that big of a deal, but certainly a different challenge as I continue to prepare myself for February's <strong>Rocky Raccoon 100</strong>. Not only have I seen some progress in the physical aspects of my running, but more importantly the mental approach.<br /><br />I know from talking with <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> and others that there are going to be some challenging times in both of these areas in the up to 30 hours that I have to tackle such an arduous challenge. So I figure while I'm making a financial investment to run marathons away from Texas (better weather and races in different states), I'd better work hard on the things that I'll need to complete my goal.<br /><br />Yet the goal of finishing a 100-miler isn't all-consuming. Honestly, I don't want it to be. I'm sure that there are those who will think that I won't be successful, but I'm wired a little bit differently. My sense of accomplishment comes from a completely different place, I think, then many. Even though the challenges may seem to be far greater, I sense that my satisfaction won't be any greater than writing an excellent story, putting on a race or seeing Waverly succeed in something that she has set out to do.<br /><br />Basically, I'm optimistically cautious about the event that is just over 100 days away. And at the same time, there's a part of me that's scared. It isn't that I'm afraid of failing. That's very real in a 100-miler. Maybe there's a part of me that's afraid to actually be able to do it. Almost seems a little perverse.<br /><br />One of the things that Bill and I have already talked about, for example, are pacers after mile 60. Those individuals that I choose to cover some miles with me are certainly going to have to realize that there may be some stretches that will be all about "keep moving" as opposed to actually running. Yet I'm excited to share the experience with some hand-picked individuals who can conform to the approach that I think I'll need to be successful during that stretch. Rah-rah, "you can do this" types need not apply.<br /><br />For me, it is all about figuring it out by myself or with a little bit of help or collaboration. That is where Bill has been such an asset to me - in addition to having finished two 100-milers himself. He knows what it takes to complete the goal, but he's probably the person who knows my mental makeup better than anyone else. We've also talked about communication methods during the race to ensure that I stay in the right frame of mind to accomplish the goal.<br /><br />I'm very eager to build the right support crew to assist me in being successful. In that sense, it is very exciting. As this is something that I'm not doing alone. Sure, I have to put one foot in front of the other for 100 miles, but it is a team approach and I'm excited about sharing the experience with others who have earned the chance to be a part.<br /><br />And even though there's some sharing involved, the oxymoron of it all is that I really don't want to make a big deal about things! Go figure!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-7151931874919442559?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-38323622687537956332011-10-02T14:00:00.001-05:002011-10-09T22:37:11.043-05:00<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">By Time</span></strong><br /><br />2:09:45 - 9/11/10 - Elroy Tunnel-Trails Half Marathon, Elroy, WI - 74<br />2:09:58 - 3/18/06 - Wheatfield Half Marathon, The Dalles, OR - 24<br />2:10:57 - 12/11/10 - Schlotzsky's Jingle Bell Run Half Marathon, Temple, TX - 76<br />2:12:06 - 1/29/06 - 12th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 23<br />2:12:26 - 1/28/07 - 13th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 31<br />2:13:55 - 5/2/10 - Heels and Hills Half Marathon, Irving, TX - 71 (Mostly flat, 60s)<br />2:14:05 - 10/1/11 - New Hampshire Half Marathon, Bristol, NH - 79 *7<br />2:14:09 - 1/11/09 - First Light Half Marathon, Mobile, AL - 56 (Flat)<br />2:14:58 - 3/12/11 - Gusher Half Marathon, Beaumont, TX - 77<br />2:15:31 - 1/27/08 - 14th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 45<br />2:15:49 - 10/9/11 - Gulf Coast Half Marathon, Mandeville, LA - 81<br />2:16:38 - 4/30/05 - 37th Drake Relay On-The-ROADS Half Marathon, Des Moines, IA - 14 (Cold) *1<br />2:16:58 - 4/3/05 - Big D Texas Half Marathon, Dallas, TX - 13<br />2:18:05 - 3/29/09 - Angie's Half Crazy Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 58 (Flat)<br />2:18:12 - 5/19/07 - Fargo Half Marathon, Fargo, ND - 34 *2<br />2:18:20 - 12/12/09 - Chasing Lions Half Marathon, Temple, TX - 69<br />2:18:38 - 2/17/08 - Run The Line Half Marathon, Texarkana, TX - 46 (Cold, Windy)<br />2:18:51 - 5/1/05 - 28th annual Lincoln National Guard Half Marathon, Lincoln, NE - 15 (Cold) *1<br />2:18:53* - 3/5/05 - 3rd annual Baylor Student Foundation Bearathon (12.85 miles = 2:16:14.4), Waco, TX - 12<br />2:19:04 - 6/11/06 - North Olympic Discovery Half Marathon, Port Angeles, WA - 26<br />2:19:17 - 7/15/07 - Presque Isle Half Marathon, Erie, PA - 38 (Flat)<br />2:19:18 - 11/23/08 - 27th annual Ole Man River Half Marathon, New Orleans, LA - 53 (Flat)<br />2:19:29 - 12/7/08 - Austin Runners Club Decker Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 54 (Hilly)<br />2:20:10 - 4/5/08 - Eisenhower Half Marathon, Abilene, KS - 48 (Cold) *4<br />2:20:13 - 9/7/08 - 11th annual Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD - 52<br />2:20:38 - 10/15/05 - 27th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 20<br />2:21:06 - 12/20/08 - 21st annual American Bank Half Marathon, Corpus Christi, TX - 55<br />2:21:09 - 11/20/05 - 6th annual Motive Bison Stampede, Austin, TX - 21<br />2:21:12 - 10/2/10 - Maine Half Marathon, Portland, ME - 80 *7<br />2:21:29 - 9/26/04 - Buckeye Half Marathon, Akron, OH - 8 (10k in New Jersey the day before)<br />2:21:41 - 10/2/04 - Texas MedClinic Helotes Half Marathon, Helotes, TX - 9<br />2:22:42 - 11/21/09 - 24th annual Star City Half Marathon, Roanoke, VA - 67 *6<br />2:22:44 - 3/25/07 - Mercer Island Rotary Run Day Half Marathon, Mercer Island, WA - 32<br />2:22:44 - 10/24/10 - Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 75<br />2:23:05 - 2/28/09 - Cowtown Half Marathon, Fort Worth, TX - 57<br />2:23:18 - 4/29/07 - Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK - 33<br />2:23:22 - 1/9/10 - Mississippi Blues Half Marathon, Jackson, MS - 70<br />2:23:25 - 10/9/04 - 26th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 10<br />2:23:39 - 11/7/09 - Clarksville Half Marathon, Clarksville, TN - 66<br />2:24:05 - 8/18/07 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon, Parkersburg, WV - 40<br />2:25:05 - 2/24/08 - Armadillo Dash Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 47<br />2:25:30 - 4/9/06 - Prince George Roadrunners Hart Half, Prince George, BC - 25 (500 miles north of Vancouver)<br />2:25:44 - 5/17/09 - Delaware Half Marathon, Wilmington, DE - 59<br />2:25:45 - 6/17/06 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Wet), San Antonio, TX - 27<br />2:26:03 - 10/18/09 - 5th annual Harbor Half Marathon, Corpus Christi, TX - 63<br />2:26:10 - 11/1/09 - 2nd annual Augusta Half Marathon, Augusta, GA - 65 *5<br />2:26:47 - 5/20/07 - Apple Blossom Half Marathon, Hastings, MN - 35 *2<br />2:27:00 - 4/6/08 - Go St. Louis! Half Marathon, St. Louis, MO - 49 *4<br />2:27:54 - 6/12/10 - Bear Lake Marathon, Garden City, UT - 73<br />2:28:17 - 3/27/11 - 4th annual Angie's Half Crazy! Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 78<br />2:28:58 - 10/31/09 - 5th annual Spinx Fest Half Marathon, Greenville, SC - 64 *5<br />2:29:02 - 6/25/06 - Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon, Vancouver, BC - 28<br />2:29:17 - 10/13/07 - 29th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 43<br />2:29:22 - 11/22/09 - Hendrick Marrow Program Half Marathon, Concord, NC - 68 *6<br />2:29:25 - 10/21/06 - 28th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 30<br />2:29:34 - 8/1/04 - 28th annual Chicago Distance Classic (Warm), Chicago, IL - 7<br />2:29:41 - 4/3/04 - Capital City Half Marathon, Columbus, OH - 4<br />2:29:42 - 3/7/04 - Little Rock Half Marathon, Little Rock, AR - 3<br />2:30:39 - 11/17/07 - Tyler Half Marathon (Hilly), Tyler, TX - 44<br />2:31:13 - 6/19/04 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Hot), San Antonio, TX - 6<br />2:31:13 - 12/12/04 - Swamp Stomp Half Marathon (Pacing Duties), Lake Charles, LA - 11<br />2:31:28 - 10/1/05 - Texas MedClinic Helotes Half Marathon, Helotes, TX - 19<br />2:32:03 - 6/6/09 - Sunburst Half Marathon, South Bend, IN - 60<br />2:32:29 - 8/19/06 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon (Hot and Hilly), Parkersburg, WV - 29<br />2:32:34 - 1/18/04 - Halliburton International Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 2<br />2:32:42 - 5/8/04 - Indianapolis Life 500 Festival Mini Marathon (Warm), Indianapolis, IN - 5<br />2:36:01 - 6/6/10 - Lewis and Clark Half Marathon, Bozeman, MT - 72<br />2:37:42 - 8/5/07 - Prude Ranch Races Half Marathon (Elevation), Fort Davis, TX - 39<br />2:38:37 - 10/7/07 - 31st annual Pamby Motors Half Marathon (Hot), Ridgefield, CT - 42 *3<br />2:38:39 - 10/6/07 - Grete's Great Gallop (Hot and Hilly), New York City, NY - 41 *3<br />2:41:53 - 8/20/05 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon (Hot and Hilly), Parkersburg, WV - 18<br />2:43:07 - 8/24/08 - Hottest Half Marathon (Hot), Dallas, TX - 51<br />2:43:45 - 6/18/05 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Hot), San Antonio, TX - 16<br />2:45:07 - 6/13/09 - Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon (Hot), Ridgeland, MS - 61<br />2:45:29 - 7/4/07 - 28th annual Lander Half Marathon (Elevation), Lander, WY - 36<br />2:45:33 - 9/27/09 - Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon (Warm), Irving, TX - 62<br />2:49:04 - 6/8/08 - Scott &amp; White Community Wellness Half Marathon (Hot and Humid), Temple, TX - 50<br />2:50:52 - 11/1/03 - White Rock Half Marathon (Hot), Dallas, TX - 1<br />2:50:59 - 8/13/05 - 28th annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Half Marathon (Trail at Elevation), Flagstaff, AZ - 17<br />2:54:07 - 1/15/06 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon (Pacing Duties), Houston, TX - 22<br />5:41:10 - 7/7/07 - 2nd annual Leadville Trail Heavy Half Marathon (Unreal Elevelation, 15.4 miles), Leadville, CO - 37<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">By Date</span></strong><br /><br />2:50:52 - 11/1/03 - White Rock Half Marathon (Hot), Dallas, TX - 1<br />2:32:34 - 1/18/04 - Halliburton International Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 2<br />2:29:42 - 3/7/04 - Little Rock Half Marathon, Little Rock, AR - 3<br />2:29:41 - 4/3/04 - Capital City Half Marathon, Columbus, OH - 4<br />2:32:42 - 5/8/04 - Indianapolis Life 500 Festival Mini Marathon (Warm), Indianapolis, IN - 5<br />2:31:13 - 6/19/04 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Hot), San Antonio, TX - 6<br />2:29:34 - 8/1/04 - 28th annual Chicago Distance Classic (Warm), Chicago, IL - 7<br />2:21:29 - 9/26/04 - Buckeye Half Marathon, Akron, OH - 8 (10k in New Jersey the day before)<br />2:21:41 - 10/2/04 - Texas MedClinic Helotes Half Marathon, Helotes, TX - 9<br />2:23:25 - 10/9/04 - 26th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 10<br />2:31:13 - 12/12/04 - Swamp Stomp Half Marathon (Pacing Duties), Lake Charles, LA - 11<br />2:18:53* - 3/5/05 - 3rd annual Baylor Student Foundation Bearathon (12.85 miles = 2:16:14.4), Waco, TX - 12<br />2:16:58 - 4/3/05 - Big D Texas Half Marathon, Dallas, TX - 13<br />2:16:38 - 4/30/05 - 37th Drake Relay On-The-ROADS Half Marathon, Des Moines, IA - 14 (Cold) *1<br />2:18:51 - 5/1/05 - 28th annual Lincoln National Guard Half Marathon, Lincoln, NE - 15 (Cold) *1<br />2:43:45 - 6/18/05 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Hot), San Antonio, TX - 16<br />2:50:59 - 8/13/05 - 28th annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Half Marathon (Trail at Elevation), Flagstaff, AZ - 17<br />2:41:53 - 8/20/05 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon (Hot and Hilly), Parkersburg, WV - 18<br />2:31:28 - 10/1/05 - Texas MedClinic Helotes Half Marathon, Helotes, TX - 19<br />2:20:38 - 10/15/05 - 27th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 20<br />2:21:09 - 11/20/05 - 6th annual Motive Bison Stampede, Austin, TX - 21<br />2:54:07 - 1/15/06 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon (Pacing Duties), Houston, TX - 22<br />2:12:06 - 1/29/06 - 12th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 23<br />2:09:58 - 3/18/06 - Wheatfield Half Marathon, The Dalles, OR - 24<br />2:25:30 - 4/9/06 - Prince George Roadrunners Hart Half, Prince George, BC - 25 (500 miles north of Vancouver)<br />2:19:04 - 6/11/06 - North Olympic Discovery Half Marathon, Port Angeles, WA - 26<br />2:25:45 - 6/17/06 - Carrabba's Classic Half Marathon (Wet), San Antonio, TX - 27<br />2:29:02 - 6/25/06 - Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon, Vancouver, BC - 28<br />2:32:29 - 8/19/06 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon (Hot and Hilly), Parkersburg, WV - 29<br />2:29:25 - 10/21/06 - 28th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 30<br />2:12:26 - 1/28/07 - 13th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 31<br />2:22:44 - 3/25/07 - Mercer Island Rotary Run Day Half Marathon, Mercer Island, WA - 32<br />2:23:18 - 4/29/07 - Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK - 33<br />2:18:12 - 5/19/07 - Fargo Half Marathon, Fargo, ND - 34 *2<br />2:26:47 - 5/20/07 - Apple Blossom Half Marathon, Hastings, MN - 35 *2<br />2:45:29 - 7/4/07 - 28th annual Lander Half Marathon (Elevation), Lander, WY - 36<br />5:41:10 - 7/7/07 - 2nd annual Leadville Trail Heavy Half Marathon (Unreal Elevelation, 15.4 miles), Leadville, CO - 37<br />2:19:17 - 7/15/07 - Presque Isle Half Marathon, Erie, PA - 38 (Flat)<br />2:37:42 - 8/5/07 - Prude Ranch Races Half Marathon (Elevation), Fort Davis, TX - 39<br />2:24:05 - 8/18/07 - News and Sentinel Half Marathon, Parkersburg, WV - 40<br />2:38:39 - 10/6/07 - Grete's Great Gallop (Hot and Hilly), New York City, NY - 41 *3<br />2:38:37 - 10/7/07 - 31st annual Pamby Motors Half Marathon (Hot), Ridgefield, CT - 42 *3<br />2:29:17 - 10/13/07 - 29th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 43<br />2:30:39 - 11/17/07 - Tyler Half Marathon (Hilly), Tyler, TX - 44<br />2:15:31 - 1/27/08 - 14th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 45<br />2:18:38 - 2/17/08 - Run The Line Half Marathon, Texarkana, TX - 46 (Cold, Windy)<br />2:25:05 - 2/24/08 - Armadillo Dash Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 47<br />2:20:10 - 4/5/08 - Eisenhower Half Marathon, Abilene, KS - 48 (Cold) *4<br />2:27:00 - 4/6/08 - Go St. Louis! Half Marathon, St. Louis, MO - 49 *4<br />2:49:04 - 6/8/08 - Scott &amp; White Community Wellness Half Marathon (Hot and Humid), Temple, TX - 50<br />2:43:07 - 8/24/08 - Hottest Half Marathon (Hot), Dallas, TX - 51<br />2:20:13 - 9/7/08 - 11th annual Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD - 52<br />2:19:18 - 11/23/08 - 27th annual Ole Man River Half Marathon, New Orleans, LA - 53 (Flat)<br />2:19:29 - 12/7/08 - Austin Runners Club Decker Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 54 (Hilly)<br />2:21:06 - 12/20/08 - 21st annual American Bank Half Marathon, Corpus Christi, TX - 55<br />2:14:09 - 1/11/09 - First Light Half Marathon, Mobile, AL - 56 (Flat)<br />2:23:05 - 2/28/09 - Cowtown Half Marathon, Fort Worth, TX - 57<br />2:18:05 - 3/29/09 - Angie's Half Crazy Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 58 (Flat)<br />2:25:44 - 5/17/09 - Delaware Half Marathon, Wilmington, DE - 59<br />2:32:03 - 6/6/09 - Sunburst Half Marathon, South Bend, IN - 60<br />2:45:07 - 6/13/09 - Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon (Hot), Ridgeland, MS - 61<br />2:45:33 - 9/27/09 - Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon (Warm), Irving, TX - 62<br />2:26:03 - 10/18/09 - 5th annual Harbor Half Marathon, Corpus Christi, TX - 63<br />2:28:58 - 10/31/09 - 5th annual Spinx Fest Half Marathon, Greenville, SC - 64 *5<br />2:26:10 - 11/1/09 - 2nd annual Augusta Half Marathon, Augusta, GA - 65 *5<br />2:23:39 - 11/7/09 - Clarksville Half Marathon, Clarksville, TN - 66<br />2:22:42 - 11/21/09 - 24th annual Star City Half Marathon, Roanoke, VA - 67 *6<br />2:29:22 - 11/22/09 - Hendrick Marrow Program Half Marathon, Concord, NC - 68 *6<br />2:18:20 - 12/12/09 - Chasing Lions Half Marathon, Temple, TX - 69<br />2:23:22 - 1/9/10 - Mississippi Blues Half Marathon, Jackson, MS - 70<br />2:13:55 - 5/2/10 - Heels and Hills Half Marathon, Irving, TX - 71 (Mostly flat, 60s)<br />2:36:01 - 6/6/10 - Lewis and Clark Half Marathon, Bozeman, MT - 72<br />2:27:54 - 6/12/10 - Bear Lake Marathon, Garden City, UT - 73<br />2:09:45 - 9/11/10 - Elroy Tunnel-Trails Half Marathon, Elroy, WI - 74<br />2:22:44 - 10/24/10 - Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 75<br />2:10:57 - 12/11/10 - Schlotzsky's Jingle Bell Run Half Marathon, Temple, TX - 76<br />2:14:58 - 3/12/11 - Gusher Half Marathon, Beaumont, TX - 77<br />2:28:17 - 3/27/11 - 4th annual Angie's Half Crazy! Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 78<br />2:14:05 - 10/1/11 - New Hampshire Half Marathon, Bristol, NH - 79 *7<br />2:21:12 - 10/2/11 - Maine Half Marathon, Portland, ME - 80 *7<br />2:15:49 - 10/9/11 - Gulf Coast Half Marathon, Mandeville, LA - 81<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-3832362268753795633?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-66554449373132182272011-08-01T03:42:00.004-05:002011-08-01T04:40:27.907-05:00It is 1:45 a.m. Monday morning and - like Kona last month - I can't sleep. <br /><br />I purposedly stayed away from any caffeine post-race. Surely those two post-race Jamba Juice banana-strawberry smoothies at the finish line didn't have the equivalent of a Mountain Dew.<br /><br />Maybe I'm awake with enthusiasm for the effort. Yep, that's it.<br /><br />I know that 5:18:02 isn't something to write home about for many of my running friends, but given the circumstances of how I run marathons, etc. it is pretty pleasing.<br /><br />It was my 9th fastest of 28 marathon finishes, and it is right at the dividing line between quality efforts and "a finish".