Monday, January 2, 2017

Youngest Legacy Marathoners Ready for Another Chevron Houston Marathon


At the close of the 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon, 27 runners under the age of 37 had covered the marathon distance on the streets of Houston 10 times or more.

The youngest of those was 26-year-old Raymond Tam from Fresno, an unincorporated community in Fort Bend County.

Tam ran the first of his 11 Chevron Houston Marathons in 2006 at the age of 16.

On Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the 45th running of Texas' second oldest marathon, he'll be one of 19 of those 27 runners that will be looking to pad their Legacy Runner finishers total.

Rosenberg's Jonathan Tydlacka, who will be 36 on race day, will be going for his 21st Chevron Houston Marathon finish.

Only two of those 19 are females -- Belton's Elaine Ver Halen and Cypress' Rebecca Martinez.

Ver Halen, 33, will be aiming for her 14th Chevron Houston Marathon while Martinez, 12, is going for her 12th.

Two other females with 10 or more finishes -- Katy's Katherine Hallaway and Houston's Meredith Macnaughton -- are registered for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon.

Below is a complete list of the 19 Legacy marathoners under the age of 38 who are signed up - courtesy of the race's confirmation search feature - to run this year's Chevron Houston Marathon (with their gender, race day age and hometown):

21 - Jonathan Tydlacka, M, 36, Rosenberg
18 - Brett Davis, M, 33, Fredericksburg
17 - Robert Hahn, M, 35, Houston
15 - Benjamin Proko, M, 35, Cypress
14 - Chris St Jean, M, 34, Seabrook
14 - Elaine Ver Halen, F, 33, Belton
13 - Andre Phillips, M, 36, Indianapolis, IN
13 - Andy Gardner, M, 36, The Woodlands
13 - Cesar Pena, M, 37, Houston
13 - Claudio Rodriguez, M, 37, Houston
13 - Joe Schwieterman, M, 31, Houston
13 - Timothy Feges, M, 30, Sugar Land
12 - Alfredo Marcial, M, 37, Houston
12 - Mark Perry, M, 37, Aransas Pass
12 - Raul Munoz, M, 37, Baytown
12 - Raymond Tam, M, 27, Fresno
12 - Rebecca Martinez, F, 37, Cypress
11 - Brad Hunt, M, 35, Houston
11 - Kurt Ramsauer, M, 36, Houston

Sources:  Chevron Houston Marathon, chevronhoustonmarathon.com, houstonresults.com and marathonguide.com

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