Space City 10-Miler All-Time Finishers Totals

2003 -- 621
2004 -- 793
2005 -- 746
2006 -- 824
2007 -- 738
2008 -- 735
2009 -- 864 (837 plus 27 relays)
2010 -- 829
2011 -- 622
2012 -- 750 (736 plus 14 relays)
2013 -- 644 (628 plus 16 relays)
2014 -- 585 (570 plus 15 relays)
2015 -- 558 (533 plus 25 relays)
2016 (F) -- 402 (380 plus 22 relays)
2016 (O) -- 419 (408 plus 11 relays)
2017 -- 384 (194 men / 190 women)
2018 -- 434 (422 plus 12 relays)

2019 -- 395

2021 -- 241 (233 plus 8 relays)

2022 -- 278 (267 plus 11 relays)

2023 -- 361 (335 plus 26 relays)
2024 -- 356 (335 plus 21 relays)
2025 -- 340 (314 plus 26 relays)

Space City 10-Miler All-Time Winners (2003-2025)

Men's Overall Winner
2003 - Luis Armenteros, 52:20.9
2004 - Sean Wade, 52:07.3
2005 - Jacob Rotich, 51:02.8
2006 - Richard Kimeli, 50:16.8
2007 - Richard Kimeli, 49:47.5
2008 - Richard Kimeli, 51:36.0
2009 - Shadrack Songok, 50:13.2
2010 - Samuel Kosgei, 48:26.7 * (Event record)
2011 - Samuel Kosgei, 50:44.1
2012 - Benjami Zywicki, 52:16.4
2013 - Enoch Nadler, 50:25.1
2014 - Kiya Dandena, 51:11.5
2015 - Jarrett Le Blanc, 51:21.3
2016 (Feb.) - Biya Simbassa, 50:13.4
2016 (Oct.) - Abinet Adravo, 52:13.6
2017 - Alfred Kiplagat, 52:34.7
2018 - Jarrett Le Blanc, 50:33.6

2019 - Calum Neff, 53:10

2021 - Aaron Albert, 50:14

2022 - Jordan West, 51:04

2023 - Calum Neff, 51:07.7
2024 - Walter Suarez, 52:22.6
2025 - Fernando Cervantes Caudillo, 50:51.1

Women's Overall Winner
2003 - Jessica Armenteros, 1:02:12.9
2004 - Jody Hawkins, 57:15.0
2005 - Liza Hunter Galvan, 57:26.2
2006 - Jody Hawkins, 1:01:05.4
2007 - Lilian Chelimo, 56:43.0
2008 - Diana Hirst, 1:04:16.7
2009 - Mary Davies, 58:07.7
2010 - Emily Loeffler, 1:01:22.6
2011 - Emily Daum, 1:00:48.9
2012 - Emily Daum, 1:02:23.3
2013 - Mary Davies, 59:35.5
2014 - Megan Saloom, 59:48.3
2015 - Hillary Montgomery, 55:11.8 * (Event record)
2016 (Feb.) - Mary Davies, 56:45.7
2016 (Oct.) - Lauren Stroud, 59:41.7
2017 - Hillary Montgomery, 56:45.8
2018 - Cali Roper, 1:02:46.4

2019 - Lauren Stroud, 59:46

2021 - Lauren Stroud, 58:30

2022 - Flora Lai, 1:02:38

2023 - Lauren Stroud, 59:32.9
2024 - Lauren Stroud, 1:01:07.5
2025 - Yumileidy Mestre, 58:04.9

Men's Masters Winner
2003 - Steven King, 57:58.8
2004 - Joe Flores, 55:29.3
2005 - William Moore, 55:54.6
2006 - Terry Garrett, 57:33.9
2007 - Francisco Perez, 56:38.7
2008 - Sean Wade, 52:27.9
2009 - Sean Wade, 50:39.7 * (Event record)
2010 - Gerardo Mora, 56:50.4
2011 - Sean Wade, 53:47.8
2012 - Wilmer Bustillos, 57:19.7
2013 - Sammy Kiplagat Cheptoo, 51:49.8
2014 - Sammy Kiplagat Cheptoo, 54:09.3
2015 - Luis Armenteros, 56:26.5
2016 (Feb.) - Luis Armenteros, 56:34.5
2016 (Oct.) - Luis Armenteros, 56:29.3
2017 - Luis Armenteros, 56:18.1
2018 - Roberto Moratilla, 58:11.7

2019 - Sean Wade, 55:05

2021 - Peter Lawrence, 58:13

2022 - David Alber, 57:17

2023 - Nathan Bishop, 57:02.9
2024 - David Alber, 57:33.7

2025 - Francisco Perdomo, 57:43.8

Women's Masters Winner
2003 - Christie Lammers, 1:05:10.0
2004 - Christie Lammers, 1:04:53.5
2005 - Suzanne Day, 1:09:54.6
2006 - Susan Walters, 1:06:38.3
2007 - Susan Walters, 1:04:46.2
2008 - Heidy Lozano, 1:05:32.1
2009 - Heidy Lozano, 1:03:21.9
2010 - Heidy Lozano, 1:02:36.3 * (Event record)
2011 - Laura Bennett, 1:08:31.6
2012 - Jody Berry, 1:12:46.1
2013 - Kimberly Mac Namee, 1:03:45.4
2014 - Alexandra Paddon-Jones, 1:07:26
2015 - Laura Bennett, 1:07:35.3
2016 (Feb.) - Laura Bennett, 1:06:21.8
2016 (Oct.) - Stacy Holden, 1:07:18.9
2017 - Stacy Holden, 1:08:17.3
2018 - Catherine Kruppa, 1:07:47.3

2019 - Flora Lai, 1:02:51

2021 - Flora Lai, 1:03:48

2022 - Anngela Caron, 1:04:24

2023 - Catherine Kruppa, 1:02:48.4
2024 - Angela Neira, 1:05:10.4
2025 - Angela Neira, 1:05:37.5

Mont Belvieu Texas Heat Wave 5M / 5K Finishers

The Mont Belvieu Texas Heat Wave 5-Miler and 5K are held on the Fourth of July each year.

