Silo District Marathon Observations

Grab a cup of coffee.  This could be a long post.

Probably should bring some background information to the table before talking about what transpired today in Waco at the inaugural Silo District Marathon.

If you follow me on Facebook, you know that when the race was announced I seemed pretty critical.

First, the race announced entry fees of $150 for the marathon and $135 for the half marathon.  They are the second highest in Texas behind Houston - for a brand-new race.  (However, I now have a theory why this is/was.)

That raised my eyebrows a bit.

Yes, I understood/understand what the cause was/is all about.

However, the race made its announcement two days before a marathon in Waco - the seventh oldest in the Lone Star state - put on by a good friend and an incredible contributor to Texas' running and triathlon scene for more than 10 years, without an approved course, was not timely releasing posts on its Facebook event page and hadn't engaged a race production company at that time.

I did an Open Records request with the City of Waco to see what was on the Special Events application permit.  There wasn't a lot on it, and it was such that they originally wanted to do the race on Mother's Day Saturday.

Even though they went out and got Logan Burgess to measure and certify their course (one of the best!) and hired Racing Systems out of Dallas as its race production company, I was generally concerned about the number of first-timers at the longer distances who were running or racing with three months of preparation -- for what could be some old-fashioned Texas heat.

So attending the race today has always been on the calendar.

I was already pretty beat from being up early and announcing yesterday's 14th annual Impact A Hero 5K at Constellation Field in Sugar Land and getting a bit of afternoon rest.

After dinner and reading a little, I went to sleep at about 9:30 a.m. with a 1:45 a.m. wake-up call to begin driving to Waco by 2 a.m., which would put feet on the ground by 5 a.m.

After studying the maps, I parked at a place that I could leave whenever I chose to.

I made my way to what turned out to be the 5K start.  It was a pretty understated setup.

Since I had never really been to the Silos, I could see them off in the distance with all of the lights.

I saw where the finish line was.  They had a similar setup that The Woodlands Marathon uses at its finish on The Woodlands Waterway.

When there, Your Sporting Image's Karen Thibodeaux pulled up.  I helped her get one thing out of her mini-SUV and we chatted for about 5-10 minutes as she got situated.

Announcements began at about 6 a.m.  I didn't initially recognize the voice as it was a bit of a rough opening - something I experience often (like to get the first one out of the way to get into a rhythm), but soon learned it was Austin's Adam Reiser.

Former Rice Owl, an excellent masters runner (just barely though - 41, I think) and a really good announcer.  He does the bulk of the heavy lifting for all of the Run Houston Race Series, Bayou City Half Marathon Series and the Bayou City Tri Series races.

Our styles are different, but definitely respect each other as fellow professionals.

As I saw some of the foreign athletes milling around – and a couple running around scattered trying to get their bib, I also saw former McNeese State athlete Jarrett Le Blanc and his girlfriend.

We had a great conversation and I just kept moving around to get a layout of the start line corral, which was setup in front of the First Baptist Church of Waco.

I had tweeted that the start line setup for both races (marathon/half marathon and the 5K) were pretty minimalist.  However, later thinking about writing this, it made perfect sense because the fencing could be taken down quickly after the half marathoners started to re-open the street so First Baptist could start their church services on time this morning.

I visited with Adam a little bit.  I shared with him who I knew was running and that I had just kept pinging the confirmation question on the getmeregistered.com site to see if I could figure out who was running.

In Sunday morning’s article in the Waco Tribune Herald written by John Werner (and which appeared online early Saturday evening), the Magnolia spokeperson said that he couldn’t speak to individual races.

I call “baloney” on that.  At that point in time, if you’ve shut down registration and you’re not giving any comps (as I was told by a couple of guys who paid the $150 entry fee), then you pretty well know who’s in the field – unless you’re squeezing in a foreign runner at the last minute.

I saw Steve Maliszewski and Tim and Vicki Nolan.  Tim and Vicki were pacing the 3:40 marathon group for Beast Pacing.  Steve?  Just out for another hot race – to counterbalance Boston, of course.

He’s a two-time Badwater 135 finisher.

I snapped a picture of the two and shortly thereafter, Chip Gaines made his appearance.  This was at about 6:40 – 20 minutes before the start of the race.

Again, I’m aware of how everybody is a big fan of the couple, their location, their show and now their restaurant.  So I was interested to hear him speak to everybody before the race.

I was impressed.  He handled it all very, very well.  And you have to know that anybody that’s in front of the camera is generally going to be pretty comfortable speaking easily in public.

I snapped a picture or two and I turned around and there had to have been at least 200-300 people with their phones out hanging on every word he said.

After he got done – and with an inadvertent mic drop, Adam announced that the marathon would start at 7:10 a.m.  I learned shortly thereafter that the reason was because not all of the roads had been barricaded off, according to some individuals who were out riding the course.