<br /><br />I'm very fortunate to be able to say that I can go out and run a marathon at any time. Not with any cockiness, mind you, but I love being able to say that. "That" is my biggest athletic achievement, for sure. While an Ironman is something that a lot of people can't get their mind around, many also can't when you tell them that you didn't necessarily train normally. Like I said, that's my fun.<br /><br />But ... I'm very thankful that I have the financial resources to be able to do this as well as the physical abilities. My life is rich with experiences that many others don't have the opportunity to experience and I never, ever forget that.<br /><br />I'm really pleased that I managed this race very, very well.<br /><br />Some of the normal pain was mitigated a little bit by a steady diet of Tylenol pre-race. This is something that I picked up a few years ago from <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Niki Bellnoski</span> </strong>(then Swearingen) of the Seven Hills Running Club.<br /><br />I had a pre-race banana while walking from my hotel to the start.<br /><br />I had plenty of pre-race fluids. I was nursing a bottle of Powerade at the start and carried the bottle with me for the first four miles.<br /><br />Because of the cool temperatures, I wore gloves the entire time, which also served to be able to carry three Gu or Power Bar gels - two chocolate and one strawberry banana. I picked up two on the course. I used four and was left with one. I used them at about every 70 minutes. (Nutrition is something that I'm going to have to pay close attention to at Rocky Raccoon. That and fluid intake are my biggest fears to be honest.)<br /><br />I stayed on top of my electrolytes. They had some product called UltraLyte Electrolyte. It was actually pretty palatable to the stomach. (I won't comment on what it looked like though!)<br /><br />And the weather was in my favor the whole race. The sun never came out (although I got some extra burn on my scalp from Saturday.) It was between low 50's and the mid 60's with occasional cool breezes. My kind of weather!<br /><br />They had an 8-wave starting system. The elites went off at 5:30 a.m. and I was in wave 7, which had a 6:22 a.m. start. My hotel, which was about 7 blocks down Folsom from the start/finish, gave me a 2 p.m. late checkout since I'm a Platinum Premier member with Marriott and it allowed me to not have to leave my room until 5:30 a.m.<br /><br />The waves were necessary because of the spacing on the Golden Gate Bridge, which, of course, has inclines - but very, very cool to run over. Just as cool as the Verrazano Narrows at the INY New York City Marathon!<br /><br />I made a conscious decision to start at the front of the wave. Well, somebody helped me make it!<br /><br />I saw this cute woman who had an uncanny resemblance to someone in our local athletic communities. The similarities were striking. As the waves started to walk up to the start line, where Runner's World's <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bart Yasso</span></strong> was holding court as the race's Court Jester, I found out that she was doing her first marathon! Very cool.<br /><br />Mile 1 - 10:00<br />Mile 2 - 10:37<br /><br />I had to remind myself that I wasn't trying to PR at the half marathon. Big mistake at Philadelphia in November was made when I went 2:11 in the front half only to go 2:40 on the back half. Plus, this was supposed to be one of many training runs for Rocky Raccoon in February. These two miles ran us through Fisherman's Wharf and past Ghiradelli Chocolate.<br /><br />Mile 3 - 11:55<br /><br />This mile had the first of many hills. The elevation chart shows about a 100-foot climb on the back side of Nob Hill. I told myself, "I'm training for an ultra. Walk the uphill. Run as much of everything else."<br /><br />Mile 4 - 10:34<br />Mile 5 - 11:13<br /><br />These two miles gave us beautiful views from the shoreline of the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow. Nice. Still feeling really good. Trying to take it easy. Midway through mile 4, I hear "We are ...." from behind and I rattled off "Penn State". It was <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dane Rauscheberg</span></strong>. He and Sam Falsenfeld started at the very back and were passing people to raise money for charity. You could contribute $2.62 as part of your registration toward their causes. I did.<br /><br />I was also keeping my eye on the cutie in the all purple outfit that was at the starting line too. :)<br /><br />Mile 6 - 12:48<br /><br />A couple of steep climbs. A little over 100-foot gain from the mile 5 marker to the half way point and then another 100-foot gain to the mile 6 sign, which was about in the middle of the bridge. Wall to wall people on the bridge, but very cool.<br /><br />Mile 7 - 10:41<br />Mile 8 - 11:48<br />Mile 9 - 10:47<br /><br />All three of these mile markers are on the bridge. You climb to a little over 250 feet of elevation at mile markers 6.5 and 8.5. You actually go off of the bridge and into a pull-out parking lot that looks back over the bay and the city off to the side of the bridge.<br /><br />At about mile 8.5, I asked if she was "from around here". She said that she was from Ohio. I told her that I had worked in the Youngstown area back in 2006. She was from close to there, as it turned out: Warren, Ohio. She said she was enjoying the marathon so far and that she had to stop and take some pictures. Gee thanks ... that means she would have been kicking my butt otherwise.<br /><br />Mile 10 - 11:50<br />Mile 11 - 10:44<br /><br />Mile 10 was brutal. You dropped about a 100 feet in the first half of the mile and then climbed 150 to get to the mile 10 marker. This put you firmly in the Presidio, where they have a tough 10-mile race there.<br /><br />Mile 11 wasn't any prettier. It was a crushing 230-foot drop in elevation. I tried to keep from crushing my quads by running down the hill in a zig zag motion. Looks kind of silly, but it keeps from punishing them when you need them later on in the race. (Thank goodness that there won't be any of that silliness at Rocky.)<br /><br />Mile 12 - 12:14<br />Mile 13 - 12:15<br /><br />This put us through what was known as Sea Cliff and into Golden Gate Park. Mile 12 included about a 140-foot climb and then mile 13 had two dips and one climb of about 50 feet each.<br /><br />Mile 14 - 10:57<br /><br />The cramping started to occur here and I got concerned that this was going to be another Kona, but much cooler outside (which can have its own negative effect since you're not generating much body heat from walking). I just simply took the time to rub it out as well as walking backwards when I needed to.<br /><br />Mile 15 - 12:56<br />Mile 16 - 12:37<br />Mile 17 - 12:08<br /><br />Still in the Park, I constantly was fighting off the cramps. At the mile 14 marker, you are at about 75 feet above sea level. At mile 16.5, you get to 300 feet. Seriously, this course was a continuous beast.<br /><br />I found out that she was celebrating her 40th birthday ("in the last month") by doing a destination marathon instead of one in her home state. And while walking backwards up the hill, I found out her bib number was 10341. It didn't have her name on the bib, but some other odd spelling. Didn't want to make it look obvious that I was looking for it. :)<br /><br />Mile 18 - 11:48<br /><br />This is where <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Barbara Kosinski</span></strong>, who I found out from the results, got a burst of energy and as you could tell, I tried to put the hammer down, so to speak, and keep up. She kind of dropped me like a bad habit. :) No doubt, 17-plus miles of motivation. Thanks Barbara! A very nice woman to talk to!<br /><br />Mile 19 - 12:48 (3:40:40)<br />Mile 20 - 12:07 (3:52:47)<br />Mile 21 - 12:21 (4:05:08)<br /><br />The 19-mile marker was at the end of the Park and miles 20 and 21 came in the Haight Asbury section (yes, there were some folks who look like they were still stoning from the 70s) and into The Mission part of San Francisco. It also took us from about 250 feet of elevation to just under 50 feet.<br /><br />I was very pleased to be at mile 20 in 3:52 and change, given the constant course elevation change. I took note that my cardio was in great shape. It was just that everything from my mid-section down were things that I am going to need to focus on - core and leg strength, cramping and foot care.<br /><br />Mile 22 - 14:24<br />Mile 23 - 14:48<br />Mile 24 - 13:07<br />Mile 25 - 15:45<br />Mile 26 - 12:42<br />Last .2 - 2:10<br /><br />These miles probably cost me a low 5:10 marathon, but again: this was an expensive ($162) training run. And I had done really, really well given my style of preparation.<br /><br />I walked back to the hotel, got on Facebook a little bit, got a shower, grabbed something at Starbucks before getting my car and making the drive back to Fresno (to swap cars) and then on here to Tulare, California for work. I was sitting in Chili's treating myself by 7 p.m.!<br /><br />On the drive, I talked to <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> and I was just really estatic about the effort. Really looking forward to Bill's input as I make the journey to February. There are many more marathons to run between here and then. Honestly, it is the only way that I'll get ready.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and sharing in the experience!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-6655444937313218227?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-89222072667470647472011-07-30T22:27:00.002-05:002011-07-30T23:02:37.952-05:00When I started to run (never fast, mind you) back in 2003, I kept track of everything - how many races I ran and of what distance, and so on. <br /><br />I still do, but to a much more limited extent (pretty much just marathons and half marathons). 27 and 70-something. 14 and 34 states, respectively.<br /><br />And, it is pretty easy to remember that I've done three duathlons too.<br /><br />When I say "back to the basics", I guess I mean from a pre-race preparation standpoint. I'm in San Francisco, California right now, waiting to start what I hope to be my 28th career marathon finish. (I've started 29 to date, but DNF'd at both the West Texas Crossroads Marathon in Odessa and an edition of the Surfside Beach Marathon. Both at mile 23, by the way.)<br /><br />My best friend, and coach (when I want to be coached, that is), <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> tells all of his runners a couple of things - 1.) Friday night is when you should attempt to get your best night's sleep before a marathon and 2.) the day before your marathon you should be off of your feet as much as possible.<br /><br />I did those two things this time - as opposed to last month's <strong><span style="color:#006600;">Kona Marathon</span></strong> where I attended a charity 5K, flew from Houston to Los Angeles to Kona, got four hours of sleep in a hotel bed and the finished the race with a PW (personal worst) and an IV. Yeah, one of those that go in your arm. Nice! :)<br /><br />And I used to blog all the time.<br /><br />As I begin my journey to February's Rocky Raccoon 100-miler, I plan on going back to my roots - and doing more races! I have five marathons already scheduled - 2 for September, 2 for December and, of course, Houston in January.<br /><br />When I schedule out-of-town marathons, it is really based on whether I can fit it into my schedule or not. That is, around my full-time job. The only reason that I am doing the San Francisco Marathon is because I am working in the central California valley during the week. It was easy to say, "I'll stay over the weekend and drive up and run this marathon."<br /><br />I rarely am ever concerned about the course profile, etc. It is all about the travel logistics. The biggest thing this weekend for me is getting the 2 p.m. late checkout on Sunday.<br /><br />My wave starts at 6:22 a.m. (The elites go off at 5:30 a.m.) The start is six blocks down Folsom Street. (I'm at the Marriott Courtyard at 2nd and Folsom in the Financial District.) As long as I keep it under six hours (which I dearly hope so with the GREAT weather), I should be fine.<br /><br />I'll repeat that rationale of thinking in September when I go to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Quad Cities, Illinois (really Moline and Burlington, Iowa) and fly out of Omaha, Nebraska and Chicago, respectively.<br /><br />So it is almost 9 p.m. Pacific time and I have plenty of water and Powerade here, Tylenol Extra (which I've been taking since yesterday) and food for in the morning. I'm more planned then I've been in a long, long while.<br /><br />Did I say that the weather was GREAT?! <br /><br />People are wearing jackets and coats. For me, that is absolutely perfect! I'm debating between wearing my 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon finisher's shirt or my Penn State long sleeve technical shirt. Either way, I'll represent well!<br /><br />Small world story today. As I was going down the elevator here at the hotel, a woman stepped on it at the 11th floor. Oddly enough, I recognized her! She had on a 2008 Love The Half jacket (which is a program that my friend <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Paula Robertson</span></strong> of Dallas put on for many years to encourage people to run more half marathons.)<br /><br />We walked about half way to the Expo when some things that she was telling me confirmed that it was <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Maggie Mount</span></strong> of Rockwall, Texas, who was chasing half marathons on the half2run.com list and has done the Texas Marathon Triple. I told her that I was the finish line announcer at both Kingwood and Seabrook. And that I knew that her and her husband, Robert, from it! I texted Seabrook race director <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Robby Sabban</span></strong> and his reply was, "Great stuff!"<br /><br />Once I got to the Expo, I saw <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dane Rauschenberg </span></strong>- a Penn Stater who ran 52 marathons on 52 weekends in 2008. Marshall Ulrich and Bart Yasso were both there signing their books, but I didn't stop to listen either one of them speak. (I think Marshall was yesterday and Bart was today.)<br /><br />The Expo was nowhere near like anything Houston, Boston or New York City does.<br /><br />I had lunch at Amici's and had a mini, 7-inch pizza titled, "Philly". I figured I might try to channel the 4:51 from last November. I'd like to get back there, but I have to remember that I can't run a PR marathon time while doing a 100-miler either. The restaraunt was very close to AT&amp;T Park where the San Francisco Giants play.<br /><br />I walked around and in the Park a little bit and then went back to the hotel and actually slept some during the afternoon.<br /><br />Even though I don't train traditionally, I know that I can finish a marathon at any time. And tomorrow, I hope to be no different.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to be running more marathons - and enjoying them!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-8922207266747064747?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-63594284209146201512010-11-19T23:59:00.003-06:002010-11-20T04:33:17.715-06:00I won’t have the time to write this on Saturday so it will get written today on Friday.<br /><br />I’m less than 48 hours from the start of the Philadelphia Marathon. It will be my first marathon since the Chevron Houston Marathon earlier this year, which I wasn’t ready for.<br /><br />This is different. I’m ready.<br /><br />I've done probably 85% of the work that my coach has put out for me, but his targets were lower (i.e. slower time) and I've been fortunate enough to exceed them.<br /><br />I’m prepared to accept what the course gives to me on Sunday, but I plan to try and take as much from it as I possibly can.<br /><br />A big shout out to Dr. Dawn Schwab and Dr. Lisa Hanson with Spinal Care Chiropractic Center for helping me get physically ready for race day on Sunday. They've taken care of me as if I were an elite athlete.<br /><br />As I’ve said before, 2010 has been different. Those that know, know this.<br /><br />I have one person to thank for being the catalyst to signing up for this race in particular. The candle was already drawn so to speak, but they lit the match.<br /><br />They know who they are.<br /><br />I doubt that they’ll read this, but in the case that they do, “Thank you. Our friendship is different and unique, has taken some twists and turns, but it is very much appreciated and am honored to have it."<br /><br />While I have a lot of friends, for which I'm very thankful, of course, two are particularly close to me - <strong>Kim Hager</strong> and <strong>John Laskowski</strong>. Kim, I've known for about five years and if I were to attempt an Ironman, she would be my coach (my apologies to Dana, Michelle, Trent and others) if she would have me as one of her athletes ... ;) I had the honor of watching her qualify for Kona this September at Ironman Wisconsin and her running with Waverly for the 2007 Houston Marathon 5K - while I ran the marathon - will always have a special place in my heart.<br /><br />Close to my coach, John has been the most consistent and constant source of encouragement for me this year and has developed into a true friend since our first and often laughed about meeting in the last mile of the second annual Armadillo Dash in College Station (2008). It was an honor to travel with John to Ironman Florida to support the 27 triathletes from Montgomery County and Spring that stamped their names forever with the title of Ironman.<br /><br />I get a third vacation this year because I had to burn an extra one because of a change in company policy in regards to the accrual of time.<br /><br />All three have been or will be spent with the person in my life who keeps me from ever throwing in the towel, <strong>my daughter, Waverly</strong>.<br /><br />I just hope that I can continue to be everything she would ever want from in a father.<br /><br />Saturday’s marathon will be my 25th marathon. She was at the first one in Washington, D.C. for the Marine Corps Marathon. That was October 31, 2004.<br /><br />Six years later, she gets to make another road trip for me to finish a marathon. I just hope that with some recent developments in my health, that it won’t be my last one.