Running Alliance Sport race director Robby Sabban, with the assistance of then-On The Run co-owner Jay Lee, brought the original Baytown Bud Heat Wave back in 2011.

Before the race's move to Mont Belvieu, which corresponded with the move to Wismer Distributing's new location along Interstate 10, in far east Houston, the Baytown Bud Heat Wave traded the No. 1 and No. 2 spot in 2015-2017 as Texas' largest Fourth of July race with Houston's Run Wild 5K.

 

2011 - 352 (197 men, 195 women) - Monday

2012 - 525 (279 men, 246 women) - Wednesday

2013 - 669 (335 men, 334 women) - Thursday

2014 - 619 (308 men, 311 women) - Friday

2015 - 788 (375 men, 413 women) - Saturday

2016 - 826 (379 men, 447 women) - Monday

2017 - 902 (436 men, 466 women) - Tuesday

2018 - 727 (207 men, 219 women; 5K - 108 men, 193 women) - Wednesday

2019 - 843 (199 men, 181 women; 5K - 169 men, 294 women) - Thursday

2021 - 611 (158 men, 141 women; 5K - 135 men, 177 women) - Sunday

2022 - 601 (135 men, 110 women; 5K - 151 men, 205 women) - Monday

2023 - 695 (170 men, 101 women; 5K - 191 men, 233 women) - Tuesday

2024 - 807 (154 men, 103 women; 5K - 241 men, 309 women) - Thursday
2025 - 884 (150 men, 116 women; 5K - 265 men, 353 women) - Friday
2026 - 1,058 (181 men, 185 women; 5K - 293 men, 299 women) - Saturday

Source:  Campbell Timing Systems and Running Alliance Sport

All-Time Memorial Day Races

I started running in 2003 and have been involved in the sport in one capacity or another ever since.  

This is a "best to my knowledge" list of all of the Memorial Day races that I've participated in over the years:

2003 - Unknown

2004 - 2nd annual Race For the Pennant 5K, Houston, TX with Waverly (Her first 5K in 43:11.9)

2005-2009 - Unknown

2010 - Part of race crew for Capital of Texas (CapTex) Triathlon, Austin, TX

2011 - Unknown

2012 - Patriot Half Marathon, Rockwall, TX (2:35:23)

2013 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (31:09)

2014 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (34:48.77 with Waverly)

2015 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (33:36 with Waverly)

2016 - 36th annual Boalsburg Memorial Day 3.8M, Boalsburg, PA (41:36.83)

2017 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (31:00.57; Waverly - 30:10)

2018 - Joshua House Memorial Day 5K, Tyrone, PA (30:07.39)

2019 - Announced inaugural Memorial Day 10K/5K, Houston, TX

2020 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (30:34.63)

2021 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (30:44.25)
2022 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (33:54.21)

2023 - Spectated Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX
2024 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (29:41.69)

2025 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (29:31.34; Waverly - 31:56)
2026 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K, Huntsville, TX (32:20.72; Waverly - 29:58)

My Fourth of July Races (2003-2026)

2003 - Run Wild 5K (Houston, TX)
2004 - Run Wild 5K (Houston, TX)
2005 - Stu's Country Mile 5K (Centerville, TX)
2006 - Didn't race.
2007 - Lander Half Marathon (Lander, WY)
2008 - Stu's Country Mile 5K (Centerville, TX)
2009 - East Montgomery County YMCA Fourth of July 5K (Roman Forest, TX)
2010 - TWRC Sunday Night 5K (The Woodlands, TX)*
2011 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2012 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2013 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2014 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2015 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2016 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2017 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M (Baytown, TX)+
2018 - Old Jo's Firecracker 5K (Saint Jo, TX)
2019 - 50th anniversary West Texas Running Club Firecracker 10K (Brownfield, TX)
2020 - Firecracker 5K (Mexia, TX)
2021 - The SHARK Run 5K (Orange Beach, AL)
2022 - Patriot 5K (Trophy Club, TX)
2023 - Coolest 5K in Texas (Fort Davis, TX)
2024 - Stu's Country Mile 5K (Centerville, TX)
2025 - 51st Annual BASF Firecracker 4 (Lake Jackson, TX)
2026 - Lucy Park parkrun 5K #58 (Wichita Falls, TX)

*Volunteer +Race Announcer

The Woodlands Marathon Race Day Temperatures (2012-2026)

2012 (March 3) -- 57 degrees (7:02 a.m.) / 63 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2013 (March 2) -- 40 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 54 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2014 (March 1) -- 66 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 82 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2015 (February 28) -- 39 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 56 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2016 (March 5) -- 50 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 74 degrees (12:53 p.m.) - 24 degrees

2017 (March 4) -- 56 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 64 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2018 (March 3) -- 51 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 73 degrees (12:53 p.m.) - 22 degrees

2019 (March 2) -- 55 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 69 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2020 (March 7) -- 44 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 61 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2021 (March 6) -- 51 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 68 degrees (12:53 p.m.)