So once the gun went off, and the 12-15 elites came running down the street before the rest of the marathoners and then Chip with a TV crew in a cart in front of him.

So my plan was to run to Herring and MLK, which was about two and a half miles away, and tweet some updates from just before mile seven.

I figured I would take about 25 minutes or so and the elite athletes would get there shortly thereafter.  They did, at 35:04.

There was a pack of five African athletes, followed by Jarrett Le Blanc and Ryan Miller, who both spent time in our The Woodlands running community.

The women’s leader came through about four minutes later.

I also stayed at that location until Dallas Baptist University assistant cross country coach Kelsey Bruce came through.  I was tweeting back and forth were her former coach and now employer Jacob Phillips.

I had volunteered to Kelsey that she was running fourth and how far back she was of the leader.

I then ran back across the bridge over the Brazos River and down to street level to see the half marathon leaders pass the mile nine split mat.

Again, passed along the same information, but in that short period of time, the gap between third place – which was taken by the young lady from Austin who won the Cap 10K last month – and Kelsey grew.

I cheered her on, then went back up the hill and started running west on Herring and then south on 18th Street to put myself in the vicinity of mile 20.

The police officer at that intersection said that there was law enforcement there today from a lot of central Texas towns, which showed the breadth of the setup for the race.

I saw the men’s leaders come through, but most importantly Jarrett LeBlanc was seventh at that point and looking pretty solid.

I didn’t end up seeing Ryan Miller and I would learn later on that he has dropped at mile 18.

LeBlanc ended up finishing fourth in 2:22:12 in his first marathon since the United State Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles in February 2016.  That marathon was his first.

The first female marathoner passed just before mile 20 in 2:10 and change – and there was just three seconds that passed between the two of them.

In third two minutes down was former All-American runner at Minnesota, Ladia Albertson-Junkans.

She has been vacillating between roads and the ultras.  (Think Camille Herron.)

At that point, I ran east down 18th Street to Austin where runners were coming from the north to the turnaround on 17th Street.

Afterwards, I ran north on Austin to find my good friend, Nancy Goodnight, and her triathlon group from there in Waco.

Many of them also help Nancy produce her Miracle Match Marathon in late January.

So we stood there for more than two and a half hours cheering both half marathoners and marathoners on waiting for Chip Gaines to come through.

My only criticism is that he had an entourage around him that was completely unheard of.

There were two pairs of motorcycle police officers leading the group and they cleared everybody off the street.

C’mon, nobody is going to jeopardize their well-being to run in to do something to Chip.

He was in genuinely good spirits as he passed us, less than a mile and a half to his goal.

A great job by him – seriously.

To run a marathon, with that tool belt on him and maybe sweatpants of some kind in that heat by that time with cameras in front of him the entire time, he did something that most would not have withstood the pressure of doing.

All in all, a good job was done to produce this race.

I was nowhere near the finish line; therefore, I can’t comment on things in event production that can trip up good race management companies.

I was disappointed that the race didn’t vet its “elite” athletes appropriately and allowed two runners – one male and one female – that had served doping suspensions to run.

The male, Alene Reta, who won the men’s half marathon, was about 16-17 years ago by Ethiopia’s athletic body and the female, Mary Akor, five years ago by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

Reta:  http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/zz/20100821/NEWS/100828062

Akor:  https://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/prolific-marathoner-mary-akor-gets-2-year-doping-ban

My theory on the price, as I mentioned earlier?

Other than the charity aspect and knowing that people would pay to participate in an event WITH Chip Gaines, given he and his wife’s popularity, it was also a price that many close to home may shy away from – and that people would be able to justify finally making a trip to visit the Silos.

I think it is the same strategy that Houston is using with raising its price even more for 2019, making it the most expensive marathon in Texas.

They seem to be aiming to satisfy real or perceived targets from Houston’s Convention & Visitors Bureau for the numbers of heads in beds.

Price out the local folks and make it more of a destination race, like New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles – two of the three who are Marathon Majors.

Do I think there will be a second race?  Based on something I was told, yes.

When will it be?  I wouldn’t be surprised if it moved back to April, but I don’t have any read on that at all.

Only time will tell I suppose.