<br /><br />Nothing to be alarmed about, but I’ll share them in a post-race report.<br /><br />We’ll get to see my grandparents in central Pennsylvania, visit Penn State I’m sure (for more gear, of course) and then travel to the Big Apple to witness the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person.<br /><br />As most of you know, I love her more than anything else or anybody in the entire world.<br /><br />I will get to stay with a friend of mine, <strong>Rob Jones</strong> and his wife, <strong>Lysa</strong>, on Saturday evening in the Philadelphia area. Rob was a co-worker of mine who came down and ran the 2001 hp Houston Marathon in like 2:51 (actually 2:51:23). It was the first year without any prize money and I think Jonesy finished 10th or something (actually 17th). The post-race Chevron Houston Marathon celebration at Pappasito’s every year still takes place after my parents took him there after his visit to Houston.<br /><br />At 42, he just did the St. George Marathon in 2:47, I believe. On 30 miles a week running as part of triathlon training. He tells me he wishes he had gotten into tri's sooner.<br /><br />Rob was one of the reasons why I finally decided to try and run. He ran out to the mile 5 mark of a 10K race in Kennett’s Square, Pennsylvania after a company meeting a number of years back and it appears that I’ll get some post 20-mile pacing help from him on Sunday. I’m so blessed.<br /><br />While Waverly, of course, is the best, my last note of thanks is to perhaps my best friend.<br /><br />He took my motivation for this race and helped me frame it appropriately.<br /><br />His selflessness is absolutely incredible and sometimes knows no bounds.<br /><br />Anybody who will get up and ride his bike with you at 3 a.m. in the morning -- and in the cold -- to help you achieve your goal is to be treasured as a friend.<br /><br />While he has a lot of runners that he coaches who have a wide range of ability, his love and passion for them as athletes and, most importantly, people are equal and is as committed – if not more than - as any coach in our area (and we have some excellent ones).<br /><br /><strong>Bill Dwyer</strong>, thank you for being an incredible friend, coach (yes, coach … strange for me to use those words) and consistent and committed source of encouragement to me and my daughter.<br /><br />We’ve been blamed for a lot of things over the last few years, but the one thing that nobody will ever take away from us is that everything we’ve done has come from the heart and has been to give back to people who have given so much to both of us.<br /><br />I hope that I can put forth the effort on Sunday that comes close to the support that you have given me this year. Without that support, I wouldn't be ready to step to the starting line as prepared as I am. Thank you.<br /><br />And thanks to all of you who have read this. I hope that I can give you something to talk about me ... finally! :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-6359428420914620151?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-60078451585778048182010-10-10T20:24:00.002-05:002010-10-10T20:30:51.556-05:002010 will eventually go down as one that has been the most challenging, yet action-packed, of them all, and there's still two and a half months left.<br /><br />As I may have mentioned before, there was one specific incident this spring that fueled me to commit and sign up for the Philadelphia Marathon the third weekend in November.<br /><br />Its been said not to do certain things in anger, but I'm not sure if road races were ever part of that definition. However, the results have been mostly pleasant.<br /><br />I asked my good friend, <strong>Bill Dwyer</strong>, to put together a range of overall miles and long run targets, which would give me a guideline to get to where I wanted to be.<br /><br />I'm too fluid of a person to follow a regimented schedule, but give me some guidelines and let me figure out how to get there. While I always appreciate the support and encouragement from many, it'll mean even more to me in the end if I can be successful with my own approach. We all get to the same, yet different places in our lives so many different ways. Who's to say that one person's is better than the others?<br /><br />November 21 will be here in six short weeks and there's lot to do in the interim. I'm already looking forward to flying to Philadelphia with Waverly the day before, running the marathon on Sunday, and then going to visit my grandparents for a couple of days before going to New York City for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.<br /><br />With a recent College Night this past week at Waverly's high school, I know that the volume of these days will soon dwindle. Bittersweet, but eager to achieve them still.<br /><br />Achieve. An interesting word.<br /><br />Is hitting a specific time or completing a specific event all that makes us who we are? I'm afraid for some it is. I spoke with a coach this summer at a race and he said that he has clients that they've thrown so much into achieving one thing that they look in the mirror afterwards, having abandoned all else to get there and go, "Wow. What's next?"<br /><br />I don't want that ever to be me. And I've got a tons of friends and supporters who will ever keep that from happening.<br /><br />I had no clue how today was going to go. Monday, the discovery of what I already knew - that my hips were out of alignment - also revealed a very tight right piriformis muscle. I hit the bike for an hour and a half ride on Monday, followed by another hour and a half on the eliptical machine on Tuesday before adding a 14-mile ride on Thursday and 7.5 miles on the treadmill Friday.<br /><br />Saturday would bring covering the fifth annual Memorial Hermann Ten For Texas, which included more than I can adequately explain (and that you have time to read), and then co-hosting an online forum, produced by Woodlands MultiSport, to follow <strong>John Laskowski</strong> and <strong>Amy Barr</strong> while they competed at the Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.<br /><br />Bill wrote me on Friday with the following note: "Might depend on how tired you are from watching Kona. 1:36:45."<br /><br />I had been up at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, took a short nap at 12:15 a.m. on Sunday morning trying to catch Amy's finish after John had, and might have ended up getting three hours of sleep overall at best.<br /><br />I had posted on my Facebook status a goal time of 1:38 or better, but really didn't know for sure with the slight physical setback.<br /><br />I got to Clear Lake a little bit before 6 a.m. on Sunday, was clearly tired and my leg was not in very good shape from sitting most of Saturday afternoon and evening. I tried to stretch it as much as I could while visiting with <strong>Joe Carey</strong> and <strong>Adrienne Langelier</strong> for much of the pre-race time.<br /><br />Actually, I felt surprisingly good and warmed up about 10 minutes before the start of the race.<br /><br />A couple of minutes before the start of the race, I thought about the job that my friend, <strong>John Laskowski</strong>, did at Kona just a few short hours before. Absolutely incredible. It was an inspiring performance. I just wanted to run as well as what John had been running - both in his last race and an amazing 4:18 marathon at Kona.<br /><br />And I had hoped that there was a little bit of magic left in the "magic hat" - an Ironman Texas visor.<br /><br />After a short prayer and the National Anthem, I quickly realized that I should have more farther up in the queue: I'm running faster now.<br /><br />Mile one came and went in 8:53.61, but I spent a lot of energy passing and dodging people. A mistake that I know better from having participated in as many races as I do.<br /><br />The temperatures were still cool, but not as chilly as they were the day before for Ten For Texas. The second mile was 9:13.76 and I started to realize that this might be a long day.<br /><br />As we made the right-hand turn on to Red Bluff and before I made it to mile three, <strong>Paige Krekeler</strong>, who was part of HARRA's AED/CPR team today, commented that I was "flying" and asked if I wanted my picture taken while I was running. I told her, "Maybe a size down from now".<br /><br />Mile three came in at 9:20.14. I wasn't redlining yet, but I was really worried about being able to slow things down and run controlled, like the 16-miler the Sunday before and like John had run at Avia on Labor Day.<br /><br />I know. Do the math. With a nine-minute mile for one-tenth (:54), I had just run a 28:21 5K. Not real smart.<br /><br />My biggest concern was keeping it from falling apart. I saw John Isgren with raceshots.net at the next right hand turn off of Red Bluff. Nice encouragement from John and shortly after that I started to set my sights on a legend in the Houston running community, <strong>Jack Lippincott</strong>.<br /><br />Jack is 64 and has been slowing down of late, and, of course, I should get myself into even better shape so that it isn't an issue. In his prime, Jack ran the early Houston Marathons in the 2:30's and 2:40's. I caught Jack before the mile 4 water stop, which was ably manned by the Bay Area Running Club. 9:29.72 is what the watch would say for the fourth mile.<br /><br />Have I said yet how I thought it was going to have been the longest 10 miles that I was going to run? Well, there, I said it.<br /><br />In mile five, there was a police officer on his motorcycle that went by me in the left-hand lane of traffic and he had country music playing. God Bless. I said something to him and finally it clicked to him. He circled around and came up aside me again and I got to hear the strains of Merle Haggard's "Okie To Muskogee".<br /><br />It also made me think of a February 2007 event that <strong>Kim Hager</strong>, <strong>Bill Dwyer</strong> and myself put on at Luke's Locker called "Spin For ALS" and Kim joked that you couldn't spin to country. Yeah right. You like Eminem. I like George Strait.<br /><br />9:38.88 is what mile 5 came in, but I was concerned. I had to stop and take a quick blow just past the timing mat. It would later reveal that I ran the first five in 46:36.11 - a definite 5-mile PR.<br /><br />But I wondered if the bleeding had begun.<br /><br />I grabbed fluids from the Clear Lake Fitness Club water stop just before mile 6 and turning on to NASA Road 1 and the tired feeling from Saturday hit me. I was exhausted and I really began to think that hitting 1:38 might have even been in question.<br /><br />Mile 6 was 9:57.82 for a cumulative time of 56:33.93. One good thing is that I hadn't started to do the math for a projected finishing time.<br /><br />I went through the 10K marker at 58:34.45 and 2:00.52 from the mile marker. That concerned me because that means that I was now running at a 10-minute per mile pace.<br /><br />I thought to myself that there were others that I knew that had just as long of a day as I had the day before and their world was currently quite a bit more challenging than mine.<br /><br />I didn't necessarily find another speed gear, but I made the next right-hand turn off of NASA Road 1 and capped off mile 7 in 9:49.50.<br /><br />Miles eight and nine were the same -- 9:46.96 and 9:48.20.<br /><br />I had three songs going through my head - one George Strait song and two of the recent cuts off of the new Zac Brown Band CD - as well as thinking about running controlled and tall like John has been doing so well.<br /><br />The 15K marker came 3:11.76 into the mile and I really started to fear a collapse. So I started to pick it up as much as I could.<br /><br />The weekend before during the 16-miler, I saw a woman cross the street in front of me a ways away and I tried to catch her. I didn't, but I put down a strong finish into Terramont Park.<br /><br />But the push caused me to stop twice to get a quick blow. The second of which saw me to the right of a foursome from the Tornados Running Club, including <strong>Leno Rios</strong> and <strong>Francisco "Paco" Garza</strong>. Leno left me no option: "Find a way to the finish line."<br /><br />When you have the respect of some of the Tornados, you run.<br /><br />Penn Stater and HMSAer <strong>Ed Fry</strong> was to the right offering encouragement. Terlinguan <strong>Ben Harvie</strong> to the left. I could see Adrienne ahead. I heard her say something, as I made the right-hand turn to the finish, about not being able to pace me in for this one.<br /><br />Approaching the finish line, I was so surprised to see a 1:35 on the clock, but it went to 1:36:07 before I crossed.<br /><br />However, I was incredibly satisfied with the result.<br /><br />I knew the offset time at the start was 37 seconds; therefore, I had just posted a 1:35:30 time -- for a 6-minute, 5-year PR.<br /><br />I headed north as quick as I could after a little socializing, made it home and to church in time to hear Waverly sing during this morning's Communion service. And then we followed it up with breakfast at our favorite place -- The Egg &amp; I in Shenandoah.<br /><br />A great day.<br /><br />Chip offset -- 37.61<br />Mile 1 -- 8:53.61<br />Mile 2 -- 9:13.76 (18:07.37)<br />Mile 3 -- 9:20.14 (27:27.51)<br />Mile 4 -- 9:29.72 (36:57.23)<br />Mile 5 -- 9:38.88 (46:36.11)<br />Mile 6 -- 9:57.82 (56:33.93)<br />10K -- 2:00.52 (58:34.45)<br />Mile 7 -- 7:48.98 (66:23.43)<br />Mile 8 -- 9:46.94 (76:10.37)<br />Mile 9 -- 9:48.20 (85:58.57)<br />15K -- 3:11.76 (89:10.33)<br />Mile 10 -- 6:20.02 (95:30.35)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-6007845158577804818?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-8117315864239791372010-09-11T14:37:00.003-05:002010-09-11T14:48:04.470-05:00Today's race in Elroy, Wisconsin (population 1,578) was one about friends. I drew on my experiences and friendships with a number of different people as I posted a new personal best at the half marathon distance. It wasn't by much, but 13 seconds still count!<br /><br />The <strong>Elroy Tunnel-Trails Half Marathon</strong> had 85 finishers a year ago, and I'm not sure that they might not have been too many more starters than that. Once I had made the decision to go and cover Ironman Wisconsin, which is in Madison on Sunday, September 12, I quickly signed up for this race. It would allow for me to run a half marathon in my 34th state.<br /><br />Google Maps had suggested to allow myself approximately two hours to get there, but it didn't really seem that I needed that long. I pulled into town at approximately 7:15 a.m. and drove around for about 15 minutes until I found the park where the race would start and finish at. Buses would take us out to Hustler, Wisconsin. (Just stop right there. There was Amish children there set up to sell items for the town's regular Farmer's Market.) I started to get a little discouraged because I didn't know the condition of the trail and it seemed like we were being bussed out about 15 miles.<br /><br />I actually had come into the race expecting to PR. Yes, a dangerous thought given that I had pretty much rested the entire week. Not by design, though. As I was expecting to run on conditions that were more like a road surface, I actually ditched the PR notions and focused on just having a good race.<br /><br />On the way, I saw that <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bill Dwyer</span></strong> had called to wish me well. I returned the call (after Juliee Sparks answered the call to try and throw me for a curve) and we talked for a little bit, and I thought that all great coaches do things like this. I had watched <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Andrew Strong</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fred Johnson</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Walt</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lisa Yarrow's</span></strong> coach, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Muddy Waters</span></strong>, watch them at the bike exit at Ironman Louisville and then retreat to his hotel to call his athletes that were doing Subaru Ironman Canada. Bill's phone message that I got later went like this, "Good luck today. Don't get too greedy too soon with it. Be patient, and hopefully run a PR. That would be really cool. But just good luck and have fun, that's the main thing."<br /><br />The course description is as follows: The half marathon is unique in that it uses three different bike trails and features a fascinating tunnel. The event begins in the charming village of Hustler, Wisconsin. The runners will begin the race on the peaceful and secluded Juneau County Omaha Trail and head south towards Elroy for about 10 miles. Runners will pass through the tunnel after about three miles of the run. The tunnel was built in 1876 and is 875 feet long! There is a gradual incline up to the tunnel and a gradual decline afterwards. Flashlights will be given to the runners while in the tunnel to increase safety. Furthermore, runners should use caution and good judgment while running in the tunnel. Upon entering Elroy, the course will take a short wind through Kimball Avenue and then a one-mile trek on County PP. There, the runners will take the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail into Elroy, pick up the 400 Trail, and enter the Elroy City (Schultz) Park for the finish line.<br /><br />As we started the race, I was surprised that the trail was actually pretty good surface, but not what I was expected. I tried to keep it calm because I usually go out too fast. However, it was becoming readily apparent, after passing mile 1 and getting a time mark, that I needed to urinate.<br /><br />Mile 1 -- 9:30.11<br /><br />During mile 2, I was making decisions, based on trying to hit a PR, on whether or not I would be able to hold things and for how long. I made the realization that I would probably slow down focusing on it the longer I went. Once we passed the mile 2 mark, we had to cross a highway. I picked a strategic angle behind a vehicle along the open road and did what I needed to do. Once done, I got some fluid at the aid station and took off trying to "make up" as much time as I could.