2022 (March 5) -- 68 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 81 degrees (12:53 p.m.)
2023 (March 4) -- 47 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 70 degrees (12:53 p.m.) - 23 degrees
2024 (March 2) -- 56 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 69 degrees (12:53 p.m.)
2025 (March 1) -- 53 degrees (6:53 a.m.) / 81 degrees (12:53 p.m.) - 28 degrees
2026 (February 28) -- 51 degrees (6:53 a.m.)  80 degrees (12:53 p.m.) - 29 degrees

Source:  wunderground.com

The Woodlands Marathon Prayer and National Anthem

Prayer

2021 - Steve Toth
2022 - Barry Blanton

2023 - Scott Cigich

2024 - Casey Clark

2025 - Brock Persons, SHSU Beta Upsilon Chi
2026 - Mike Ludwig

National Anthem
2021 - Waverly Walk

2022 - Nancy Peters

2023 - Waverly Walk
2024 - Caroline Freeman
2025 - Allie Borgmeyer
2026 - Waverly Walk

The Woodlands Marathon - All-Time Sub 3-Hour Marathons (2012-2026)

All-Time Sub 3-Hour Marathons

2012 - 21

2013 - 24

2014 - 18

2015 - 21
2016 - 23
2017 - 31

2018 - 10
2019 - 20
2020 - 25
2021 - 96
2022 - 25
2023 - 50
2024 - 37
2025 - 44
2026 - 57

TOTAL - 502

The Woodlands Marathon Finishers Numbers (2012-2026)

Marathon
2012 (March 3) -- 1,009 (589 men / 420 women)
2013 (March 2) -- 917 (592 men / 325 women)
2014 (March 1) -- 1,230 (717 men / 513 women)
2015 (February 28) -- 894 (539 men / 355 women)
2016 (March 5) -- 880 (546 men / 334 women) +
2017 (March 4) -- 932 (585 men / 347 women)
2018 (March 3) -- 784 (502 men / 382 women)
2019 (March 2) -- 897 (596 men / 301 women)
2020 (March 7) -- 894 (596 men / 298 women) ++
2021 (March 6) -- 915 (618 men / 297 women)
2022 (March 5) -- 791 (521 men / 270 women)
2023 (March 4) -- 822 (564 men / 258 women)
2024 (March 2) -- 853 (570 men / 283 women)
2025 (March 1) -- 917 (626 men / 291 women)
2026 (February 28) -- 1,025 (710 men / 315 women)

+ includes five handcyclists and wheelchair athletes
++ includes 12 AWD athletes (10 men and two women)

Marathon Relay
2012 -- 72 (54 four person / 18 three person)
2013 -- 55 (49 four person / 6 two person)
2014 -- 71 (45 four person / 26 two person)
2015 -- 70 (59 four person / 11 two person)
2016 -- 140 (112 four person / 28 two person)
2017 -- 122 (108 four person / 14 two person)
2018 -- 118 (110 four person / 8 two person)
2019 -- 81 (66 four person / 15 two person)
2020 -- 97 (86 four person / 11 two person)

Half Marathon
2012 -- 3,103 (1,249 men / 1,854 women)
2013 -- 3,447 (1,455 men / 1,992 women)
2014 -- 3,905 (1,668 men / 2,237 women)
2015 -- 3,066 (1,384 men / 1,682 women)
2016 -- 3,306 (1,506 men / 1,800 women)
2017 -- 3,437 (1,542 men / 1,895 women)
2018 -- 2,998 (1,437 men / 1,551 women)
2019 -- 3,324 (1,612 men / 1,712 women)
2020 -- 3,006 (1,474 men / 1,532 women)
2021 -- 1,992 (1,032 men / 960 women)

2022 -- 2,848 (1,440 men / 1,408 women) ++

2023 -- 2,688 (1,405 men / 1,283 women) +++
2024 -- 2,497 (1,182 men / 1,135 women) ^
2025 -- 2,981 (1,590 men / 1,401 women) ^^
2026 -- 2,971 (1,579 men / 1,390 women / 2 undefined)

++ includes 19 AWD athletes (8 men and 11 women)
+++ includes 
^ includes 19 AWD athletes (10 men and 9 women)
^^ includes 50 AWD athletes (27 men and 23 women)

10K
2021 -- 524 (204 men / 320 women)
2022 -- 710 (293 men / 417 women)
2023 -- 712 (291 men / 421 women)
2024 -- 685 (271 men / 414 women)
2025 -- 746 (289 men / 457 women) ^^

2026 -- 789 (341 men / 447 women / 1 undefined)

^^ includes 3 AWD athletes (3 men)

5K
2012 -- 684 (210 men / 474 women)
2013 -- 914 (347 men / 567 women)
2014 -- 942 (359 men / 583 women)
2015 -- 791 (317 men / 474 women)
2016 -- 900 (334 men / 566 women)
2017 -- 932 (388 men / 544 women)
2018 -- 972 (352 men / 620 women)
2019 (February 23) -- 656 (262 men / 394 women)
2020 (February 29) -- 795 (341 men / 454 women)
2021 (February 27) -- 363 (169 men / 184 women)
2022 (February 26) -- 388 (184 men / 204 women)
2023 (February 25) -- 562 (259 men / 302 women)
2024 (February 24) -- 524 (241 men / 283 women)
2025 (February 22) -- 462 (225 men / 237 women)
2026 (February 21) -- 561 (281 men / 280 women)

2K
2019 -- 397 (201 men / 196 women)
2020 -- 397 (211 men / 186 women)
2021 -- 148 (68 men / 78 women)
2022 -- 227 (107 men / 120 women)
2023 -- 307 (145 men / 162 women)
2024 -- 254 (129 men / 125 women)
2025 -- 388 (210 men / 178 women)
2026 -- 446 (244 men / 200 women / 2 undefined)

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2026).