2018 Texas Half Marathons By Finishers

11,088 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, 1/14, Houston
7,716 - Austin Half Marathon, 2/18, Austin (RF)
6,607 - Humana Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon, 3/25, Dallas
6,341 - Cowtown Marathon, 2/25, Fort Worth (RF)
5,630 - 3M Half Marathon, 1/21, Austin (RF)

2,988 - The Woodlands Half Marathon, 3/3, The Woodlands (RF)
1,725 - Run The Alamo 13.1, 3/4, San Antonio (RRP)
1,356 - El Paso Half Marathon, 2/18, El Paso (DM)
1,250 - Katy Half Marathon, 2/3, Katy
1,222 - The Bearathon, 3/24, Waco (RF)
1,099 - HEB Alamo Run Fest Half Marathon, 4/15, San Antonio

940 - Vintage Park Half Marathon, 4/8, Houston
874 - Texas Big Star Half Marathon, 4/14, Frisco (CTM)
825 - Diva's Half Marathon, 4/22, Galveston
639 - Irving Marathon, 4/7, Irving (RF)
597 - USA Fit Half Marathon, 1/28, Sugar Land (RHT)
580 - Harlingen Half Marathon, 2/25, Harlingen (AG)

578 - St. Paddy's Half Marathon, 3/18, Sugar Land (RW)
551 - McAllen Half Marathon, 1/21, McAllen (AG)
482 - Jail Break Run, 2/24, Baytown (RHT)
463 - Galveston Half Marathon, 2/18, Galveston (RW)
462 - Skyline Half Marathon, 4/28, Dallas (RS)

434 - Joint Base San Antonio Half Marathon, 4/29, San Antonio (CS)
426 - Cocoa Women's Half Marathon, 2/11, San Antonio (RRP)
410 - Blue Bell Fun Run Half Marathon, 4/14, Brenham (RF)
358 - Messina Hof Wine and Roses Half Marathon, 4/22, Bryan (RRP)
356 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon, 3/17, Seabrook (CTS)

332 - Outlaw Half Marathon, 4/7, Fredericksburg (SSP)
315 - Fairview Half Marathon, 4/14, Fairview (AST)
296 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon, 3/18, Seabrook (CTS)
283 - Miracle Match Half Marathon, 1/28, Waco (RRP)
282 - Arlington Half Marathon, 4/8, Arlington (CRS)

280 - Too Cold To Hold Half Marathon, 1/28, Dallas (RS)
271 - Mayor's Half Marathon, 4/22, Lubbock (RF)
263 - The Energy City Half Marathon, 3/24, Midland (IAAP)
263 - Texas Bluebonnet Half Marathon, 4/21, McKinney (GR)
239 - Republic of Texas Run Half Marahton, 2/25, College Station (RRP)

214 - San Marcos Half Marathon, 3/11, San Marcos (IAAP)
203 - Texas Marathon Half, 1/1, Kingwood (RHT)
196 - New Year's Day Half Marathon, 1/1, Allen (AST)
196 - Resolution Run Half Marathon, 1/13, McKinney (GR)
191 - ExxpressMart Half Marathon, 3/3, Beaumont (IAAP)

187 - River Road Run Half Marathon, 1/6, New Braunfels (IAAP)
185 - First Responder Half Marathon, 4/22, Waco (PF)
184 - Wanderlust Run 13.1, 4/7, Fredericksburg (IAAP)
173 - Surfside Beach Half Marathon, 2/24, Surfside Beach (FTR)
172 - San Felipe Shootout Half Marathon, 3/24, San Felipe (TROT)

161 - Half de Paris, 3/3, Paris (AST)
158 - Run Against Cancer Half Marathon, 2/24, Victoria (IAAP)
155 - Willie McCool Half Marathon, 4/7, Lubbock (DM)
154 - 8th annual Show The Trail Who's Boss Half Marathon, 3/24, Brownsville (AG)
144 - Panther City Half Marathon, 3/11, Fort Worth (CRS)

142 - Natural Bridge Caverns Run Half Marathon, 2/4, San Antonio (RRP)
133 - 30th annual Lake Benbrook Half Marathon, 1/27, Benbrook (RTR)
129 - Mansfield Run With Heart Half Marathon, 1/27, Mansfield (CRS)
123 - Cross Timbers Trail Run Half Marathon, 2/17, Gordonville (AST)
113 - Rise of the Winter Dragons Half Marathon, 1/27, San Antonio (AG)

111 - Love. Run. Half Marathon, 2/16, Huntsville State Park, (RHT)
103 - Crazy Desert Trail Race Half Marathon, 3/10, San Angelo (TROT)
 91 - Carnival of Venice Half Marathon, 4/27, San Antonio (IAAP)
 89 - Tinajas Ultra Half Marathon, 3/3, Bend (EDS)
 88 - River City Half Marathon, 4/8, San Antonio (RRP)

 83 - SAGU Half Marathon, 2/3, Waxahachie (CTM)
 80 - Amarillo Half Marathon, 4/7, Amarillo (LSRC)
 67 - Lone Star Runners Club Spring Trail Run Half Marathon, 4/22, Palo Duro Canton (LSRC)
 66 - 3rd annual Cross Creek Ranch Dusk to Dawn Half Marathon, 1/27, Fulshear (DM)
 42 - Surf-n-Turf Run Half Marathon, 1/27, Corpus Christi (RRP)