<br />Mile 2 -- 9:40.75<br />Mile 3 -- 10:45.65<br /><br />The one thing that I noticed, though, is that in mile 3 a steady incline was occuring and did through most of mile 4 until we came to the tunnel. It was dark enough that you had to grab a flashlight from a volunteer and about three-quarters of the way, it was necessary to slow down a little because you were unsure of your footing. The mile 4 marker was a little beyond the end of the tunnel and I kept telling myself that this was like running out Lake Woodlands from Market Street during my long runs to date.<br /><br />Mile 4 -- 10:15.91<br /><br />With a little downhill, I started to pick up the pace a little bit and focus on form. I remembered the gutsy performance that <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kirsten Krause</span></strong> had during CB&amp;I earlier this year. She really hammered things on the run and I used that effort the following day when I ran a 2:13-and high change in a half in Dallas to push through the last four miles. My legs were feeling it again here because I hadn't run the entire week after putting 36 miles on in about 72 hours at the end of the previous week.<br /><br />I don't know if I'll blame her for the bee sting that came as I crossed a bridge. I looked and there was a bumblebee attached to the upper front portion on the inside of my left leg. I swatted it away and now I'm surprised it didn't come back for more. I kept an eye on it for a little bit to see if it was going to swell up or not. (I learned later from the EMS guys is that if I was going to have a reaction, it is likely I would have taken a DNF.) I actually stopped at the mile 6 aid station for a few seconds to get some advise and then I tried to get back and push things a little bit.<br /><br />Mile 5 -- 9:44.63<br />Mile 6 -- 9:50.00<br /><br />I could feel the pain of the sting a little bit, but I chuckled about the magic hat - a Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas visor that I was given at the night of the event announcement - that I was wearing. As a result, I thought about <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">John Laskowski's</span></strong> performance on Monday at the Avia Austin Triathlon and how smooth he handled the run portion of the course that day. While wearing the hat, of course! I tried to mimic that calm, cool form as much as I could. You'll note that mile 7 was my fastest mile all day.<br /><br />Mile 7 -- 9:38.44<br /><br />There was another little incline in mile 8 and about midway through the mile, I thought about <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Vanessa Gnatzig</span></strong>, who is training for Ironman Florida and was a pretty good high school and college cross country and track athlete, and her comment on my Facebook this morning and how she said to enjoy the beautiful state. I was doing my best to, and just as I thought that I turned to the left and there was a pool of water covered in algae. Yes, the algae, I swear, was Team Strive green. Mile 8 I really hustled to get to the cone that was in the middle of a foot bridge to keep the split under 10 minutes.<br /><br />Mile 8 -- 9:58.90 (1:19:24)<br /><br />The trail from Hustler to Elroy was about 8 miles a sign said. But during mile 9, we were still on it. A little bit faster. Not sure I really remembered why. At the beginning of the mile, I talked with an aid station worker very briefly about Penn State-Alabama. Yes, I was wearing my Penn State running shirt.<br /><br />I also remembered here about what I've heard <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kim Hager</span></strong> has said about enjoying the experience. Sure, racing is supposed to be hard, but enjoy it.<br /><br />Also before I got to mile 9, I also thought about <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Adrienne Langelier </span></strong>running me in a couple of races three to four weeks ago and the annual tradition that <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Waverly</span></strong> and I have of finishing the last three miles together of the Chevron Houston Marathon.<br /><br />Mile 9 -- 9:44.42 (1:29:08)<br /><br />This mile took us to the roads a little bit, which I loved. However, it had three good inclines on it. After we passed those, and entering a downhill, I started to run more strong and more confidently. And once the mile marker came in the view, I made a deal to the euphemistic running gods that I was going to run a 10-mile PR, perhaps even at the expense of a half marathon PR. There, of course, was an incline to the marker, but I kept the split, again, under 10 minutes.<br /><br />Mile 10 -- 9:55.61 (1:39:04)<br /><br />Shortly thereafter, we met a stiff headwind before a left-hand turn on to another trail. This trail was a better crushed and packed surface than we have in Houston at Memorial Park, which made it pretty good to run on. Miles 11 and 12 were steady. Mile 12 had a little bit of a dip right before the mile marker.<br /><br />Mile 11 -- 10:04.44 (1:49:08)<br />Mile 12 -- 10:03.40 (1:59:12)<br /><br />As I crossed the main drag of town, I had to take a quick break to catch my breath - actually twice - before getting back to work and trying to meet the PR. At this time, I could also begin to feel my legs to begin to cramp and, of course, making me to question the wisdom of not getting my work done earlier in the week. Just the last half mile or so, I could see volunteers on the trail. There was a string of a flags on both sides of the trail and it was on the other side of a street crossing. I was visually focusing on that and ran towards it. I quickly came to find out that I ran right past a sign to make a right-hand turn. As you can imagine, I was livid.<br /><br />I turned around, made a left turn (which should of originally been a right), crossed the road still complaining, and then missed going a little further off the road once I crossed the street and instead ran alongside the road into the park. A volunteer, who I had talked to before the race, opened the gate. Looking at the two events together, I don't think I lost any distance that would have put the PR in jeopardy.<br /><br />They then made you do a lap and a half at and by the finish line. Painful. It was just a little bit bigger than a track, but a little bloated in the middle. So you had to run by the finish line once. They said it was about .4 miles. So when I looked at my watch, as I made my first pass, it read 2:05. I knew I had a chance. I basically ran it like a 400, even though it was really more like 640. I passed three women who might have been doing their half loop before the finish. All I can say is the speedwork pays.<br /><br />Last 1.1 -- 10:33.48 (2:09:45)<br /><br />That was half marathon number 74 and in state 34. Here's my top six half marathons:<br /><br />2:09:45 - 9/11/10 - Elroy Tunnel-Trails Half Marathon, Elroy, WI - 74<br />2:09:58 - 3/18/06 - Wheatfield Half Marathon, The Dalles, OR - 24<br />2:12:06 - 1/29/06 - 12th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 23<br />2:12:26 - 1/28/07 - 13th annual 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX - 31<br />2:13:55 - 5/2/10 - Heels and Hills Half Marathon, Irving, TX - 71 (Mostly flat, 60s)<br />2:14:09 - 1/11/09 - First Light Half Marathon, Mobile, AL - 56 (Flat)<br /><br />My last racing day, which I ran three in the same day, was with Bill Dwyer and Adrienne Langelier.<br /><br />Today, of course, to Wisconsin, I came alone. A friend wrote about that concept last night and they said, "That makes going alone fun, it's more of an adventure."<br /><br />I'd say that they're right. ;)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-811731586423979137?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-83063760342593334392010-08-17T17:02:00.002-05:002010-08-17T17:11:53.518-05:00Running three races in one day really wasn't that big of a deal, especially when you've done multiple legs during the <a href="http://www.texasindependencerelay.com/"><strong>Texas Independence Relay</strong></a>. However, part of the fun was sharing with the experience with great friends -- and the looks from people when you told them what you were doing!<br /><br />I'm very blessed to know a lot of people in our area athletic communities and it always seems that I get the opportunity, as a result of that, to meet many more. That, my friends, is why I do all of the things that I do.<br /><br />I actually haven't been doing a lot of racing because I've been seriously training for the <a href="http://www.philadelphiamarathon.com/"><strong>Philadelphia Marathon</strong></a> on Sunday, November 21. It has been a goal of mine since the second weekend of April and I hope to do well there and at the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong>Chevron Houston Marathon</strong></a> on Sunday, January 30, 2011.<br /><br />When <strong>Bill Dwyer</strong> said that <strong>Adrienne Langelier</strong> and <strong>Juliee Sparks</strong> were planning on running the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Friends Helping Friends 5K/10K</span></strong> in Clear Lake, I thought that I might go along and run the race as well.<br /><br />As the time drew near, I had very easily seen the information on Run In Texas' <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sand Crab 5K/10K</span></strong> in Galveston that evening. It was on <a href="http://www.thewoodlandsrunningclub.org/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">The Woodlands Running Club</span></strong></a> website, but I stumbled on an "under the radar" 5K in Humble that started at - 6 p.m.! It was for a brand new middle school in the Humble Independent School District. I saw it on a community blog on the Houston Chronicle web site one day while I was at work.<br /><br />The wheels were then set into motion: three races in one day!<br /><br />I have run two races in a day many times. The first that I can remember was back in 2005. I drove to San Marcos early on a late September Saturday morning to run the Country Roads 10K, which is hosted by the <a href="http://www.sanmarcosrunners.org/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">San Marcos Runners Club</span></strong></a>, and then came back to run on a four-person relay at the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">HARRA Cross Country Relay</span></strong>. My three teammates are still very good friends of mine - <strong>Holden Choi</strong>, <strong>Jessica Alexander</strong> and <strong>Cassie Mondragon</strong> (she was Cowan then).<br /><br />The difference of this experience, though, is that I am right on the cusp of being in the best running shape that I've ever been - and the first race of the day would prove that.<br /><br />Adrienne, Bill, <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Waverly</span></strong> and I left from my place at about 4:45 a.m. As Adrienne mentioned in her blog, cross country and track dynamo <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Lauren Smith</span></strong>, who will be running for Stephen F. Austin next year, was there. And after deciding not to run the 10K and instead the 5K, it was evident that Adrienne would be running for second place. Bummer! But Lauren has been getting faster all summer and Adrienne has spent about 40% of it preparing for and running a marathon.<br /><br />I was a little skeptical about how I would do, especially after doing a loop of the Fred Hartman Bridge with fellow BARCers on Friday morning. (Yes, I joined in late June or early July.)<br /><br />The plan, though, was to run the first race of the day for time and the other two for fun.<br /><br />There were more runners at this event than was anticipated -- good for the charity, but it throws havoc into pre-race planning if you truly didn't expect it. I sized up the crowd and figured that I needed to be towards the front. However, it was a good 24 seconds before I crossed the starting line.<br /><br />The race started literally in front of On The Run's store and went east out of the parking lot. I spent that entire time passing people, most of it by hopping up on the strip center sidewalk curb and back down. As I made the left-hand turn out of the lot, the cones weren't situated at all properly - and there was nobody there to guide. Therefore, I did what any prudent runner would do: take the shortest tangent and I hugged the left-hand side of the road. I didn't look back to see if anybody followed.<br /><br />We made a left and then a right on to the northbound lanes of Space Center Blvd., north of Bay Area Blvd. The course was a simple out and back.<br /><br />I was moving right along, staying close to the orange cones in the center lane so as to run on the part of the street with the least amount of camber. I didn't see the mile 1 marker, but by that point some of the runners were heading back. I saw Lauren Smith and when I didn't have a visual on Adrienne, I knew that there was no sense in trying to count and see how far back she was. I finally saw her and hit the turnaround in 13:59. I didn't even compute that this might have been a sub-28 effort.<br /><br />I took a quick 18-second walk break and took off. Aside from that, this might have been the first 5K that I can remember that I otherwise ran the entire way.<br /><br />On the return trip, I really don't remember much other than 1.) one guy didn't do a great job of yielding in the single lane that we were given to run, 2.) I didn't see the mile 2 marker and 3.) I was looking for where to make the left hand turn off of Space Center.<br /><br />I was still surprised how strong I was feeling as I made that left hand turn off Space Center. About halfway down the street, I saw a familiar individual as I started to run a tangent to the corner. It was Adrienne. At first I thought she was going out for a cooldown run, even though it was a little late after she finished! But she was coming out to run me in. I was pushing too hard to get emotional over it! We made the right hand turn and then about 200 yards to the next right hand turn into the parking lot.<br /><br />As I made that right hand turn, I was just hoping that I wouldn't feel like I was falling apart at about the 250 meter mark of my most recent 400s.<br /><br />But I didn't and I made it under 29 minutes in gun time. Take away the 24 seconds in "chip difference" and my time was <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">28:32.66</span></strong> - just 15 seconds from my PR. (An adjustment to the race's clock and Bill's watch, but the time at <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">28:34.48</span></strong>.)<br /><br />After trying to get fluids replaced, I found out that the winner Lauren Smith felt that the course was about 20 seconds long and Adrienne's Garmin said that the course was 3.18 miles long. That means that the turnaround might not have been put exactly in the right location.<br /><br />28:34 for 3.18 is a pace of 8:58 a mile. Wow! For a 5K, that's <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">27:50</span></strong>. Well under my PR of 28:17 from Run The Woodlands 5K in December 2005!<br /><br />I had commented after the race that I didn't recall anybody ever in the greater Houston area that had come out to run me in, which I really appreciated. It meant a lot to me. I did forget two instances - other than my daughter running in with me every year during the Marathon. They included <strong>Edwin Quarles</strong> running in the last three miles of the <a href="http://www.surfsidemarathon.org/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Surfside Marathon</span></strong></a> in 2006 and <strong><span style="color:#000000;">John Laskowski</span></strong> waiting for me to finish the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Muddy Trails 10K</span></strong> - the first weekend that I really began to bust my butt to get into shape.<br /><br />Before and after the race, I had a chance to visit with <a href="http://www.onetough10k.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Toughest 10K</span></strong></a> in Houston and <a href="http://www.seabrookmarathon.org/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Seabrook Lucky Trails</span></strong></a> race director <strong>Robby Sabban</strong> and help him a little bit work the finisher's chute and talked to On The Run co-owner <strong>Jay Lee</strong>. Great guys to work with on the <a href="http://www.laportebythebayhalfmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon</span></strong></a> coming up this December.<br /><br />Adrienne's mom, <strong>Grayson</strong>, had come down to support Adrienne and all of us, including Waverly, made a post-race Starbucks visit before heading back to Spring.<br /><br />On the drive back, Ms. Langelier made a decision to cross over to the dark side of road racing -- more than one race in a day (that didn't include a relay)!<br /><br />Since I had to get Waverly to our church for a special band and choir practice close to 5 p.m., Bill and Adrienne drove over to Humble's Woodcreek Middle School together and I followed a little later.<br /><br />The temperature in the truck read anywhere from 95 to 102 degrees as I made the drive east.<br /><br />Bill had already done the course reconnaisance by the time I had gotten there and said that they had a pretty good out-and-back course setup.<br /><br />The participating middle schoolers and their families were very spirited about their school and the P.T.A. had done a good job of getting everything ready.<br /><br />This was a very low-key event and it didn't appear that there was any stud high school male or female runners showing up. Therefore, it looked as if Adrienne had a good shot of winning overall. I won't go into all of the detail of pre-race discussions, but I think it was some of the most spirited laughter that Bill, Adrienne and I had ever shared. Everyone was very relaxed and having a great time.<br /><br />As for me, I didn't know what to expect. I had run sub 29-minutes in Washington, D.C. a few weeks earlier, and in effect, run sub 28 for the first time ever earlier that morning. I did know that once again, I needed to get towards the front of the pack with a bunch of youngsters participating.<br /><br />I got out to a good start and felt pretty good despite the heat. I passed up all of the water stops because they were handing out full bottles of water. Too much hassle. I do 4 miles or so at the track on Tuesday nights without it; therefore, I figured that I would be fine. I don't think that I walked once.