Waverly Walk - Complete Half Marathon History

By Time
2:06:47 - 3/6/21 - 10th annual The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 14
2:08:44 - 2/28/26 - 15th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 31
2:11:35 - 10/9/16 - 4th annual Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA - 6
2:11:47 - 2/8/20 - 6th annual Katy Half Marathon, Katy, TX - 12
2:12:47 - 2/3/18 - SAGU Half Marathon, Waxahachie, TX - 8 (Adjusted time as course map was printed as 13.25 miles and time was 2:14:12)
2:13:57 - 1/3/21 - 4th annual Canton Half Marathon, Canton, TX - 13
2:14:19 - 3/1/25 - 14th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 30
2:16:36 - 10/28/17 - 39th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 7
2:18:41 - 1/14/24 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 26
2:19:29 - 10/13/24 - BCS Oktoberfest Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 28
2:19:37 - 1/1/20 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 11
2:20:21 - 3/25/23 - Bearathon Half Marathon, Waco, TX - 22
2:20:31 - 1/1/15 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 2

2:21:10 - 4/16/23 - Vintage Park 13.1 Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 23
2:21:15 - 10/31/21 - 15th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 17
2:22:52 - 10/16/21 - 42nd annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 16
2:23:08 - 12/10/23 - Baylor Scott & White Health BCS Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 25
2:24:45 - 3/2/24 - 13th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 27
2:26:07 - 4/10/21 - Blue Bell Fun Run Half Marathon, Brenham, TX - 15 (Ran with Dad)
2:26:08 - 2/2/25 - USA Fit Half Marathon, Sugar Land, TX - 29 (Ran with Dad)

2:26:31 - 10/30/22 - 16th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 21
2:27:24.50 - 8/4/19 - 3rd annual Canton Half Marathon, Canton, TX - 10
2:31:44 - 3/14/15 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon, Seabrook, TX - 3
2:33:31 - 4/16/16 - Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Half Marathon, Roanoke, VA - 5
2:35:57 - 8/8/15 - 14th annual Lynchburg Half Marathon, Lynchburg, VA - 4
2:36:52 - 3/5/22 - 11th annual The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 19
2:37:16 - 9/23/18 - 6th annual Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA - 9
2:37:32 - 1/1/22 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 18
2:37:53 - 10/29/23 - 17th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 24
2:47:28 - 10/15/22 - 43rd annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 20
2:54:06 - 1/15/06 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 1

By Date
2:54:06 - 1/15/06 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 1 (Ran with Dad)
2:20:31 - 1/1/15 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 2 (Two minute stop at halfway; Ran with Dad)

2:31:44 - 3/14/15 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon, Seabrook, TX - 3
2:35:57 - 8/8/15 - 14th annual Lynchburg Half Marathon, Lynchburg, VA - 4 (Ran with Dad)
2:33:31 - 4/16/16 - Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Half Marathon, Roanoke, VA - 5 (Ran with Dad)
2:11:35 - 10/9/16 - 4th annual Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA - 6
2:16:36 - 10/28/17 - 39th annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 7
2:12:47 - 2/3/18 - SAGU Half Marathon, Waxahachie, TX - 8 (Adjusted time as course map was printed as 13.25 miles and time was 2:14:12) (Ran with Dad)
2:37:16 - 9/23/18 - 6th annual Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA - 9 (Ran with Dad)
2:27:24.50 - 8/4/19 -3rd annual Canton Half Marathon, Canton, TX - 10 (Ran with Dad)
2:19:37 - 1/1/20 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 11
2:11:47 - 2/8/20 - 6th annual Katy Half Marathon, Katy, TX - 12
2:13:57 - 1/3/21 - 4th annual Canton Half Marathon, Canton, TX - 13 (Ran with Dad)
2:06:47 - 3/6/21 - 10th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 14
2:26:07 - 4/10/21 - Blue Bell Fun Run Half Marathon, Brenham, TX - 15 (Ran with Dad)
2:22:52 - 10/16/21 - 42nd annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 16
2:21:15 - 10/31/21 - 15th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 17

2:37:32 - 1/1/22 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX - 18

2:36:52 - 3/5/22 - 11th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 19
2:47:28 - 10/15/22 - 43rd annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, TX - 20
2:26:31 - 10/30/22 - 16th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 21
2:20:21 - 3/25/23 - Bearathon Half Marathon, Waco, TX - 22

2:21:10 - 4/16/23 - Vintage Park 13.1 Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 23
2:37:53 - 10/29/23 - 17th annual Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 24
2:23:08 - 12/10/23 - Baylor Scott & White Health BCS Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 25

2:18:41 - 1/14/24 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX - 26
2:24:45 - 3/2/24 - 13th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 27
2:19:29 - 10/13/24 - BCS Oktoberfest Half Marathon, College Station, TX - 28
2:26:08 - 2/2/25 - USA Fit Half Marathon, Sugar Land, TX - 29 (Ran with Dad)
2:14:19 - 3/1/25 - 14th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 30
2:08:44 - 2/28/26 - 15th annual The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX - 31

The Woodlands Marathon - 10 or More Marathon Finishes

14 - Brent Scott

14 - Gabriel Belforti

14 - Henrita Van Wyngaarden

13 - Jay Everett

13 - Stephen Kallus

12 - Kori Scott

12 - Michael Smith

12 - Vincent Attanucci

11 - Daniel Kallus

11 - Kevin Butler

11 - Richard Carroll

10 - David Coats

10 - Hamilton Hadebe

10 - Jonathan Zwickel

10 - Karen Berglund

10 - Kerry Lee

10 - Lisa Kelly

10 - Stephen Baumgartner

10 - Vinay Wagh

10 - Yen Nguyen

The Woodlands Half Marathon - 10 or More Half Marathon Finishes

14 - Camellia Jacks

14 - Lyndon Yates

14 - Rip Reynolds

14 - Valerie Byers

13 - Barry Beacher

13 - Carlos Sepulveda

13 - Edward Campos

13 - Erica Welter

13 - John McGowan

13 - Kathy McWilliams

13 - Rich Fredrich

13 - Robin Holcomb

12 - Catriona Edmond

12 - Chris Allen

12 - Dawn Renken

12 - Debra Sukin

12 - Jennifer Jansen

12 - Margot Campos

12 - Mark Chilton

12 - Matthew Giardina

12 - Maybelline Martinez

12 - Patti Rascon

12 - Rebecca Schany

12 - Stephanie Peloquin

11 - Barbara Giesing

11 - Deanna Govea

11 - Elsa Govea

11 - Galbraith Weaver

11 - Jeremy Stiborik

11 - Karen Goodwin

11 - Marcela Jaramillo

11 - Mark Hatfield

11 - Minni Malhotra

11 - Pam Stanosheck

11 - Russell Meyer

11 - Valerie Ferdin

11 - Yuji Iwanaka

10 - Carlo Merlo

10 - Christine Starkweather

10 - Crystale Bonjour

10 - Deborah Sanborn

10 - Erika Espinosa

10 - Frank Natale

10 - John Starkweather

10 - Josh Strickland

10 - Julie Martin

10 - Julio Quiralte

10 - Justo Marin

10 - Karen Subieta

10 - Ken Seifert

10 - Kim Easton

10 - Kristin Collins

10 - Melissa Valencia-Perez

10 - Oscar Hernandez

10 - Rakesh Malhotra

10 - Rob Oberg

10 - Robert Serna

10 - Sharon Morin

10 - Silvia Jackson

10 - Stephen Kimmel

10 - Wendy Peters

10 - Yasuko Higa

Blue Bell Fun Run Finishers Numbers

Race Dates
2025 (March 22) - 4,601 timed finishers

2024 (March 23) - 4,030 timed finishers

2023 (March 25) - 3,685 timed finishers

2022 (April 2) - 2,945 timed finishers
2021 (April 10) - 1,185 timed finishers
2020 (April 18) - No race; COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (April 13) - 2,988 timed finishers
2018 (April 14) - 3,182 timed finishers
2017 (April 8) - 2,830 timed finishers
2016 (April 9) - 2,911 timed finishers
2015 (April 11) - 3,733 timed finishers
2014 (April 12) - 3,966 timed finishers
2013 (April 13) - 4,013 timed finishers
2012 (April 14) - 3,729 timed finishers
2011 (April 9) - 2,895 timed finishers
2010 (April 17) - 2,173 timed finishers
2009 (April 18) - 866 timed finishers
2008 (April 12) - 966 timed finishers
2007 (April 14) - 939 timed finishers
2006 (March 25) - 851 timed finishers
2005 (April 16) - 857 timed finishers
2004 (April 24) - 351 timed finishers
2003 (March 22) - 936 timed finishers

Half Marathon Finishers
2025 - 807 (364 men / 443 women)

2024 - 740 (338 men / 402 women)
2023 - 570 (295 men / 274 women / 1 non-binary)
2022 - 417 (192 men / 225 women)

2021 - 159 (75 men / 84 women)
2020 - No race; COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - 491 (208 men / 283 women)

2018 - 409 (157 men / 252 women)

10K Finishers
2025 - 945 (345 men / 600 women)

2024 - 880 (336 men / 543 women / 1 non-binary)

2023 - 701 (271 men / 429 women / 1 non-binary)
2022 - 565 (206 men / 359 women)
2021 - 285 (109 men / 176 women)

2020 - No race; COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - 515 (186 men / 329 women)
2018 - 611 (235 men / 376 women)
2017 - 654 (276 men / 358 women)
2016 - 739 (284 men / 455 women)
2015 - 1,129 (423 men / 706 women)
2014 - 1,026 (402 men / 624 women)
2013 - 967 (394 men / 573 women)
2012 - 1,183 (464 men / 719 women) and 10 relay teams
2011 - 919 (386 men / 533 women) and 23 relay teams
2010 - 830 (362 men / 468 women)
2009 - 348 (173 men / 175 women)
2008 - 451 (214 men / 237 women)
2007 - 442
2006 - 377
2005 - 367
2004 - 97
2003 - 356

5K Finishers
2025 - 2,606 (982 men / 1,624 women)

2024 - 2,208 (806 men / 1,396 women / 6 non-binary)

2023 - 2,162 (813 men / 1,340 women / 9 non-binary)
2022 - 1,722 (650 men / 1,072 women)
2021 - 741 (263 men / 478 women)
2020 - No race; COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - 1,776 (680 men / 1,096 women)
2018 - 1,894 (683 men / 1,211 women)
2017 - 1,771 (622 men / 1,149 women)
2016 - 1,874 (695 men / 1,179 women)
2015 - 2,191 (807 men / 1,384 women)
2014 - 2,436 (891 men / 1,545 women)
2013 - 2,489 (888 men / 1,601 women)
2012 - 2,160 (785 men / 1,375 women)
2011 - 1,680 (614 men / 1,086 women)
2010 - 1,165 (422 men / 743 women)
2009 - 459 (217 men / 242 women)
2008 - 515 (200 men / 315 women)
2007 - 444
2006 - 418
2005 - 429
2004 - 225
2003 - 519 (100 with times)

Kids 1-Mile Finishers
2025 - 243 (111 boys / 132 girls)

2024 - 202 (94 boys / 108 girls)

2023 - 252 (119 boys / 133 girls)
2022 - 241 (110 boys / 131 girls)
2021 - No race; Inability for children to have COVID-19 vaccination protection
2020 - No race; COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - 206 (87 boys / 119 girls)
2018 - 268 (140 boys / 128 girls)
2017 - 405 (202 boys / 203 girls)
2016 - 298 (151 boys / 147 girls)
2015 - 413 (186 boys / 227 girls)
2014 - 504 (213 boys / 291 girls)
2013 - 557 (261 boys / 296 girls)
2012 - 386 (179 boys / 207 girls)
2011 - 296 (140 boys / 156 girls)
2010 - 178 (83 boys / 95 girls)
2009 - 59 (33 boys / 26 girls)
2008 - Unknown
2007 - 53
2006 - 56
2005 - 61
2004 - 29
2003 - 61

Sources:  mychiptime.com and run-far.com (2004-2025)