<br /><br />And once again, Adrienne came a short ways out to run me in. I crossed the line with a time of <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">28:45</span></strong>. Yes, that merits another Wow! I even surprised myself. :)<br /><br />While we were waiting to see when they were going to start the awards ceremony, I had a chance to meet and talk with Chevron Houston Marathon course coordinator <strong>David O'Conor</strong>. David also picked up the race management for many of the races that <strong>Howie Ryan</strong> directed after Howie passed away two years ago. A really nice guy who was having a nice time at a low-key road race. He said that this was the kind of event that was prevalent in the 1970s where people just came out and ran. And, you know, he's right.<br /><br />It got to be 7:10 p.m. and Bill and I needed to jet. Literally. We didn't get a picture of Adrienne getting her award for the overall win. <strong>Taylor Cloy</strong> was the second place finisher and Taylor was like Taylor Swift. She was a young lady to give the women a 1-2 finishing punch.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Mr. Dwyer and I were moving as quickly as possible to Galveston. I think we pulled into a Valero station on 61st Street for me to get something to drink and something quick in my stomach at 8:05 p.m. When nobody knew where Poretto Beach was (although we knew that it was off Seaside), we went to Seaside and took a left and kept driving until we saw the lights on the beach.<br /><br />Once we got parked on a side street, I made a mad dash to the packet pickup line as it was about 8:35 p.m. - and the race started at 9 p.m.!<br /><br />There were two long lines - one each for the 5K and the 10K. I was looking for the 10K line! The volunteers, one of whom I recognized to be <strong>Mark Coleman</strong>, were very, very patient in getting people their bib numbers and chips while others worked to get people a race packet.<br /><br />While in line, we saw <strong>Najat Shayib</strong>, <strong>George Roffe</strong> and <strong>Trudy Regnier</strong>. Najat wasn't running, but a friend of hers was and she was there to support. I also saw BARC's <strong>Ben Harvie</strong> and <strong>Pam Smithwick</strong> before the race too.<br /><br />Race director <strong>Bill Gardner</strong> made an announcement close to about 9 p.m. that the race would be delayed. I think that there was a complete underestimation of the number of runners and how things would play out. More volunteers would have been a huge help.<br /><br />Runners, with headlamps and flashlights galore, began to line up at about 9:15 p.m. I just happened to be towards the front and there I talked to <strong>Karen</strong> and <strong>Tim Bowler</strong> as well as <strong>Santos Hernandez</strong> and <strong>Hillary Gerhart </strong>- all of whom are still Houston Striders.<br /><br />We were off and the first two miles were OK, even though that I know that the miles were sub-11 minutes (10:47 and 10:51). But, hey, we were running in sand, right?<br /><br />Mile three is when I started to feel the effects of the day, even though I got in a little bit of a nap in the early afternoon. However, the last 1.1 was 11:54; therefore, I guess it wasn't that bad as I hit the turnaround in 33:32. But I did a lot of walking in the next nine-tenths of a mile.<br /><br />That is, until I saw Clear Lake Fitness Club's <strong>Susan Bell</strong> - a friend and veteran ultrarunner. She just goes and goes and goes. I started to run with her, but I told her at one point that I needed to let her go and that I needed to walk for a second. But to Susan's credit, she stayed with me.<br /><br />Eventually, we both were running - and did so the rest of the way in. Sure, I slowed down to 37:57 on the return trip, but it was satisfying to get in the 20K the hard way!<br /><br />After the race, I sat down and talked at length with Ben and Pam. <strong>Steve Brammer</strong> from Katy and of the Tornados had stopped by the table that we were sitting at, as well as Bay Area Running Club's <strong>Steven Milford</strong> - one of the best triathletes in the area.<br /><br />I went and found Bill. He used the meal ticket from <strong>Evan Guy's</strong> unused bib and we both had some pretty good barbecue.<br /><br />I think that we left the Island at close to midnight and I didn't get home until 1:30 a.m. We both laughed about how it seemed like the first night of the Texas Independence Relay.<br /><br />So it was up at 4 a.m. In bed just after 1:30 a.m.<br /><br />But all in all, a day spent with three of my best friends.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-8306376034259333439?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-30244038191347776352009-11-17T17:00:00.000-06:002009-11-17T19:57:10.345-06:00<strong>Women</strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">12 - Jenna Laredo, 2009, 1:59:41 bumping Morgan Lebsack, 2008, 2:31:52.5</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">13 - Morgan Lebsack, 2009, 1:49:29</span><br />14 - Chelsea Rake, 2006, 2:27:43.8<br />15 - Amanda Lebsack, 2008, 1:52:44.3<br />16 - Amanda Nelson, 2007, 1:54:14.6<br />17 - Sara Collazos, 2006, 1:31:26.9<br />18 - Sara Collazos, 2007, 1:37:33.1<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">19 - Georgia Lagoudas, 2009, 1:46:34 bumping Delaney Elliott, 2008, 1:53:07.8<br /></span>20 - Asasia Carter, 2008, 1:41:42.6<br />21 - Mariana Guerrero, 2007, 1:34:46.4<br />22 - Lindsay Harkema, 2007, 1:24:09.7<br />23 - Kate Gorry, 2007, 1:22:12.9<br />24 - Michelle Friedman, 2008, 1:29:14.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">25 - Elizabeth Martin, 2009, 1:35:14 bumping Lauren Perkins, 2008, 1:41:24.2<br /></span>26 - Autumn Ray, 2006, 1:23:33.3<br />27 - Jackie Miller, 2008, 1:26:05.1<br />28 - Dawn Domaschk, 2008, 1:23:02.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">29 - Autumn Ray, 2009, 1:23:45 bumping Olya Perevalova, 2006, 1:26:53.8<br /></span>30 - Olya Perevalova, 2007, 1:25:05.6<br />31 - Jennifer Brown, 2007, 1:27:52.3<br />32 - Jennifer Brown, 2008, 1:29:21.7<br />33 - Dana Barger, 2007, 1:32:17.1<br />34 - Diana Hirst, 2008, 1:23:19.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">35 - Dana Barger, 2009, 1:36:06 bumping Jana Yowell, 2007, 1:38:45.2 </span><br />36 - Kimberly Hager, 2007, 1:21:35.9<br />37 - Debbie Rudisill, 2006, 1:26:05.8<br />38 - Tina Casillas, 2007, 1:40:00.2<br />39 - Lisa Tilton-McCarthy, 2006, 1:25:18.9<br />40 - Anna Sumrall Helm, 2006, 1:35:34.4<br />41 - Sheila Carmody, 2008, 1:30:31.7<br />42 - Susan Walters, 2006, 1:25:43.1<br />43 - Heidy Lozano, 2006, 1:24:16.5<br />44 - Heidy Lozano, 2007, 1:23:07.8<br />45 - Heidy Lozano, 2008, 1:24:11.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">46 - Heidy Lozano, 2009, 1:24:18 bumping Jody Berry, 2006, 1:32:49.1<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">47 - Peggy Panzer, 2009, 1:33:03 bumping Jody Berry-Rico, 2007, 1:37:57.4<br /></span>48 - Jody Berry-Rico, 2008, 1:36:17.0<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">49 - Jody Berry, 2009, 1:30:05 bumping Miriam Terc, 2007, 1:42:08.8<br /></span>50 - Christie Lammers, 2007, 1:28:30.3<br />51 - Christie Lammers, 2008, 1:31:34.8<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">52 - Christie Lammers, 2009, 1:32:02 bumping Julie Rutledge, 2006, 1:43:29.5<br /></span>53 - Julie Rutledge, 2007, 1:42:11.1<br />54 - Julie Rutledge, 2008, 1:45:52.1<br />55 - Donna Sterns, 2008, 1:40:38.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">56 - Donna Sterns, 2009, 1:40:08 bumping Mary Castellucci, 2006, 1:52:31.8<br /></span>57 - Alice Keelin, 2006, 1:45:17.2<br />58 - Alice Keelin, 2007, 1:46:18.6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">59 - Patricia Totten, 2009, 1:56:11 bumping Carol Croom, 2006, 2:05:20.3<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">60 - Alice Keelin, 2009, 1:49:49 bumping Susan Lorms, 2007, 2:09:29.8<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">61 - Geri Wood, 2009, 1:48:07 bumping Susan Lorms, 2008, 2:06:21.7<br /></span>62 - Nancy Prejean, 2007, 1:38:24.5<br />63 - Nancy Prejean, 2008, 1:42:39.2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">64 - Nancy Prejean, 2009, 1:48:33 bumping Pat Lehman, 2007, 2:18:30.1 </span><br />65 - Judy Richards, 2008, 2:27:28.6<br />66 - Ursula Spilger, 2006, 2:04:15.0<br />67 - Margaret Montgomery, 2008, 2:50:58.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">68 - Margaret Montgomery, 2009, 2:55:52</span><br />69 - Judy Loy, 2007, 2:24:01.4<br />70 - Judy Loy, 2008, 2:30:41.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">71 - Judy Loy, 2009, 2:40:36 bumping Carol Cain, 2006, 3:07:56.7<br /></span>73 - Kay Duplichan, 2008, 2:16:06.8<br /></span>75 - Sadie Greenman, 2006, 2:52:07.8<br /><br /><strong>Men<br /></strong><br />12 - Holden Loveless, 2007, 2:14:55.1<br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">13 - Keith Herrin, 2009, 2:24:34 bumping Michael Bailey, 2008, 2:36:49.6<br /></span>14 - Mark Halle, 2006, 1:38:11.8<br />15 - Andrew Epperson, 2006, 1:31:01.0<br />16 - Joshua Rake, 2006, 1:35:38.5<br />17 - Joshua Rake, 2007, 1:32:59.1<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">18 - George Alvarado, 2009, 1:22:57 bumping Joshua Rake, 2008, 1:29:55.4<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">19 - Ryan DiMarco, 2009, 1:28:28 bumping Matthew Nanes, 2008, 1:34:44.4<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">20 - Michael Langer, 2009, 1:46:49 bumping Steven Watson, 2007, 1:47:41.6<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">21 - Bob Ruhnke, 2009, 1:35:07 bumping Jing Xie, 2007, 1:37:37.1<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">22 - Antony Keller, 2009, 1:19:54 bumping Jerry Hopkins, 2006, 1:23:32.2<br /></span>23 - Colin Carroll, 2008, 1:11:49.4<br />24 - Alex Moore, 2007, 1:09:21.8<br />25 - Alex Moore, 2008, 1:12:54.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">26 - Cole Dailey, 2009, 1:09:24 bumping Chip Maxa, 2006, 1:23:28.1<br /></span>27 - Alejandro Zuniga, 2007, 1:17:23.8<br />28 - Colin Wolfe, 2008, 1:12:00.6<br />29 - David Minken, 2007, 1:19:20.2<br />30 - Gabriel Rodriguez, 2008, 1:13:30.8<br />31 - Joe Oviedo, 2007, 1:16:43.1<br />32 - Vaughn Gibbs, 2006, 1:12:54.9<br />33 - Ray Ceasar Martinez, 2006, 1:12:50.7<br />34 - Ray Martinez, 2007, 1:12:17.3<br />35 - Luis Armenteros, 2007, 1:10:42.8<br />36 - Luis Armenteros, 2008, 1:09:12.7<br />37 - Brett Riley, 2008, 1:14:03.9<br />38 - Rudy Rocha, 2007, 1:12:33.6<br />39 - Cornelio Garibay, 2007, 1:15:20.7<br />40 - Sean Wade, 2006, 1:12:50.3<br />41 - Francisco Perez, 2006, 1:14:42.4<br />42 - Sean Wade, 2008, 1:08:44.0<br />43 - Wilmer Bustillos, 2008, 1:13:52.7<br />44 - Adam Jackson, 2008, 1:17:45.8<br />45 - Jon Butler, 2007, 1:14:11.5<br />46 - Jack McClintic, 2007, 1:19:37.4<br />47 - Richard Peoples, 2006, 1:20:12.0<br />48 - Joe Flores, 2007, 1:14:25.1<br />49 - Rich Fredrich, 2006, 1:19:45.9<br />50 - Rich Fredrich, 2007, 1:20:04.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">51 - Philip Trumbly, 2009, 1:24:04 bumping Larry Tidwell, 2007, 1:24:34.5<br /></span>52 - Larry Tidwell, 2008, 1:23:52.6<br />53 - Robert Alexander, 2007, 1:23:59.0<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">54 - Joe Melanson, 2009, 1:22:15 bumping Keith Willhelm, 2008, 1:24:53.8<br /></span>55 - Ramiro Ramirez, 2008, 1:26:57.1<br />56 - Miguel Lopez, 2007, 1:24:04.9<br />57 - Ted Traynor, 2006, 1:25:11.9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">58 - Miguel Lopez, 2009, 1:27:01 bumping Ted Traynor, 2007, 1:26:37.0<br /></span>59 - Ben Harvie, 2006, 1:26:34.5<br />60 - Ben Harvie, 2007, 1:27:20.5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">61 - Ty Schmalz, 2009, 1:38:35 bumping Chris Adams, 2008, 1:39:04.0<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">62 - Ben Harvie, 2009, 1:31:24 bumping Ignacio Ybarra Jr, 2006, 1:34:05.8<br /></span>63 - Allan Conley, 2006, 1:30:57.8<br />64 - Allan Conley, 2007, 1:32:29.9<br />65 - Kenneth Ruane, 2006, 1:33:14.0<br />66 - Rich Siemens, 2006, 1:33:27.0<br />67 - Rich Siemens, 2007, 1:35:58.1<br />68 - Rich Siemens, 2008, 1:40:12.9<br />69 - Chris Buchanan, 2006, 1:48:04.4<br />70 - Chris Buchanan, 2007, 1:43:25.8<br />71 - Jim Braden, 2006, 1:45:06.7<br />72 - Ino Cantu, 2006, 1:40:23.9<br />73 - Jim Braden, 2008, 1:47:40.5<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">74 - Jim Braden, 2009, 1:52:56 bumping Lorant Garban, 2006, 2:10:16.1<br /></span>75 - Orville Kremmer, 2007, 1:56:15.9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">76 - Jim Healy, 2009, 2:33:35</span><br />77 - Robert Ellis, 2007, 1:56:53.2<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-3024403819134777635?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-49884733801841433192009-11-17T08:33:00.002-06:002009-11-17T08:41:16.234-06:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">HMSA Classical 25K</span></strong> on Sunday, November 8.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:47:59)</strong><br />1:39:26 - Diana Hirst, 35, Houston+<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:51:36)</strong><br />1:45:40 - Heidy Lozano, 46, Houston$<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 2:01:36)</strong><br />2:00:00 - Suzy Seeley, 50, Houston+<br />2:00:47 - Johanne Skorve, 50, The Woodlands<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 2:14:18)</strong><br />2:09:58 - Karen Bowler, 60, Houston+<br />2:12:08 - Alice Keelin, 60, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 1:34:13)</strong><br />1:28:11 - Vaughn Gibbs, 35, Katy+<br />1:30:49 - Ramiro Alvarado, 37, Houston<br />1:30:52 - Joe Oveido, 33, Houston<br />1:32:31 - Michael Defee, 35, Vidor<br />1:32:55 - Juancarlos Vielma, 37, Houston<br />1:33:56 - John Yoder, 38, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:36:27)</strong><br />1:31:27 - Gerardo Mora, 43, Houston$<br />1:34:30 - Thomas King, Jr., 40, Houston$<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:43:56)</strong><br />1:33:46 - Joe Flores, 50, Houston+<br />1:39:37 - Richard Peoples, 50, Houston<br />1:39:42 - Joe Melanson, 54, Orange$<br /><br />There was no runner that met the men's 60-69 or the men's or women's 70-79 qualifying standards for this event.<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses</strong><br />0:13 - Joseph Routt, 30, Beaumont, 1:34:26 (vs. 1:34:13)<br />0:41 - Skip Moschell, 51, The Woodlands, 1:44:37 (vs. 1:43:56)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-4988473380184143319?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-53310268864567959072009-11-17T08:05:00.001-06:002009-11-17T08:10:43.925-06:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <a href="http://www.houstonhalf.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Koala Health and Wellness Centers / Luke's Locker Houston Half Marathon</span></strong></a> on Sunday, October 25.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:30:08)</strong><br />1:23:48 - Autumn Ray, 29, Galveston+<br />1:29:09 - Katherine Marshall, 28<br />1:29:55 - Jessica Armenteros-Word, 34, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:33:20)<br /></strong>1:24:19 - Heidy Lozano, 45, Houston$<br />1:26:56 - Susan Walters, 45, Wallis+<br />1:30:09 - Jody Berry, 49, Houston<br />1:33:07 - Peggy Panzer, 47, Aurora, Colo.=<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 1:41:43)<br /></strong>1:32:05 - Christie Lammers, 52, Houston+<br />1:38:12 - Suzanne Day, 52, Houston$<br />1:40:09 - Suzy Seeley, 50, Houston<br />1:40:15 - Donna Sterns, 56, Sugar Land$<br />1:41:23 - Alison Stewart, 51, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 1:52:22)<br /></strong>1:48:19 - Geri Wood, 61, Houston+<br />1:48:42 - Nancy Prejean, 64, The Woodlands$<br />1:50:11 - Alice Keelin, 60, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 1:18:29) </strong><br />1:09:25 - Cole Dailey, 26, Houston+<br />1:15:29 - David Wright, 33, Great Britain=<br />1:15:35 - Samuel Rodriguez, 34, Houston<br />1:16:24 - Geoff Streit, 30, Houston<br />1:16:41 - Michael Defee, 34, Vidor<br />1:18:29 - Abel Zavala, 31, Nacogdoches=<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:20:29) </strong><br />1:16:34 - Gerardo Mora, 43, Houston$<br />1:17:37 - Thomas King, Jr., 40, Houston+<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:26:44)<br /></strong>1:22:15 - Joe Melanson, 54, Orange$<br />1:24:07 - Philip Trumbly, 51, Houston+<br />1:24:23 - Richard Peoples, 50, Houston<br />1:25:12 - Dale Lee, 53, Texas City<br /><br /><strong>Male 60-69 (Standard - 1:34:31)<br /></strong>1:31:30 - Ben Harvie, 62, Kemah$<br />1:33:55 - Allan Conley, 66, Houston<br />1:34:14 - Paul Daniels, 60, League City+<br /><br />There was no runner that met the men's or women's 70-79 qualifying standards for this event.<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses </strong><br />0:12 - Melissa Hurta-Crites, 46, Houston, 1:33:32 (vs. 1:33:20)<br />0:17 - Miguel Lopez, 58, Houston, 1:27:01 (vs. 1:26:44)<br />0:22 - Bert Molina, 45, Houston, 1:20:51 (vs. 1:20:29)<br />0:38 - J.P. MacHemehl, 25, Sugar Land, 1:19:07 (vs. 1:18:29)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-5331026886456795907?