Waverly Walk - Complete Marathon History

4:35:23 - Chevron Houston Marathon, 1/11/26 (The Cheesecake Factory)
4:45:26 - 12th annual Legacy Capital The Woodlands Marathon - 3/4/23 (The Cheesecake Factory)
4:47:34 - Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth, 2/23/25 (Whataburger, Burleson)
4:51:23 - Chevron Houston Marathon, 1/14/18 (Pappasito's)
5:02:26 - Tulsa Route 66 Marathon, 11/24/24 (The Cheesecake Factory)
5:17:21 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C., 10/27/19 (The Cheesecake Factory)

Houston Marathon Event History - Jon Walk

2003 - 24-Hour Fitness 4-Miler
2004 - Halliburton Half Marathon
2005 - HP Houston Marathon
2006 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon (paced Waverly)
2007 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2008 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2009 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2010 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2011 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2012 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2013 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2014 - DNS (Holly passed away 2 days before the Marathon)
2015 - Chevron Houston Marathon (Ran 5K on Saturday)
2016 - Covered race for Texas Runner and Triathlete (Ran 5K on Saturday)
2017 - Covered race for Texas Runner and Triathlete (Ran 5K on Saturday)
2018 - Paced Waverly 11.2 miles of the Chevron Houston Marathon (Official; Had a bib in the same race.)
2019 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon
2020 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon (Ran 5K on Saturday)
2021 - No event (COVID-19)
2022 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon
2023 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon
2024 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon
2025 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon
2026 - Cheered runners on from Mile 20 of the Chevron Houston Marathon

2025 Races - 17

January

1/ 1 - Spindle Tree parkrun 5K #156 (Magnolia, TX) - 29:27 / 29:25.22 // 9:33.20 - 9:35.29 - 9:44.11 - 32.62

1/ 5 - 7th annual Texas 10 Bridgeland (Cypress, TX) - 1:47:27 (with Waverly) - She had rough race.

1/11 - 10th annual Fur and Wildlife Festival 5K (Cameron, LA) - 29:15.89 - 12.25 = 29:03.64 / 14:29.70 - 14:33.94

February 

2/  2 - USA Fit Half Marathon (Sugar Land, TX) - 2:26:08 (with Waverly) - I had a rough race.

2/  8 - Shire / Giant Texas 5K Fun Run (Houston, TX) - 30:11.50 - 7.66 = 30:03.84 - 14:42.32 out - 4:36.47 (19:18.79 mile 2) - 9:56.60 (mile 3) - 48.45 (last .1)

April

4/12 - Roses for Hoses 5K Run/Walk (Morgan's Point Resort, TX) - 30:10.95 (gun) - 29:55.22 (chip, my watch) - 29:54.7 (timer)
4/19 - Yuri's Night 10K (Nassau Bay, TX) - 1:03:40 (gun) - 1:03:22 (chip, timer) - Long course
4/26 - Finish 5K, Katy's First Baptist Church (Katy, TX) - 11.20 offset - 9:16.89 (Mile 1) - 9:55.10 (Mile 2) - 8:56.83 (Mile 3) - 1:10.33 (last .1) = 29:30.35 (Gun) - 29:19.15 (Chip)

May

5/  4 - TWRC Sunday Night 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 9:53.67 - 7:09.38 - 15:09.10 = 32:12.15
5/17 - 5th annual Mindy Moses 5K Memorial Fun Run (Bellville, TX) - 30:31.47 (30:29.4 per timer)
5/26 - Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K (Huntsville, TX) - 4.21 (offset) - 8:57.18 (mile 1) - 9:46.63 (mile 2) - 10:47.53 (last 1.1) = 29:35.55 (gun) - 29:31.34 (chip)

June
6/  1 - Katy Community Free 5K Fun Run (Katy, TX) - 9:21.62 (Mile 1) - 6:00.36 to turnaround and 5:30.37 for 11:30.73 (Mile 2) - 11:10.69 (Mile 3) - 39.64 (0.1) = 32:42.68

6/28 - 36th annual Polish Pickle 5K (Bremond, TX) - Mile 1 - 8:49.74 | Mile 2 - 9:30.60 | Last 1.1 - 10:44.30 (9:45) | Total - 29:04.64 (9:21 per)

July
7/  4 - 51st Annual BASF Firecracker 4 (Lake Jackson, TX) - 38:54.71 - 11.42 (offset) - 9:29.43 (mile 1) - 9:36.50 (mile 2) - 10:03.72 (mile 3) - 9:45.06 (mile 4) // Timer - 38:56.2
7/12 - Terry Hershey parkrun 5K #267, Houston, TX (9:29.55 - 5:23.61 - 14:53.16 - 4:22.06 - 9:45.67 - 9:51.41 - 58.11 = 29:58.33)

October

10/ 5 - TWRC Sunday Night 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 48:57.23 / 15:45 - Brisk walk

November
11/ 2 - TWRC Sunday Night 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 9:52.77 - 10:16.28 - 9:45.20 - 58.89 = 30:53.14

Thanksgiving Day Racing

2025 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.

2024 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2023 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2022 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2021 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2020 - No Thanksgiving Day racing due to COVID-19.

2019 - Athens Turkey Trot Family Fun Run 5K (Athens, TX) - 30:31.52
2018 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2017 - Finish line and awards announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2016 - Ran Lake Jackson Turkey Trot 10K (Lake Jackson, TX) - 59:50.59
2015 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 51:18

2014 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 49:16.23
2013 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 52:44 (52:50 with Waverly)
2012 - Finish line announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2011 - Covered Run Thru The Woods 5M for the Conroe Courier.
2010 - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (New York City, NY)

2009 - Promoted the Bill Crews Remission Run 5K at Run Thru The Woods 5M.
2008 - Finish line announcing at Run Thru The Woods 5M. (Confirmed from blog.)
2007 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 49:03
2006 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 51:36.25
2005 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 48:21.3

2004 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 49:45.1
2003 - Ran Run Thru The Woods 5M (The Woodlands, TX) - 1:00:08.8