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-55095621628039780682009-11-17T07:00:00.000-06:002009-11-17T12:08:16.402-06:00<strong>Male</strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">10 - Jared Jankowski (1:48:35.1, 2007)<br />11 - Andrew Whitener (1:42:10.3, 2007)<br />12 - Chris Garcia (1:30:48.6, 2004)<br />13 - Spencer Buxton (1:35:43.5, 2005)<br />14 - Mark Halle (1:16:18, 2006)<br />15 - John Boettcher (1:06:04.9, 2004)<br />16 - Adrian Slusher (1:09:28.3, 2003)<br />17 - Joshua Rake (1:10:54.3, 2007)<br />18 - Alex Hoeg (57:49.8, 2004)<br />19 - D.J. Bean (58:42.2, 2006) </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">20 - Michael Campbell (1:47:19.4, 2009)</span><br />21 - Jason Schweitzer (54:58.1, 2006)<br />22 - Paul Goodwin (56:47.1, 2007)<br />23 - Joseph Gray (50:11.5, 2007)<br />24 - Alex Moore (54:20.9, 2007)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">25 - Shadrack Songok (50:13.2, 2009) bumping Alan Foolkes (54:57.6, 2008)<br /></span>26 - Richard Kimeli (50:16.8, 2006)<br />27 - Richard Kimeli (49:46.8, 2007)<br />28 - Jacob Rotich (51:02.8, 2005)<br />29 - Jacob Rotich (54:19.5, 2006)<br />30 - Gabriel Rodriguez (56:07.0, 2008)<br />31 - Luis Armenteros (52:20.9, 2003)<br />32 - Luis Armenteros (52:29.9, 2004)<br />33 - Kevin Castille (52:26.7, 2005)<br />34 - Junior Mitchell (54:03.9, 2007)<br />35 - Luis Armenteros (53:04.6, 2007)<br />36 - Luis Armenteros (53:39.3, 2008)</span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong>37 - Brett Riley (56:26.5, 2008)<br />38 - Sean Wade (52:07.3, 2004)<br />39 - Sean Wade (53:39.4, 2005)<br />40 - Steven King (57:58.8, 2003)<br />41 - Gerardo Mora (59:08.4, 2007)<br />42 - Sean Wade (52:27.9, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">43 - Sean Wade (50:39.5, 2009) bumping Wilmer Bustillos (55:33.2, 2008)<br /></span>44 - Joe Flores (55:29.3, 2004)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">45 - Richard Peoples (1:01:08.1, 2004)</span><br /></span>46 - Jack McClinitic (1:02:07.8, 2007)<br />47 - David Washburn (58:06.5, 2003)<br />48 - Joe Melanson (58:39.4, 2004)<br />49 - Richard Peoples (1:03:12.0, 2008)<br />50 - Rich Fredrich (1:01:23.5, 2007)<br />51 - Larry Tidwell (1:03:34.7, 2007)<br />52 - Miguel Lopez (1:02:01.9, 2003)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">53 - Dale Lee (1:03:06.5, 2009) bumping Miguel Lopez (1:03:56.2, 2004)<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">54 - Joe Melanson (1:00:37.2, 2009) bumping Keith Willhelm (1:04:50.8, 2008)<br /></span>55 - Ty Schmalz (1:05:11.2, 2003)<br />56 - Steve Brammer (1:00:48.5, 2007)<br />57 - Steve Brammer (1:00:54.5, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">58 - Steve Brammer (1:02:03.3, 2009) bumping Ted Traynor (1:06:57.0, 2007)<br /></span>59 - Miguel Lopez (1:03:44.0, 2007)<br />60 - Ben Harvie (1:07:10.5, 2007)<br />61 - Ben Harvie (1:08:13.0, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">62 - Ben Harvie (1:08:52.3, 2009) bumping Ignacio Ybarra (1:12:25, 2006)<br /></span>63 - Kenneth Ruane (1:10:16.0, 2004)<br />64 - Rich Siemens (1:10:34.7, 2004)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">65 - Allan Conley (1:09:44.2, 2009) bumping Kenneth Ruane (1:11:02, 2006)<br /></span>66 - Kenneth Ruane (1:09:52.6, 2007)<br />67 - Kenneth Ruane (1:13:05.4, 2008)<br />68 - Rich Siemens (1:10:21.3, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">69 - Rich Siemens (1:11:49.8, 2009) bumping Don Brenner (1:22:55.0, 2008)<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">70 - Don Brenner (1:15:55.3, 2009) bumping Jim Braden (1:21:38.0, 2005)<br /></span>71 - Ino Cantu (1:16:54.0, 2005)<br />72 - Orville Kremmer (1:25:10.1, 2004)<br />73 - Ino Cantu (1:14:54.6, 2007)<br />75 - Robert Ellis (1:25:01.3, 2005)<br />76 - Orville Kremmer (1:31:23.3, 2008)</span><br />77 - Robert Ellis (1:28:34.7, 2007)<br /><br /><strong>Female</strong><br /><br />12 - Priscilla Houk (1:39:15.1, 2007)<br />13 - Emily Shulik (1:18:47.6, 2003)<br />14 - Sara Collazos (1:13:18.9, 2004)<br />15 - Sara Collazos (1:14:51.3, 2005)<br />16 - Amanda Hayley (1:35:22.1, 2004)<br />17 - Sara Collazos (1:18:31, 2006)<br />18 - Sara Collazos (1:16:16.4, 2007)<br />19 - Zoey Beckner (1:07:59.9, 2005)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">20 - America Hernandez (1:33:14.0, 2009) bumping Heather Brooks (1:34:43.5, 2007)<br /></span>21 - Calyn Copeland (1:29:38.7, 2005)<br />22 - Lindsay Harkema (1:04:11.5, 2007)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">23 - Emily Loeffler (1:00:19.4, 2009) bumping Kate Gorry (1:02:50.5, 2007)<br /></span>24 - Melissa Cook (1:01:47.9, 2004)<br />25 - Melissa Cook (1:03:38.0, 2005)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">26 - Mary Davies (1:04:33.0, 2008)</span> </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">27 - Mary Davies (58:07.6, 2009) bumping Dawn Domaschk (1:01:27.4, 2007)<br /></span>28 - Jessica Armenteros (1:02:12.9, 2003)<br />29 - Olya Perevalova (1:07:33, 2006)<br />30 - Lilian Chelimo (56:42.0, 2007)<br />31 - Jennifer Brown (1:07:33.3, 2007)<br />32 - Kelly Keane (57:51.2, 2004)<br />33 - Debbie Arzola (1:02:43.0, 2007)<br /><span style="color:#000000;">34 - Diana Hirst (1:04:15.2, 2008)<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">35 - Debbie Arzola (1:00:46.9, 2009) bumping Debbie Rudisill (1:09:14.5, 2004)<br /></span>36 - Liza Hunter Galvan (57:26.2, 2005)<br />37 - Jody Hawkins (57:15.0, 2004)<br />38 - Jody Hawkins (59:31.1, 2005)<br />39 - Caroline Burum (1:06:35.4, 2004)<br />40 - Jody Hawkins (1:01:05, 2006)<br />41 - Rose Chi Chi (1:11:13, 2006)<br />42 - Susan Walters (1:06:38, 2006)<br />43 - Susan Walters (1:04:43.8, 2007)<br />44 - Heide Mairs (1:08:47.6, 2004)<br /><span style="color:#000000;">45 - Heidy Lozano (1:05:31.6, 2008)<br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">46 - Heidy Lozano (1:03:21.9, 2009) bumping Christie Lammers (1:05:10.0, 2003)<br /></span>47 - Christie Lammers (1:04:53.5, 2004)<br />48 - Margo Braud (1:08:45.1, 2007)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">49 - Jody Berry (1:07:47.7, 2009) bumping Yong Collins (1:15:59.9, 2004)<br /></span>50 - Christie Lammers (1:08:48.0, 2007)<br /><span style="color:#000000;">51 - Suzanne Day (1:10:49.5, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">52 - Suzanne Day (1:12:01.5, 2009) bumping Eva Luckey (1:18:59, 2006)<br /></span>53 - Donna Sterns (1:13:52, 2006)<br />54 - Karen Bowler (1:11:41.7, 2004)<br />55 - Geri Wood (1:13:35.8, 2003)<br />56 - Geri Wood (1:14:09.0, 2004)<br />57 - Alice Keelin (1:22:45, 2006)<br />58 - Gloria Mahoney (1:36:59.3, 2008)<br />59 - Alice Keelin (1:22:48.6, 2008)<br />60 - Ann Ferguson (1:17:44.1, 2003)<br />61 - Ann Ferguson (1:21:31.7, 2004)<br />62 - Nancy Prejean (1:16:08.1, 2007)<br />63 - Nancy Prejean (1:19:57.9, 2008)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">64 - Nancy Prejean (1:19:35.5, 2009) bumping Nancy Crane (1:28:20.0, 2007)<br /></span>65 - Ursala Spilger (1:35:03, 2006)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">66 - Judy Richards (1:50:58.1, 2009) bumping Margaret Montgomery (2:07:15.8, 2007)<br /></span>67 - Margaret Montgomery (2:05:19.4, 2008)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">68 - Margaret Montgomery (2:07:00.5, 2009)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">69 - Sandy McKinney (2:31:06.6, 2009)</span><br />72 - Sadie Greenman (2:10:07.1, 2003)<br />73 - Sadie Greenman (2:03:43.5, 2004)<br />75 - Sadie Greenman (2:12:09, 2006)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-5509562162803978068?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-13476297110487218802009-10-29T16:42:00.002-05:002009-11-16T22:44:31.856-06:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">United Space Alliance 10-Miler</span></strong> on Sunday, October 11.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:07:39)</strong><br />0:58:07 - Mary Davies, 27, Houston+<br />1:00:20 - Emily Loeffler, 23, San Antonio=<br />1:00:47 - Debbie Arzola, 35, Dallas=<br />1:02:10 - Diana Hirst, 35, Houston<br />1:06:08 - Stacy Holden, 33, Pearland<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:10:15)</strong><br />1:03:21 - Heidy Lozano, 46, Houston+<br />1:07:50 - Jody Berry, 49, Houston<br />1:09:16 - Helen Grant, 46, Houston<br />1:09:36 - Melissa Hurta-Crites, 46, Houston<br />1:09:45 - Vicki Melnick, 43, Brookshire<br />1:10:11 - Joy Smith, 47, Sugar Land<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 1:16:33)</strong><br />1:12:06 - Suzanne Day, 52, Houston+<br />1:14:59 - Carole Uttecht, 53, Houston<br />1:14:59 - Donna Sterns, 56, Sugar Land$<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 1:24:34)</strong><br />1:19:39 - Nancy Prejean, 64, The Woodlands+<br />1:23:39 - Alice Keelin, 60, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 58:46)</strong><br />0:50:13 - Shadrack Songok, 25, Corpus Christi=<br />0:50:56 - Sesar Figueroa, 25, Houston+<br />0:54:22 - Alan Foolkes, 26, Lake Charles, La.=<br />0:54:49 - Dean King, 36, Houston<br />0:56:04 - Junior Mitchell, 36, Channelview<br />0:56:05 - Joe Oveido, 33, Houston<br />0:56:07 - Blake Culp, 26, Houston<br />0:56:46 - Juancarlos Vielma, 37, Houston<br />0:57:38 - Abel Zavala, 30, Nacogdoches<br />0:58:26 - Jose Acosta, 32, Houston<br />0:58:41 - Jason Foolkes, 31, Lake Charles, La.=<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:00:28)</strong><br />0:50:39 - Sean Wade, 43, Houston$<br />0:56:19 - Gerardo Mora, 42, Houston+<br />0:56:35 - Rudy Rocha, 40, Houston<br />0:56:58 - Wilmer Bustillos, 44, Houston<br />0:57:29 - Thomas King, Jr., 40, Houston<br />0:59:29 - Francisco Perez, 44, Houston<br />1:00:26 - Sim Cuevas, 47, Houston<br />1:00:28 - Francisco Garza, 44, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:05:09)</strong><br />1:00:38 - Joe Melanson, 54, Orange+<br />1:02:03 - Steve Brammer, 58, Katy<br />1:03:09 - Dale Lee, 53, Texas City<br />1:03:24 - Richard Peoples, 50, Houston<br />1:04:23 - Rich Fredrich, 52, Katy<br />1:04:46 - Edward Fry, 54, Houston<br />1:04:55 - Miguel Lopez, 58, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 60-69 (Standard - 1:11:02)</strong><br />1:08:56 - Ben Harvie, 62, Kemah$<br />1:09:22 - Roger Boak, 60, Houston+<br />1:09:46 - Allan Conley, 65, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 70-79 (Standard - 1:18:59)</strong><br />1:15:57 - Don Brenner, 70, Houston+<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses</strong><br />0:23 - Alex Moreno, 25, 0:59:09 (vs. 0:58:46)<br />0:44 - Mark Girouard, 53, Houston, 1:05:53 (vs. 1:05:09)<br />0:45 - Kenneth Ruane, 68, Orange, 1:11:47 (vs. 1:11:02)<br />0:49 - Rich Siemens, 69, Houston, 1:11:51 (vs. 1:11:02)<br />0:59 - Jose Torres, 55, Houston, 1:06:08 (vs. 1:05:09)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-1347629711048721880?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-13380412960534973872009-02-05T10:39:00.000-06:002009-02-05T10:40:55.797-06:00You are receiving this email, because you are a registered participant in the Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon.<br /><br />I am excited to tell you that; this year as a participant you will receive, a technical running shirt valued at $30, you will also receive a light weight running hat valued at $15, plus a very nice Balega sock that retails at $10 in running stores.<br /><br />Medals have been ordered (I think they look great), special personalized bibs with your name have been ordered.<br /><br />The City of Seabrook has been working hard in getting the trails back to pre-hurricane Ike standards. All of our committees are working hard to provide you with an excellent experience.<br /><br />All we need you to do for now is keep on training and pray for good weather.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Robby Sabban<br />Race Director<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-1338041296053497387?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-53318488053905849592009-02-05T10:37:00.001-06:002009-02-05T10:38:58.874-06:00Just over a week to go, and still plenty to do in preparation. <br /><br />One thing we do have complete and sent off is the registration information to the chip timer and bag stuffing team. We were able of course to get all of your requested changes made before the January 30th deadline. Final registration rosters are listed on the website at: <a href="http://www.surfsidemarathon.com/" target="_blank">www.surfsidemarathon.com</a>.<br /><br />Some new items today:<br /><br />An additional food amenity for the race: Maui Wowi smoothies after the race. We will be picking up the tab for one smoothie per runner (your choice of size 12 or 20 oz.). Additional smoothies or for non-participants are available at a charge. (With this and the BBQ, we want you to GAIN weight at this marathon!)<br /><br />We want to acknowledge two additional sponsors:<br /><br />Sportzfuel.com -- For providing some race goodies for the bags. We hope you will check out their website for your nutritional supplement, gel, and other needs.<br /><br />Odwalla bars -- An Odwalla bar for every runner at packet pickup. Again, we don't want you to go home hungry. <br /><br />If you have any questions not answered on the website, please let us know!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />OverNite Software Surfside Beach Marathon &amp; Half Marathon Team<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-5331848805390584959?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-6876716358160992822008-12-14T22:16:00.002-06:002008-12-14T22:24:20.682-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXaxf6PPeI/AAAAAAAAAAs/OGBO_-AWm9A/s1600-h/DSC_0832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXaxf6PPeI/AAAAAAAAAAs/OGBO_-AWm9A/s400/DSC_0832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279866682075987426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Men's Overall Winner - Luis Armenteros</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXaw0i4V1I/AAAAAAAAAAk/iI8iSoIeufY/s1600-h/DSC_0854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXaw0i4V1I/AAAAAAAAAAk/iI8iSoIeufY/s400/DSC_0854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279866670435293010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Women's Overall Winner - Heidy Lozano</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(Photos courtesy of Waverly Walk)</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-687671635816099282?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-62379105526617081232008-12-14T22:09:00.002-06:002008-12-14T22:15:49.361-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXYtGlCo1I/AAAAAAAAAAc/I_1aCh850Ys/s1600-h/DSC_0776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mK6UihQxFqw/SUXYtGlCo1I/AAAAAAAAAAc/I_1aCh850Ys/s400/DSC_0776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279864407533462354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">From left to right:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Brett Riley</span> (878), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Michael Defee</span> (776), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Wilmer Bustillos</span> (552), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Abel Zavala</span> (in yellow singlet), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Luis Armenteros</span> (529), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">John Thornton </span>(721), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Brian King</span> (in orange jersey), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Adrienne Langelier</span> (158), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ramiro Alvarado </span>(780), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Richard Peoples</span>, (674),<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Phillip Trumbly </span>(407), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Heidy Lozano </span>(764), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Gerardo Mora </span>(524)<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-6237910552661708123?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-8993012516867459862008-11-20T10:06:00.003-06:002008-11-20T11:15:51.036-06:00<strong>Men</strong><br /><br />1. 53:49 - Colin Wolfe, 26, Austin, 2006<br />2. 54:27 - Ray Martinez, 35, Houston, 2008<br />3. 54:29 - Colin Wolfe, 27, The Woodlands, 2007<br />4. 54:31 - Jose Lara, 32, Houston, 2008<br />5. 55:10 - Ray Martinez, 34, Houston, 2007<br />6. 55:11 - Vaughn Gibbs, 34, Houston, 2008<br />7. 55:12 - Jacob Mazone, 46, Spring, 2008<br />8. 55:31 - Joe Flores, 47, Houston, 2007<br />9. 56:35 - Alan Hedengren, 30, The Woodlands, 2008<br />10. 57:01 - Jacob Mazone, 45, Spring, 2007<br />11. 57:07 - Jason Johnston, 34, The Woodlands, 2008<br />12. 57:18 - Joe Flores, 49, Houston, 2008<br />13. 57:46 - Geoffrey Streit, 29, Houston, 2008<br />14. 57:55 - Joseph Mazone, 16, Spring, 2008<br />15. 58:28 - Juancarlos Vielma, 34, Houston, 2006<br />16. 58:39 - Patrick Hitchins, 24, Austin, 2008<br />17. 59:13 - David Parkin, 36, Spring, 2008<br />18. 59:47 - Steve Morrell, 45, Houston, 2008<br />19. 59:55 - Dana Lyons, 49, The Woodlands, 2007<br />20. 1:00:19 - Jesse Sturgeon, 51, San Antonio, 2006<br /><br /><strong>Women</strong><br /><br />1. 1:04:32 - Kimberly Hager, 35, The Woodlands, 2006<br />2. 1:05:32 - Melissa Henderson, 34, Houston, 2008<br />3. 1:08:26 - Katie Jensen, 13, The Woodlands, 2008<br />4. 1:08:33 - Vera Heg, 46, The Woodlands, 2006 (1:08:30)<br />5. 1:08:33 - Erin Foley, 34, Houston, 2008 (1:08:31)<br />6. 1:08:47 - Lisa Green, 40, The Woodlands, 2006<br />7. 1:08:53 - Jo Ann Blakeley, 44, The Woodlands, 2008<br />8. 1:08:58 - Kerri Snyder, 33, The Woodlands, 2008<br />9. 1:09:16 - Vera Heg, 48, The Woodlands, 2008<br />10. 1:10:02 - Christelle Gigant, 31, Spring, 2008<br />11. 1:10:17 - Rose Rhoton, 45, Houston, 2008<br />12. 1:10:21 - Kerri Snyder, 32, The Woodlands, 2007 (1:10:17)<br />13. 1:10:22 - Priscilla Schneider, 34, Houston, 2008<br />14. 1:10:28 - Karen Ponette-Maldonado, 39, The Woodlands, 2008 (1:10:27)<br />15. 1:10:37 - Mandy Jellerichs, 33, Houston, 2007 (1:10:26)<br />16. 1:11:05 - Dawn Morgan, 24, Houston, 2008<br />17. 1:11:18 - Kerri Snyder, 31, The Woodlands, 2006<br />18. 1:12:05 - Mary Rodrigs, 47, The Woodlands, 2006<br />19. 1:12:19 - Pam Meaux, 46, The Woodlands, 2006<br />20. 1:12:22 - Kathryn Hunter, 24, Houston, 2008<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-899301251686745986?