Waverly Walk - Complete 5-Mile Race History

48:03 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/27/25 (Age 30)
48:07 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/23/17 (Age 22)
48:58.0 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/27/14 (Age 19)
50:06 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/28/19 (Age 24)
50:27.3 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/22/18 (Age 23)

50:40 - HCA 8K, Richmond, VA, 11/14/15 (Age 20)
50:45.4 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M, 7/4/17 (Age 22)
51:02 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/28/24 (Age 29) - Four days after running the Tulsa Marathon
51:16 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/23/23 (Age 28) - 53:07 for 5.18 miles / 10:15 page
52:33 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/25/21 (Age 26)

52:44 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/28/13 (Age 18)
53:07.9 - Texas Bud Heat Wave 5M, 7/4/19 (Age 24)
53:11 - Independence Day 8K, 6/30/18 (Age 23)
54:00 - Ohio Michigan 8K, 7/9/15 (Age 20)
54:12 - Run Thru The Woods 5M, 11/24/22 (Age 27)

54:43 - Chevron Jingle Bell Run 5M, 12/14/14 (Age 19)
54:57.2 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M, 7/4/16 (Age 21)
55:25.0 - Baytown Bud Heat Wave 5M, 7/4/15 (Age 20)
57:17 - Chevron Jingle Bell Run 5M, 12/15/13 (Age 18)
1:00:34 - Chevron Jingle Bell Run 5M, 12/10/06 (Age 11)

1:02:44 - Chevron Jingle Bell Run 5M, 12/12/05 (Age 10)

Toughest 10K Galveston Event Report

Good morning today working the Toughest 10K Galveston down on the Island!

Hard to believe that it had been nine years since I worked that race the last time in 2016, which was the sixth straight race from its inception in 2011.

It is also the race that launched the Texas Bridge Series.

Don’t let anybody fool you that putting on a race isn’t hard work, even from my role as an announcer.

Somebody out there is chuckling, “How hard is it to read names from a computer screen and paper for results?”

For that, honestly, it isn’t hard, yet there is an art to both.

However, most race directors that I work with draw on my race experience to handle the start and the finish line areas, which frees them up to tackle other issues that arise.

Doesn’t mean I run amok, but I do have latitude to handle situations as if I was them.

And that is one of the things that William and Jeremy Fermo with 3 Bros Running Company have trusted me with, and I appreciate that.

The only picture from the finish line that I was able to snap this morning!

If you’ve ever done the Toughest 10K Galveston before, you know that there isn’t a ton of parking at the start.

Maybe the first year, with less than 700 runners, we did, but for many years, and including today, runners parked off-site and were shuttled in and back out.

One of the earliest issues that came up is that there were still a certain number of folks who were waiting on shuttles to get back and carry them to the start.

Knowing how many overall runners that were registered, courtesy of Run Houston Timing’s Greg Zarate, my recommendation was that we don’t delay the start, especially because 90-95% were on the grounds of the Galveston County Daily News parking lot.

I don’t know whether the delay was with the shuttles or people just got there late and thought it all would go faster.

And part of the recommendation to start on time came also with the understanding that Greg would be able to keep the starting timing mats available for a little longer than usual to ensure that we gave everyone the opportunity to have a chip time – and not just a gun time.

I believe that there might have been fewer than five that had a gun time.

Grant Bue did a great job with our National Anthem this morning and what I love most about when Grant sings is that it simple and direct – and with authority.

I hadn’t seen Grant in awhile and it was good to visit with him before the start of the race.

One of the other things that was discussed pre-race had to do with the inflatable at the start line.

We had a separated start and finish by about 75 yards, and I told John Nguyen that if they could get it moved in between 10 and 35 minutes after the start to leave it up – just from an image and picture-taking standpoint.

That worked out well.

One of the other assets to these races is the Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club team, led by Curtis Tallman.

I took a load off of his people today when I told him that I didn’t necessarily need to know who the first finishers were – by bib number.  I’m sure I was the guilty party – maybe – back when I did Robby Sabban’s races, but I did have a heads-up when the first runner was getting off of the bridge so that the team could be positioned with the finish line tape.

And, again, I really enjoy working with Greg.  

Sets me up well with the reader, and we had absolutely zero issues at the awards ceremony with somebody saying that they should have been in a particular spot.

However, I know that when I was announcing names that he was getting a lot of questions from people so he mitigated the potential for problems.

Only one other issue popped up and we all worked as a team to get it figured out.

The first overall female was a masters runner from Katy.

In second was a 20-something runner from Houston.

However, the more experienced runner came up after and pointed out that the 20-something athlete had a faster chip time than she did – meaning that (having looked back now) she might have been on one of the shuttle buses that arrived right as we were getting started.

Now normally the general rule is that overall winners are those who cross the line first, but William and Jeremy had a statement on their website that all awards would be done by chip time.

It didn’t matter to the runner from Katy.

She came to Greg and felt like the runner from Houston should be first overall – and was totally cool with it.  (I can tell you that I’ve seen a handful of situations over the years where that could have been a nasty situation.)

Kudos to Lacie Bedwell for being a thoughtful individual.

So that lifts the lid on the day a little bit.

Like I said, it’s work, but I enjoy doing the things that I do to manage those situations that come up and work with other people just like me that want to do the best for athletes that spend their hard-earned monies.

Great to have Lance Phegley with raceshots.net and his two photographers out there today, Bill (I think) and Julio.

Also really appreciate the Hensleys with the Sea Rim Striders who have been at both events of the Texas Bridge Series.  

Enjoyed talking shop a little bit with Brandi this morning about their Turkey Trot race in Beaumont coming up next month.

They were super helpful managing a sound situation in Kemah.

Speaking of sound, Steve Curry’s Skygod team member has done yeoman’s work and has been super flexible for his.  

He has busted his butt to make sure that we had sound in the right spots at the right time.

Robby brought Skygod to the table when the crowds at the Bridge Series races were more than what my equipment – at the time – was able to handle.

And even though it is an extra expense that William and Jeremy incur, I think it is money well spent in that it is loud enough to be heard – and as a result this morning, for example, we had mostly everybody lined up ready for the start.

My comment always is, “I love it when people listen.”  I know my schoolteacher daughter would readily agree with that sentiment!

One of the reasons I decided to do a little more this fall is because of the people that I get to see and interact with.

It was good to see the following:  Josh Rivas, Dusty Cook, Tanci Foster, Kathryn Vidal, Anthony Mireles and Andrew Rennie.  I’m afraid that I’m missing somebody here.

Also had a great visit at the very end with Ben Harvie and Connie Lawrence.  Appreciate their kind words and support through the years.

Little long, but it was too much for a Facebook post.

Next up is the third and final race of the Texas Bridge Series, the La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon coming up in November.

Yuri's Night Fun Run 10K Race Report

Where do I start?

Even though I'm not running for much better time despite losing some weight and inches, I still look every week as to where I can go run -- and usually take in a sporting event of some kind.

Honestly, for Saturday, I spotted a race up in Hughes Springs (east Texas) where I could have combined a baseball game at Wiley College in Marshall, but I just didn't feel like driving that far this weekend.

So, there was this Peeps race close to where my daughter lives, and while it was sold out, I really don't do "concept" races, as I like to call them.

Green 6.2?  A hard no.  $15 race day packet pickup?  Enough said.

Robby's prices with the Yuri's Night Fun Run are a lot more reasonable.  I'm not a $40 5K fan, but for a 10K, I can respect, plus Lauren Stroud's RAS Ambassador discount, that made it $35.

However, my main reason for running it was that I could count Nassau Bay as my 210th city, town or census-designated place (think New Caney) to run a race in in Texas.

Now technically, I've run there before.  

The initial, local Easter weekend race when I started to run in '0-something was the Resurrection Run 5K, out of the Gloria Deo Lutheran Church and produced by Jay Lee and Kevin and Jana Landry.

The mailing address for the church is Houston, but the race is entirely within the city limits of Nassau Bay.  

So I never added it, which would have forced me to renumber everything, therefore, it was Yuri's Night for today.

It is amazing that it is a race that has been going on since 2004 and was started by a good friend, Sarah Graybeal.  

I might have helped out one year after meeting Sarah as part of our Houston Running Bloggers group and I know I ran with Waverly in 2007 when the race was still in Webster.

Sarah turned it over to Mana Vautier and he pulled me into announce it for him in 2015 (even though he had assumed the race a few years earlier) and the last year was in 2017, a year in which I believe Robby Sabban had taken it over.

I had ended my involvement with Robby's group after the Baytown Bud Heat Wave in 2017 and before this morning, had only run one other RAS race since then.  

In December 2017, I was going to run La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon with Ken Johnson, but he got sick and couldn't make it.  

I ended up running a good bit of it with a friend at that time, who, by surprise, I actually saw this morning.

Was up early and made it to Nassau Bay at about 6:45 a.m., which gave me plenty of time to be ready for the 7:30 a.m. race start.

I shocked a few people at packet pickup, including Susan Bell and Terri Frank.  I had seen Susan at races over the years so I gave her a good ribbing over that.

One of Richard Campbell's sons, the timer, saw me and came up and said "Hello!" and I was walked towards the start line I saw Penn State grad David Leach setting up a speaker to make announcements from.

It is always good to see David.  As we chatted for awhile, I told him that I don't believe that I had ever asked him from where in Pennsylvania he was from and he told me Titusville and I told him in kind that I was born in Altoona but from Tyrone.

He remarked that his first four and a half years of employment was in Tyrone as he worked for a chemical company there.  It's always good to know people who know where your home is, especially when you are not physically close to it at the present.

Kids race got started and finished and we got the 5K and 10K started right on time.

The Yuri's Night course has a ton of turns - lots more than last Saturday's race in Morgan's Point Resort.  A little bit before the mile 2 mark, the 10K participants stay to the left and run out into the middle of Nassau Bay and Clear Creek - and the Nassau Bay Peninsula Wildlife Park.

All of my years I had never been on the piece of land.

Before that, as we hit the mile 1 marker, I came up behind Theresa Pearsall and remarked about how stupid I was being as I pulled off an 8:40.57 first mile.  The marker had to be off.

Mile two came in at 10:17.16 for a two-mile mark of 18:58.13 -- 9:29 per, which would have been a 58:55 10K.  Got to see Jay Lee at the point where the courses split.  Hadn't seen Jay in forever.

The third mile, which was completely on a mixed trail surface, was 10:04.19 for 29:02.32.

On the return and before we came back together to get back on the road course, I finished mile four in 10:24.07 and saw a former acquaintance Alison Smith walking with a friend.

Mile five was 10:18.70 and I could tell that I didn't have a lot in the tank, but I was holding steady time-wise.  

I guess proof though that the mile markers were a little wonky was that in between the mile 5 marker on the 10K course and the 2 mile marker on the 5K course, which should be a tenth of a mile, my time was 1:58.  Just no way.  Something was off somewhere.

The sixth mile - that I thought was never going to end - was in 10:15.68, but the last two tenths of a mile was in 3:25.28.  It really should have only been two minutes.

Good effort nonetheless.

I lingered for just a little bit, talking to David for a couple of more minutes, as I had a breakfast date with my daughter.  

I went over to say "Hello!" to Richard and his wife, and he told me that I had taken third in my age group.  I thought briefly about staying, but time with my daughter is/was the most important.

While I appreciate Robby's and his team's efforts, I don't run races for swag.  

I might have once or twice in the early days (think the sweatshirts that the CHM used to give out in the oughts), and there might be some things that I still have that I think are cool, but there's nothing that I want other than to fill my time - going about life - well.