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-47280541886473315892008-11-19T11:05:00.005-06:002008-11-19T11:16:16.127-06:00<strong>Rocky Raccoon 100 - Hog's Hunt 50K - Rocky Raccoon 50K (162 miles)<br /></strong>27:14:14 - Peter Vrolijk, 50<br />33:24:48 - Les Ellsworth, 54<br />34:38:59 - Kimberly Pilcher, 45<br />38:19:49 - Joe Barry, 62<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Hog's Hunt 50K - Rocky Raccoon 50K (112 miles)<br /></strong>14:47:34 - Francisco Garza, 43<br />25:40:52 - Carlos Reyes, 53<br />26:07:53 - John Luna, 36<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Hog's Hunt 50K - Rocky Raccoon 25K (96.5 miles)<br /></strong>22:35:36 - Anthony Toh, 40<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Hog's Hunt 25K - Rocky Raccoon 25K (81 miles)<br /></strong>19:31:26 - Todd Eitleman, 41<br />21:42:14 - Gale Torbett, 58<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 100 - Rocky Raccoon 50K (131 miles)<br /></strong>28:18:23 - Michael Pentland, 46<br />32:43:58 - Wylie Stice, 41<br />34:10:10 - Dawn Craig, 36<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 100 - Rocky Raccoon 25K (115.5 miles)<br /></strong>30:44:05 - Miles Klaff, 44<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Rocky Raccoon 50K (81 miles)</strong><br />12:20:41 - Mark Sobus, 41<br />13:05:08 - Meredith Terranova, 34<br />14:14:27 - Carol Schmidt, 49<br />17:30:39 - Phillip Clark, 45<br />17:53:46 - Donna Crocker, 49<br />18:14:48 - Patrick Foley, 53<br />18:17:30 - Jana Curry, 43<br />19:15:26 - Art Garcia, 61<br />23:22:04 - Bobby Duke, 59<br />20:11:32 - John Benson, 50<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Rocky Raccoon 25K (65.5 miles)<br /></strong>13:59:44 - Iain Wallace, 42<br />14:59:31 - Robert Duncan, 48<br />16:39:51 - Robert Ketchie, 51<br />17:10:27 - Jon Walk, 41<br />19:34:51 - Norma Duke, 53<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 100 - Hog's Hunt 50K (131 miles)<br /></strong>23:37:57 - Larry King, 41<br />29:52:01 - Yong Collins, 53<br />32:36:40 - Dmitry Rozinsky, 32<br />34:24:55 - Jeffrey Munroe, 39<br />37:32:32 - Vincent Antunez, 47<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Hog's Hunt 50K (81 miles)</strong><br />13:32:21 - Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 42<br />14:31:21 - Jennifer Evans, 39<br />15:03:48 - Larry Teeter, 48<br />16:11:12 - Charlene Janiak, 55<br />16:37:23 - Lynne Harkey, 40<br />17:42:39 - Curtis Barton, 29<br />21:44:55 - Robert Janiak, 61<br /><br /><strong>Rocky Raccoon 50 - Hog's Hunt 25K (65.5 miles)<br /></strong>12:44:14 - Kevin Outman, 51<br />17:03:02 - Lee Torbett, 64<br />17:22:11 - Chris Matus, 43<br />28:05:06 - Peter Raybourn, 46<br /><br /><strong>Hog's Hunt 50K - Rocky Raccoon 50K (62 miles)<br /></strong>7:39:18 - Stephen Baumgartner, 35<br />8:58:51 - Chris Shaw, 46<br />9:45:34 - Pat Shannon, 57<br />9:48:00 - Steve Blake, 51<br />10:38:34 - Rick Hollis, 49<br />10:57:03 - Allen Wrinkle, 44<br />11:20:56 - Leslie Hale, 56<br />11:21:32 - Triet Hoang, 37<br />11:38:49 - Tim Flynn, 41<br />11:47:35 - Darren LeLeux, 41<br />13:00:39 - Kellee Hafner, 23<br />13:09:32 - Anne Rice, 37<br />13:24:54 - Grady Harrison, 48<br />14:33:59 - Tracy Hanson, 41<br /><br /><strong>Hog's Hunt 50K - Rocky Raccoon 25K (46.5 miles)</strong><br />7:20:54 - Felix Montelongo, 32<br /><br /><strong>Hog's Hunt 25K - Rocky Raccoon 50K (46.5 miles)</strong><br />7:53:46 - Jerry Hayley, 44<br />9:05:53 - Gareth Burton, 35<br />9:19:41 - Michelle Wolpert, 46<br /><br /><strong>Hog's Hunt 25K - Rocky Raccoon 25K (31 miles)</strong><br />3:31:27 - Adam Jackson, 44<br />3:53:44 - Amanda Beardsley, 27<br />4:12:34 - Stan Hatch, 50<br />4:47:03 - Edson Jones, 44/42<br />4:50:33 - Chris Kuempel, 35<br />4:54:24 - Vicki Lemke, 44<br />5:07:52 - Adrian Salinas, 41<br />5:11:25 - Mark Lehman, 53<br />5:17:46 - Jose G. Martinez, 44<br />5:33:40 - Tudy Regnier, 51<br />5:42:49 - Elizabeth Ann Crowe, 43<br />5:46:23 - Matt Lemke, 45<br />5:48:28 - Jay McCormick, 37<br />5:49:11 - Rachael Wilcox-Pereira, 35<br />5:56:35 - Dora Topham, 63<br />5:57:03 - Dennis Akers, 47<br />6:20:42 - Chris Throckmorton, 39<br />6:28:49 - Kathleen Crea, 49<br />6:35:18 - Ron Holliday, 60<br />6:41:09 - Sonny Mims, 53<br />6:49:14 - Susan Khoobiar, 46<br />7:44:57 - Christine Barnesby, 39<br />8:16:59 - Edwin Thompson, 59<br />8:35:00 - Sheila Brock, 43<br />9:13:45 - Amy Shaw, 45<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-4728054188647331589?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-664119346992646752008-11-11T19:40:00.003-06:002008-11-11T20:21:12.056-06:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">HMSA Classical 25K</span></strong> on Sunday, November 9.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:47:59)</strong><br />1:39:54 - Lea Carruthers, 25, Baytown+<br />1:40:43 - Diana Hurst, 34, Houston$<br />1:43:17 - Adrienne Langelier, 26, Huntsville<br />1:45:31 - Michelle Friedman, 24, Houston<br />1:47:14 - Jennifer Brown, 32, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:51:36)</strong><br />1:40:20 - Heidy Lozano, 45, Houston$<br />1:49:27 - Joy Smith, 46, Sugar Land+<br />1:50:52 - Helen Grant, 45, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 2:01:36)</strong><br />1:52:47 - Suzanne Day, 51, Houston$<br />1:59:11 - Donna Sterns, 55, Sugar Land+<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 2:14:18)</strong><br />2:02:33 - Nancy Prejean, 63, The Woodlands$<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 1:34:13)</strong><br />1:27:22 - Adam Davis, 26, Houston+<br />1:28:38 - Ray Martinez, 35, Houston<br />1:28:58 - Michael Defee, 34, Vidor<br />1:29:52 - Gabriel Rodriguez, 30, La Porte<br />1:31:00 - Jose Lara, 32, Houston<br />1:31:19 - Abel Zavala, 30, Nacogdoches=<br />1:32:28 - Adam Banks, 22, Houston<br />1:33:13 - John Yoder, 37, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:36:27)</strong><br />1:28:00 - Wilmer Bustillos, 43, Houston$<br />1:31:04 - Gerardo Mora, 42, Houston$<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:43:56)</strong><br />1:39:39 - Fernando Lopez, 50, Houston$<br />1:40:40 - Larry Tidwell, 52, Baytown+<br />1:41:04 - Keith Willhelm, 54, Houston<br />1:42:07 - David Washburn, 52, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Male 60-69 (Standard - 1:53:04)</strong><br />1:46:48 - Ben Harvie, 62, Kemah$<br />1:52:03 - Roger Boak, 60, Houston+<br /><br />There was no runner that met the men's or women's 70-79 qualifying standards for this event.<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses</strong><br />0:32 - Ty Schmalz, 60, Houston, 1:53:36 (vs. 1:53:04)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-66411934699264675?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-35405868452451891432008-11-11T16:06:00.002-06:002008-11-11T16:09:18.878-06:00The early registration deadline for the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">19th Annual GE Run Thru the Woods</span></strong> is Thursday, Nov. 13th. If you have already registered, thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on Thanksgiving Day morning. Please forward on to friends and familiy members.<br /><br />The Thanksgiving morning charity event on November 27 features a 1-mile kids race, a 5-mile race, a 3-mile teen race and a 3-mile walk. All 3 races will be timed using the NEW "D" Timing Tag. (No more standing in line to pick up your chip early race day morning or returning chip once you cross the finish line!) A complimentary pancake breakfast will be available to all participants!<br /><br />The event is held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands Town Center. The 1-mile kids race kicks off the morning with a 7:45 a.m. start.<br /><br />For more information and online registration, please visit <a href="http://www.runthruthewoods.org/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">www.runthruthewoods.org</span></strong></a>.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-3540586845245189143?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-74514055151568949952008-11-11T16:03:00.002-06:002008-11-11T16:06:09.262-06:00<strong><span style="color:#009900;">OverNite Software Surfside Beach Marathon &amp; Half Marathon Update<br /></span></strong><br />Things are shaping up for the 5th annual Surfside Beach event.<br /><br />If you haven't registered yet, we have now passed the half-way mark to filling our field for this year.<br /><br />If you have registered, and are ready to make hotel reservations, we have arranged a special rate with a newly constructed <strong>Texan Inns &amp; Suites</strong> in our area. The phone is 979-266-7774. Ask for the "Surfside Beach Marathon" rate of $60 for a King room or $75 for a twin double or King suite room. They are conveniently located on highway 332 in Clute/Lake Jackson.<br /><br />Other hotels in the area include the Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, and Super 8.<br /><br />I do think you will find a good value at our race hotel, the Texan Inn &amp; Suites.<br /><br />We will keep you posted with more developments, as we count down to February 14th, 2009.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Daryl Beatty</span></strong><br />Brazosport Area Road Runners Association<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-7451405515156894995?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-5247288386897295732008-11-11T10:05:00.003-06:002008-11-11T10:17:07.525-06:00After Sunday's finish in downtown Houston at this year's <strong><span style="color:#009900;">HMSA Classical 25K</span></strong>, the following individuals enter 2009 as the only runners who will be able to say that they completed the event all 10 years in the decade:<br /><br />Andrea Chan, Houston (Striders)<br />Andrew Bach, Sugar Land<br />Armando Ramos, Houston<br />Belinda Reyes, Houston<br />Darryl Anderson, Houston<br />Fred Steves, Houston (Bayou City RR)<br />Gary Marsh, Pearland<br />John McClung, Houston<br />Kevin Regis, Lake Jackson (Tornados/BARRA)<br />Mark Fraser, Houston (Bayou City RR)<br />Ray Valdez, Houston<br />Richard Smith, Pearland<br />Bob Brown, Houston (Bayou City RR)<br />Rosemarie Schmandt, Houston (Bayou City RR)<br />Ty Schmalz, Houston (Al Lawrence)<br /><br />In other <strong><span style="color:#009900;">HMSA Classical 25K</span></strong> results information, here are the total number of finishers since 2000:<br /><br />2000 - 1,713 finishers (1,029 men / 684 women)<br />2001 - 1,789 finishers (1,083 men / 706 women)<br />2002 - 1,929 finishers (1,099 men / 830 women)<br />2003 - 2,022 finishers (1,136 men / 886 women)<br />2004 - 1,730 finishers (1,012 men / 718 women)<br />2005 - 1,855 finishers (1,032 men / 823 women)<br />2006 - 1,602 finishers (880 men / 722 women)<br />2007 - 1,608 finishers (858 men / 750 women)<br />2008 - 1,134 finishers (643 men / 491 women)<br /><br />Clearly, the <a href="http://www.rnrsa.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Rock 'N Roll San Antonio Marathon</span></strong></a> had a dramatic effect on turnout in 2008 despite an excellent weather day.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-524728838689729573?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-84215955689226183552008-11-04T14:10:00.002-06:002008-11-04T14:13:29.424-06:00The Community Associations of The Woodlands Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for the Third Annual <strong><span style="color:#009900;">10 For Texas</span></strong> race with registration expected to attract more than 1,800 runners. This 10-mile race will wind through The Woodlands on Saturday, November 15, 2008, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Market Street. New this year is the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">One 4 Texas Kids’ Fun Run</span></strong> at Market Street starting at 7 a.m. This event was postponed from an earlier date.<br /><br />On Saturday, November 15, roads along the race route will have the outside lane closed to automobile traffic from 6:30 to 10:15 a.m. to accommodate runners in the 10 For Texas and One 4 Texas races. These roadways include:<br /><br />+ Six Pines Drive: southbound, Lake Woodalnds Drive to Lake Robbins Drive<br />+ Lake Robbins Drive: westbound, Six Pines Drive to Grogan's Mill Road<br />+ Grogan’s Mill Road: southbound, Timberloch Place to Woodlands Parkway<br />+ Woodlands Parkway: westbound, Grogan's Mill Road to Cochran's Crossing Drive<br />+ Cochran’s Crossing Drive: northbound, Woodlands Parkway to Lake Woodlands Drive<br />+ Lake Woodlands Drive, eastbound, Cochran's Crossing Drive to Six Pines Drive<br /><br />The fee to register for 10 For Texas is $45 until November 14 and $60 on race day. The One 4 Texas registration fee is $15 until November 14 and $20 the day of the event. For more information, and to register online, visit <a href="http://www.thewoodlandsassociations.org/">http://www.thewoodlandsassociations.org/</a> or call 281.210.3900.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-8421595568922618355?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-22195540970695635332008-10-28T23:06:00.003-05:002008-10-28T23:12:23.201-05:00<strong>Open Male</strong><br /><br />1:12:54.4 - Jose Lara/Vaughn Gibbs, 2008+ (1)<br />1:22:04.6 - Dave Sanjeev/Vivek Yagnik, 2008 (5)<br />1:33:00.9 - Neal Kay/Jordan McGowan, 2008 (12)<br />1:39:17.0 - Alan Hopkins/Jacob Hopkins, 2008 (20)<br />1:39:31.4 - Roman Coronado III/Roman Coronado, Jr., 2006+<br />1:43:28.2 - Alan Hopkins/Marc Carter, 2006<br />1:45:57.3 - James Meadows/Jesse Flynn, 2008<br />1:46:22.8 - Todd Molesky/Michael Mullins, 2007+<br />1:47:26.2 - Cameron Capriotti/Jeff Whitworth, 2007<br />1:51:28.6 - Christopher Heikkila/Dan Krafcheck, 2007<br /><br /><strong>Open Female</strong><br /><br />1:18:52.0 - Lea Carruthers/Erica Fountain, 2008+ (4)<br />1:29:10.1 - Sita Waru/Sue Waru, 2006+ (8)<br />1:37:39.3 - Andrea Freeman/Kelly Humphries, 2006 (19)<br />1:46:29.9 - Paige Krekeler/LaErica Johnson, 2008<br />1:48:37.0 - Kristi Fox/Kenzi Harriss, 2007+<br />1:49:02.7 - Laura McKaskey/Cindy Alford, 2008<br />1:50:29.4 - Lynn Abell/Catherine Abell, 2008<br />1:50:32.2 - Mary Jones/Dayle Laws, 2008<br />1:51:45.4 - Holly Steadman/Elizabeth Shewfelt, 2006<br />1:51:49.4 - Pony Peterson/Faith Yoder, 2008<br /><br /><strong>Open Mixed</strong><br /><br />1:13:58.1 - Brett Riley/Peggy Yetman, 2007+ (2)<br />1:17:49.9 - Melissa Henderson/Vaughn Gibbs, 2007 (3)<br />1:25:07.0 - Chris McClung/Allison Cox, 2007 (6)<br />1:28:17.8 - Mark Berman/Agustina Foglietta, 2006+ (7)<br />1:31:00.8 - Kevin Goodwin/Karisn Goodwin, 2006 (10)<br />1:32:23.2 - Doug Paddon-Jones/Alexandra Gajewski, 2006 (11)<br />1:34:47.3 - Amanda Britnell/Lionel Briggs, 2006 (15)<br />1:40:14.8 - Brian Saucier/Jenifer Saucier, 2008+<br />1:40:48.3 - Ken Hayman/Colleen Hayman, 2006<br />1:41:51.5 - Mary Colleen Hayman/Trevor Murray, 2007<br /><br /><strong>Masters Male</strong><br /><br />1:37:24.1 - Paul Cooley/Clark Courtright, 2008+ (18)<br />1:40:33.3 - Larry Lindeen/Clark Courtright, 2007+<br />1:42:33.7 - Scott Kahney/John Walker, 2007<br />1:43:18.4 - Scott Kahney/John Walker, 2006+<br />1:44:22.5 - Patrick Morein/Owen Dahl, 2006<br />1:48:20.9 - David Petty/Chris Highfield, 2006<br />1:48:30.7 - Soren Hvidbjerg/David Reed, 2006<br />1:49:17.6 - Alan Hopkins/Marc Carter, 2007<br />2:04:44.6 - Ray Waymel/John Young, 2006<br />2:06:16.2 - Bob Kleibert/Mariano Saravia, 2007<br /><br /><strong>Masters Female</strong><br /><br />1:33:59.5 - Yong Collins/Sabra Harvey, 2007+ (14)<br />1:37:17.6 - Sabra Harvey/Yong Collins, 2006+ (17)<br />1:43:29.9 - Cindy Sosa/Monica Montes, 2008+<br />1:43:30.0 - Cindy Sosa/Monica Montes, 2006<br />1:50:33.8 - Mary Jones/Marie Hoke, 2006<br />1:53:05.1 - Lisa Van Stone-Gieri/Mary Fusillo, 2006<br />1:54:54.1 - Helen Grant/Yvette Wilson, 2007<br />1:58:51.4 - Laurie Petty/Karen Gelmis, 2006<br />2:05:38.1 - Marjorie Marks/Marian Bell, 2007<br />2:08:03.2 - Mary Jane Savino/Janet Sutton, 2006<br /><br /><strong>Masters Mixed<br /></strong><br />1:30:49.7 - Russell Abshire/Allison Le Compte, 2007+ (9)<br />1:35:34.6 - Anne Ekern/Helge Haldorsen, 2008+ (16)<br />1:43:36.6 - Claire Greenberg/Grant Favler, 2006+<br />1:46:41.1 - Marie Hutchinson/Ruben Rosales, 2008<br />1:47:03.6 - Joseph Norton/Julie Norton, 2006<br />1:47:04.1 - Jeff McClure/Rebecca Cole, 2008<br />1:47:12.0 - Rene Reynolds/Dennis Woleben, 2008<br />1:48:10.3 - Randy Crowe/Elizabeth Crowe, 2006<br />1:49:54.3 - Lawrence Despain/Lisa Icke, 2008<br />1:50:48.1 - Sandra Sanchez/Francisco Sanchez, 2006<br /><br /><strong>Veteran Male</strong><br /><br />1:42:34.0 - David Chester/Hersh Levitt, 2008+<br /><br /><strong>Veteran Female</strong><br /><br />1:33:55.9 - Sabra Harvey/Yong Collins, 2008+ (13)<br />2:13:57.2 - Linda Clark/Pam Butler, 2008<br />2:34:21.2 - Patsy Nevill/Dynah Loke, 2008<br />2:35:04.3 - Bonnie Beirne/Janet Roberts, 2008<br />2:49:52.1 - Peggy Taylor/Phyllis Darrough, 2008<br />3:19:23.7 - Peggy Demarsh/Peggy McElroy, 2008<br /><br /><strong>Veteran Mixed</strong><br /><br />2:07:10.8 - Janice Character/Jiles Daniels, 2008+<br /><br />(1) Indicates a Top 20 half marathon relay performance<br />(+) Indicates the winner of the division<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-2219554097069563533?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-76628479175894116282008-10-27T20:17:00.000-05:002008-10-27T20:15:51.897-05:00<strong>Men's Overall</strong><br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Marathon - Rey Palma, 20, 2:59:38<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon - Michael Grizzle, 40, Kerrville, 2:48:42<br />10/26 - Miracle Match Marathon - Juancarlos Vielma, Houston, 2:48:00<br /><br /><strong>Women's Overall</strong><br />10/4 - West Texas Crossroads Marathon - Kelly Weaver, 36, 3:38:17<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon - Maria Burchard, 40, Lake Dallas, 3:56:55<br />10/26 - Miracle Match Marathon - Erin Quinn, 3:42:31<br /><br /><strong>Men's Masters</strong><br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Marathon - Gary Albe, 49, 3:41:16<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon - Paul Williams, 50, Austin, 3:32:56<br />10/26 - Miracle Match Marathon - Dave Emerson, 3:20:39<br /><br /><strong>Women's Masters</strong><br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Marathon - Lisa Lamb, 44, 4:17:31<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon - Parvaneh Moayedi, 44, Austin, 4:14:02<br />10/26 - Miracle Match Marathon - Trese Markko, 4:02:34<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-7662847917589411628?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-20992766063952193242008-10-27T20:12:00.001-05:002008-10-27T20:11:52.920-05:00The <a href="http://www.houstonhalf.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Koala Health and Wellness Centers/Luke's Locker Houston Half Marathon</span></strong></a> was held Sunday, October 26, 2008 in downtown Houston. Here's a look at the event's previous winners and age group bests since becoming a half marathon two years ago:<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Men's Overall</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2008 - Sean Wade, 1:08:44.4<br /></span>2007 - Alex Moore, 1:09:21.8<br />2006 - Sean Wade, 1:12:50.3<br />2005 - Luis Armenteros, 1:06:43.8<br />2004 - Sean Wade, 1:05:51.3<br />2003 - Sean Wade, 1:04:55.9<br />2002 - Sean Wade, 1:07:13<br />2001 - Sean Wade, 1:05:26.1<br />2000 - Rudy Rocha, Jr., 1:06:58.9<br />1999 - Sean Wade, 1:04:51.3<br />1998 - Abdelaziz Drayek, 1:09:30<br />1997 - Michael Crawford, 1:05:50<br />1996 - Conan Doyle, 1:06:54<br />1995 - David Washburn, 1:04:12<br />1994 - Salah Chraifa, 1:06:02<br />1992 - Jon Warren, 1:03:57<br />1991 - Jeff Wells, 1:04:30.1<br />1990 - Joe Flores, 1:03:47<br />1989 - Joe Flores, 1:05:32.1<br />1988 - David Washburn, 1:03:49<br />1987 - David Washburn<br /><br /><strong>Women's Overall</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2008 - Dawn Domaschk, 1:23:04.3</span><br />2007 - Kimberly Hager, 1:21:35.9<br />2006 - Autumn Ray, 1:23:33.3<br />2005 - Laura Bennett, 1:20:30.5<br />2004 - Christie Lammers, 1:22:14.4<br />2003 - Jessica Armenteros, 1:18:34.4<br />2002 - Jackie Rzepecki, 1:16:34<br />2001 - Jackie Rzepecki, 1:17:05.6<br />2000 - Wizz Bayou, 1:19:43.5<br />1999 - Patty Valadka, 1:17:20<br />1998 - Patty Valadka, 1:17:29<br />1997 - Joy Smith, 1:12:22<br />1996 - Lynn Nelson, 1:09:08<br />1995 - Patty Valadka, 1:12:21<br />1994 - Katrina Price, 1:16:51<br />1992 - Donna Rickenbacker, 1:17:47<br />1991 - Donna Rickenbacker, 1:18:03<br />1990 - Joy Smith, 1:13:03<br />1989 - Donna Roark, 1:16:53.4<br />1988 - Georgette Green, 1:15:40<br />1987 - Donna Roark, 1:17:04<br /><br /><strong>Men's Masters</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2008 - Wilmer Bustillos, 1:13:53.1</span><br />2007 - Jon Butler, 1:14:11.5<br />2006 - Francisco Perez, 1:14:42.4<br />2005 - Francisco Perez, 1:11:36.9<br />2004 - Joe Flores, 1:12:00.0<br />2003 - Jon Butler, 1:07:00.9<br />2002 - David Dunn, 1:11:19<br />2001 - David Washburn, 1:11:36.7<br />2000 - Joe Melanson, 1:12:13.7<br />1999 - David Washburn, 1:10:21<br />1998 - Bernie Weber, 1:10:58<br />1997 - Rich Fredrich, 1:11:17<br />1996 - David Washburn, 1:08:00<br />1995 - Bill Butzner, 1:12:09<br />1994 - Jeff Cole, 1:11:43<br />1992 - Bob Wolfe, 1:13:09<br />1991 - Mark Hunter, 1:08:23.9<br />1990 - Roger Boak, 1:13:15<br />1989 - Peter Baird, 1:12:03.0<br /><br /><strong>Women's Masters</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2008 - Heidy Lozano, 1:24:12.1<br /></span>2007 - Heidy Lozano, 1:23:07.8<br />2006 - Heidy Lozano, 1:24:16.5<br />2005 - Christie Lammers, 1:20:38.7<br />2004 - Suzanne Day, 1:27:08.9<br />2003 - Suzanne Day, 1:26:13.4<br />2002 - Joy Smith, 1:20:01<br />2001 - Allison Willbern, 1:24:04.5<br />2000 - Christie Lammers, 1:25:58.3<br />1999 - Kathy Barton, 1:23:32<br />1998 - Donna Sterns, 1:24:43<br />1997 - Donna Sterns, 1:21:54<br />1996 - Kathy Barton, 1:20:15<br />1995 - Patty Leary, 1:20:30<br />1994 - Kathy Barton, 1:21:20<br />1992 - Joyce Gaskin, 1:30:05<br />1991 - Connie Lawrence, 1:25:48<br />1990 - Joyce Gaskin, 1:25:44<br />1989 - Shirlie Lindsay, 1:25:55.6<br /><br /><strong>Age-Group Bests<br />Men's</strong><br />14-Under - Mark Halle, 2006, 1:38:12<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">15-19 - Joshua Rake, 2008, 1:30:02 (bumped Andrew Epperson, 2006, 1:31:01)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">20-24 - Colin Carroll, 2008, 1:11:49 (bumped Jerry Hopkins, 2006, 1:23:32)</span><br />25-29 - Alex Moore, 2007, 1:09:22<br />30-34 - Ray Martinez, 2007, 1:12:51<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">35-39 - Luis Armenteros, 2008, 1:09:13 (bumped Luis Armenteros, 2007, 1:10:43)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">40-44 - Sean Wade, 2008, 1:08:44 (bumped Sean Wade, 2006, 1:12:50)</span><br />45-49 - Jon Butler, 2007, 1:14:12<br />50-54 - Rich Fredrich, 2007, 1:20:05<br />55-59 - Miguel Lopez, 2007, 1:24:05<br />60-64 - Ben Harvie, 2007, 1:27:21<br />65-69 - Kenneth Ruane, 2006, 1:33:14<br />70-74 - Ino Cantu, 2006, 1:40:24<br />75-Over - Orville Kremmer, 2007, 1:56:16<br /><br /><strong>Women's</strong><br />14-Under - Joelle Harris, 2007, 2:24:04<br />15-19 - Sara Collazos, 2006, 1:31:27<br />20-24 - Kate Gorry, 2007, 1:22:13<br />25-29 - Autumn Ray, 2006, 1:23:33<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">30-34 - Dawn Domaschk, 2008, 1:23:04 (bumped Olya Perevalova, 2007, 1:25:06)</span><br />35-39 - Kimberly Hager, 2007, 1:21:36<br />40-44 - Heidy Lozano, 2007, 1:23:08<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">45-49 - Heidy Lozano, 2008, 1:24:12 (bumped Jody Berry, 2006, 1:32:49)</span><br />50-54 - Christie Lammers. 2007, 1:28:30<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">55-59 - Donna Sterns, 2008, 1:40:42 (bumped Alice Keelin, 2006, 1:45:17)</span><br />60-64 - Nancy Prejean, 2007, 1:38:25<br />65-69 - Ursula Spilger, 2006, 2:04:15<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">70-74 - Kay Duplichan, 2008, 2:16:25 (bumped Carol Cain, 2006, 3:07:57)</span><br />75-Over - Sadie Greenman, 2006, 2:52:08<br /><br />Previously, the Houston Half Marathon was held at the 20-kilometer (20K) distance - and was the nation's second largest race at that distance - prior to 2006.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-2099276606395219324?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-85122141870054230392008-10-27T19:58:00.002-05:002008-11-11T19:43:58.327-06:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <a href="http://www.houstonhalf.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Koala Health and Wellness Centers / Luke's Locker Houston Half Marathon</span></strong></a> on Sunday, October 26.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:30:08)<br /></strong>1:23:04 - Dawn Domaschk, 28, Houston+<br />1:23:21 - Diana Hurst, 34, Houston<br />1:26:07 - Jackie Miller, 27, Kingwood<br />1:26:41 - Autumn Ray, 28, Galveston<br />1:29:18 - Michelle Friedman, 24, Houston<br />1:29:25 - Jennifer Brown, 32, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:33:20)<br /></strong>1:24:12 - Heidy Lozano, 45, Houston$<br />1:29:17 - Caroline Burum, 43, Houston+<br />1:30:20 - Anna Sumrall Helm, 42, Houston<br />1:30:35 - Sheila Carmody, 41, The Woodlands<br />1:31:22 - Helen Grant, 45, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 1:41:43)<br /></strong>1:31:37 - Christie Lammers, 51, Houston+<br />1:33:15 - Suzanne Day, 51, Houston$<br />1:40:42 - Donna Sterns, 55, Sugar Land<br />1:41:11 - Billie-Kay Melanson, 55, Orange<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 1:52:22)<br /></strong>1:42:53 - Nancy Prejean, 63, The Woodlands$<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 1:18:29)<br /></strong>1:09:13 - Luis Armenteros, 36, Houston$<br />1:11:49 - Colin Carroll, 23+<br />1:12:01 - Colin Wolfe, 28, The Woodlands<br />1:12:15 - Ray Martinez, 35, Houston<br />1:12:54 - Alex Moore, 25, Houston<br />1:13:31 - Gabriel Rodriguez, 30, La Porte<br />1:14:04 - Brett Riley, 37, Houston<br />1:14:55 - Michael Defee, 33, Vidor<br />1:15:39 - Jay Hilscher, 34, Round Rock=<br />1:17:32 - Abel Zavala, 30, Nacogdoches=<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:20:29)<br /></strong>1:08:44 - Sean Wade, 42, Houston$<br />1:13:53 - Wilmer Bustillos, 43, Houston$<br />1:15:52 - Gerardo Mora, 42, Houston+<br />1:17:34 - Francisco Perez, 43, Houston<br />1:18:35 - Adam Jackson, 44, Cypress<br />1:19:58 - John Hill, 41, Kingwood<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:26:44)<br /></strong>1:23:01 - Fernando Lopez, 50, Houston+<br />1:23:54 - Larry Tidwell, 52, Baytown<br />1:24:54 - Keith Willhelm, 54, Houston<br />1:26:07 - Philip Trumbly, 50, Houston<br /><br />There was no runner that met the men's 60-69 or men's or women's 70-79 qualifying standards for this event.<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses<br /></strong>0:16 - Ramiro Ramirez, 55, Houston, 1:27:00 (vs. 1:26:44)<br />0:26 - Bert Molina, 44, Sugar Land, 1:20:55 (vs. 1:20:29)<br />0:35 - Sarah Husbands, 32, Pearland, 1:30:43 (vs. 1:03:08)<br />0:38 - William Blancett, 33, Houston, 1:19:07 (vs. 1:18:29)<br />0:39 - Caroline Chamness, 43, Kingwood, 1:33:59 (vs. 1:33:20)<br />0:43 - Brad Hunt, 29, Sugar Land, 1:19:12 (vs. 1:18:29)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-8512214187005423039?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-15780290150462303742008-10-27T19:28:00.003-05:002008-10-27T19:39:40.953-05:00This is a complete list of all runners who met the <a href="http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Chevron Houston Marathon</span></strong></a> qualifying standard at the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">United Space Alliance 10-Miler</span></strong> on Sunday, October 12.<br /><br />A (+) indicates that the runner earned the Local Invited Runner invitation.<br />A ($) indicates that the runner had previously earned their invitation in an earlier event.<br />A (=) indicates that the runner did not meet the surrounding 19-county residency requirement.<br /><br /><strong>Female Open (Standard - 1:07:39)</strong><br />1:04:16 - Diana Hirst, 34, Houston+<br />1:04:33 - Mary Davies, 26, Houston<br />1:06:12 - Autumn Ray, 28, Galveston**<br />1:06:15 - Michelle Friedman, 24, Houston<br />1:07:11 - Jennifer Brown, 32, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 40-49 (Standard - 1:10:15)</strong><br />1:05:32 - Heidy Lozano, 45, Houston+<br />1:10:06 - Anna Sumrall Helm, 42, Houston<br /><br /><strong>Female 50-59 (Standard - 1:16:33)</strong><br />1:10:52 - Suzanne Day, 51, Houston+<br /><br /><strong>Female 60-69 (Standard - 1:24:34)</strong><br />1:20:02 - Nancy Prejean, 63, The Woodlands$<br /><br /><strong>Male Open (Standard - 58:46)</strong><br />0:51:36 - Richard Kimeli, 28=<br />0:53:39 - Luis Armenteros, 36, Houston+<br />0:54:58 - Alan Foolkes, 25, Lake Charles, La.=<br />0:55:24 - Junior Mitchell, 35, Channelview<br />0:55:35 - Ray Martinez, 35, Houston<br />0:56:07 - Gabriel Rodriguez, 30, La Porte<br />0:56:13 - Cole Dailey, 25, Houston<br />0:56:14 - Alex Moore, 25, Houston<br />0:56:27 - Brett Riley, 37, Houston<br />0:57:33 - Mahta Mesfun, 26, Houston<br />0:57:53 - Jason Foolkes, 30, Lake Charles, La.=<br />0:58:22 - Abel Zavala, 29, Nacogdoches<br /><br /><strong>Male 40-49 (Standard - 1:00:28)</strong><br />0:52:27 - Sean Wade, 42, Houston$<br />0:55:33 - Wilmer Bustillos, 43, Houston+<br />0:58:12 - Gerardo Mora, 42, Houston<br />0:58:54 - Adam Jackson, 44, Houston<br />1:00:17 - John Hill, 41, Kingwood$<br /><br /><strong>Male 50-59 (Standard - 1:05:09)</strong><br />1:00:55 - Steve Brammer, 57, Katy+<br />1:03:29 - Fernando Lopez, 50, Houston<br />1:04:28 - Larry Tidwell, 52, Houston<br />1:04:46 - David Washburn, 52, Houston<br />1:04:52 - Keith Willhelm, 54<br /><br /><strong>Male 60-69 (Standard - 1:11:02)</strong><br />1:08:14 - Ben Harvie, 61, Kemah$<br />1:10:22 - Rich Siemens, 68, Houston+<br /><br />There was no runner that met the men's or women's 70-79 qualifying standard for this event.<br /><br /><strong>Close Misses<br /></strong>0:08 - Helen Grant, 45, Houston, 1:10:23 (vs. 1:10:15)<br />0:19 - Alfredo Perales, 39, 59:05 (vs. 58:46)<br />0:24 - Billie-Kay Melanson, 54, Orange, 1:16:57 (vs. 1:16:33)<br />0:28 - Ann Kaltenbaugh, 43, 1:10:43 (vs. 1:10:15)<br />0:35 - Donna Sterns, 55, Sugar Land, 1:17:08 (vs. 1:16:33)<br /><br />** Autumn Ray was mentioned by USA 10-Miler race director Jana Landry during the awards ceremony as living in Temple, but she was registered for the Houston Half Marathon as being from Galveston.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-1578029015046230374?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-51486999194777396282008-10-23T16:37:00.003-05:002008-10-23T16:40:40.660-05:00Finish Line Sports' <strong>Andy Stewart</strong> reports that the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Tri</span></strong>, scheduled for June 28, 2009, will become a co-ed event saying that "many have asked for this."<br /><br />The 300-meter pool swim, 10-mile bike and 3-mile run, which starts at the First Colony Aquatic Center, will be capped at 700 with a dual start in the 50-meter lanes.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-5148699919477739628?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-23737253948343422912008-10-21T22:48:00.004-05:002008-10-21T23:20:04.944-05:00<strong>Men's Overall</strong><br />8/ 3 - Prude Ranch Races - <strong>Popcorn Leonard</strong>, 1:40:36<br />8/24 - Hottest Half - <strong>Andrew Cook</strong>, 27, Flower Mound, 1:10:38<br />9/13 - Mayor's Half Marathon - <strong>Charlie Hennessey</strong>, Amarillo, 1:23:20<br />9/21 - Army-Dillo Half Marathon - <strong>Brantley Lutz</strong>, 1:09:49<br />10/ 4 - SPI Half Marathon Beach Run - <strong>Victor Lopez</strong>, 33, McAllen, 1:09:09<br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Half Marathon - <strong>Chris Mills</strong>, 25, 1:22:49<br />10/11 - Texas MedClinic Missions Half Marathon - <strong>Ridouane Harroufi</strong>, 1:11:06<br />10/11 - The Tyler Half - <strong>Warren Brown</strong>, 21, 1:21:53<br />10/11 - Huntsville Half Marathon - <strong>Juancarlos Vielma</strong>, 36, Houston, 1:15:47 (2007 winner)<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon Half Marathon - <strong>Vaughn Gibbs</strong>, 34, Katy, 1:15:32<br /><br /><strong>Women's Overall</strong><br />8/ 3 - Prude Ranch Races - <strong>Allegra Hobbs</strong>, 1:57:15 (2007 winner)<br />8/24 - Hottest Half - <strong>Becky Angeles</strong>, 31, 1:24:37<br />9/13 - Mayor's Half Marathon - <strong>Shannan O'Brien</strong>, 1:36:47<br />9/21 - Army-Dillo Half Marathon - <strong>Liza Hunter-Galvan</strong>, 1:25:43<br />10/ 4 - SPI Half Marathon Beach Run - <strong>Lizzy De La Garza</strong>, 24, Brownsville, 1:34:49<br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Half Marathon - <strong>Ivi Kerrigan</strong>, 38, 1:31:47<br />10/11 - Texas MedClinic Missions Half Marathon - <strong>Liza Hunter-Galvan</strong>, 1:19:31<br />10/11 - The Tyler Half - <strong>Megan Howell</strong>, 22, 1:41:04<br />10/11 - Huntsville Half Marathon - <strong>Adrienne Langelier</strong>, 26, Huntsville, 1:27:58 (2007 winner)<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon Half Marathon - <strong>Jennifer Brown</strong>, 32, Houston, 1:26:16<br /><br /><strong>Men's Masters</strong><br />8/ 3 - Prude Ranch Races - <strong>Mark Jones</strong>, 1:52:41<br />8/24 - Hottest Half - <strong>Tim Cooley</strong>, 44, 1:27:17<br />9/21 - Army-Dillo Half Marathon - <strong>Greg Worley</strong>, 1:18:07<br />10/ 4 - SPI Half Marathon Beach Run - <strong>Rafael Martinez</strong>, 54, Alamo, 1:18:07<br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Half Marathon - <strong>Wayne Chick</strong>, 55, Los Lunas, N.M., 1:24:32<br />10/11 - Texas MedClinic Missions Half Marathon - <strong>Victor Viesca</strong>, 1:13:29<br />10/11 - The Tyler Half - <strong>Bob Hepler</strong>, 46, 1:24:29<br />10/11 - Huntsville Half Marathon - <strong>Ron Mueller</strong>, 49, Sugar Land, 1:31:49<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon Half Marathon - <strong>Paul Salazar</strong>, 45, Austin, 1:24:07 (2007 overall)<br /><br /><strong>Women's Masters</strong><br />8/24 - Hottest Half - <strong>Fiona Green</strong>, 43, 1:32:43<br />9/21 - Army-Dillo Half Marathon - <strong>Deanna Savo</strong>, 1:34:47<br />10/ 4 - SPI Half Marathon Beach Run - <strong>Susan Cox</strong>, 52, Weslaco, 1:41:37<br />10/ 4 - West Texas Crossroads Half Marathon - <strong>Nanette Nelson</strong>, 41, Midland, 1:56:06<br />10/11 - Texas MedClinic Missions Half Marathon - <strong>Margo Braud</strong>, 1:36:27<br />10/11 - The Tyler Half - <strong>Donna Russell</strong>, 54, 1:46:04<br />10/11 - Huntsville Half Marathon - <strong>Lisa Tilton-McCarthy</strong>, 41, Houston, 1:40:10<br />10/18 - Marathon 2 Marathon Half Marathon - <strong>Cynthia Salazar</strong>, 44, Austin, 1:27:28 (2007 overall)<br /><br /><strong>Upcoming Calendar</strong><br />10/26 - Miracle Match Half Marathon (Waco)<br />10/26 - Koala Health and Wellness Centers / Luke's Locker Houston Half Marathon<br />11/ 2 - Dallas Running Club Half<br />11/ 8 - Buffalo Wallow Races Half Marathon (Lubbock)<br />11/ 9 - Fort Worth Half Marathon<br />11/16 - Rock N' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon<br />11/23 - Fort Worth Runners Club Mote in Motion Half Marathon<br /><br /><strong>Locations</strong><br />Army-Dillo Half Marathon (San Antonio)<br />Donut Stop Mayor's Half Marathon (Amarillo)<br />Hottest Half (Dallas)<br />Marathon 2 Marathon Half Marathon (Marathon)<br />Prude Ranch (Fort Davis)<br />SPI Half Marathon Beach Run (South Padre Island)<br />Texas MedClinic Missions Half Marathon (San Antonio)<br />West Texas Crossroads Half Marathon (Odessa)<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-2373725394834342291?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445556774716626633.post-10470390302924387772008-10-20T09:29:00.002-05:002008-10-21T22:03:22.973-05:00It was more than a year ago that I decided to take my original "Houston Running" blog private for a multitude of reasons.<br /><br />And for many of those same reasons, which I won't go in to, it will remain private.<br /><br />When I was standing with <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lance Phegley</span></strong>, my <a href="http://www.runnertriathletenews.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Runner Triathlete News</span></strong></a> and <a href="http://www.insidetexasrunning.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Inside Texas Running</span></strong></a> editor, at the <strong><span style="color:#009900;">United Space Alliance 10-Miler</span></strong> on Sunday, October 11, somebody (who I did not know) said that they wish that I still had "this blog" again.<br /><br />As I was out on a long run on Saturday, I thought more seriously about bringing it back.<br /><br />So here it is.<br /><br />And if the quality isn't what I'm used to producing, I'll kill it in a heartbeat.<br /><br />And whatever position that I take here, it doesn't represent any of my roles and responsibilities with HARRA, RTN, ITR, the Courier of Montgomery County, The Woodlands Running Club or the Seven Hills Running Club.<br /><br />It only represents me and what I think - right, wrong or indifferent.<br /><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3445556774716626633-1047039030292438777?l=houstonrunning2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jon Walkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952743132636809802noreply@blogger.com0