 39 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Half, 4/14, Groveton
 37 - CRC New Year's Eve Make Up Run Half Marathon, 1/14, Fort Worth (CRS)
 27 - Run 4 Bibles Half Marathon, 3/3, Dallas (DVT)
 22 - Dust Bowl Series Half Marathon, 3/28, Dalhart (MM)
 13 - CASA of the Pines Superhero Half, 3/24, Ratcliff (RHT)

  8 - Women Rock Susan Hicks Memorial Half Marathon, 4/14, Bonham (CTC)

Revel Marathon and Half Marathon Finishers

Revel Mount Charleston (Nevada)
2016 (May 7) -- 1,768 (610 marathon / 1,158 half marathon)
2017 (April 29) -- 2,987 (1,284 marathon / 1,703 half marathon)
2018 (April 28) -- 3,255 (1,304 marathon / 1,951 half marathon)

Revel Rockies (Colorado)
2014 (August 17) -- 1,140 (323 marathon / 817 half marathon)
2015 (July 19) -- 1,114 (783 marathon / 331 half marathon)
2016 (June 12) -- 1,691 (662 marathon / 1,029 half marathon)
2017 (June 11) -- 1,842 (656 marathon / 1,186 half marathon)

Revel Big Cottonwood (Utah)
2012 (September 22) -- 918 (272 marathon / 646 half marathon)
2013 (September 14) -- 3,420 (1,308 marathon / 2,112 half marathon)
2014 (September 13) -- 4,082 (1,527 marathon / 2,555 half marathon)
2015 (September 12) -- 3,767 (1,265 marathon / 2,502 half marathon)
2016 (September 10) -- 3,929 (1,328 marathon / 2,601 half marathon)
2017 (September 9) -- 4,014 (1,371 marathon / 2,643 half marathon)

Revel Canyon City (California)
2014 (November 15) -- 1,512 (624 marathon / 888 half marathon)
2015 (November 7) -- 2,521 (1,197 marathon / 1,324 half marathon)
2016 (November 12) -- 2,265 (1,068 marathon / 1,197 half marathon)
2017 (November 4) -- 1,758 (783 marathon / 975 half marathon)

Revel Mount Lemmon (Arizona)
2017 (November 12) -- 705 (276 marathon / 429 half marathon)

Source:  runrevel.com

Diva Half Marathon and 5K - Galveston Finishers Numbers

2014 - 3,161 total (1,202 finishers in the 5K and 1,959 in the HM)

2015 - 3,894 total (1,749 finishers in the 5K and 2,145 in the HM)

2016 - 3,637 total (1,886 finishers in the 5K and 1,751 in the HM)

2017 - 2,968 total (1,678 finishers in the 5K and 1,290 in the HM)
2018 - 2,000 total (1,175 finishers in the 5K and 825 in the HM)

Source:  runlikeadiva.com

2018 Texas Marathons By Finishers

7,031 - Chevron Houston Marathon, 1/14, Houston (6,999 individual plus 32 adaptive)  DOWN 103

2,555 - Austin Marathon, 2/18, Austin (RF)  DOWN 109
1,179 - Cowtown Marathon, 2/25, Fort Worth (RF)  DOWN 66

   903 - Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon, 3/3, The Woodlands (RF; 785 individual plus 118 relay)  DOWN 30

   323 - Run The Alamo 26.2, 3/4, San Antonio (RRP)  NEW
   259 - El Paso Michelob Ultra Marathon, 2/18, El Paso (DM)  UP 8
   254 - Metal Sawing Technology Texas Marathon, 1/1, Kingwood (RHT)  DOWN 58
   217 - Irving Marathon, 4/7, Irving (RF)  UP 9 FROM '16
   205 - McAllen Marathon, 1/21, McAllen (AG; 132 individual plus 75 relay teams)  UP 3

   168 - Mayor's Marathon, 4/22, Lubbock (RF; 124 individual plus 44 relay teams)  NEW
   162 - Harlingen Marathon, 2/25, Harlingen (AG; 153 individual plus 9 relay teams)  NEW
   150 - USA Fit Marathon, 1/28, Sugar Land (RHT; 111 individual plus 36 early start and 3 adaptive)  DOWN 95
   144 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, 3/17, Seabrook (CTS)  DOWN 52
   118 - Galveston Marathon, 2/18, Galveston (RW; 115 individual plus 3 adaptive)  DOWN 10

    93 - Miracle Match Marathon, 1/28, Waco (RRP; 84 individual plus 9 relay)  DOWN 6
    90 - Arlington Marathon, 4/8, Arlington (COX)  NEW
    77 - Grasslands Trail Run, 3/17, Decatur (EDS)  DOWN 25
    55 - Surfside Beach Marathon, 2/24, Surfside Beach (FTR)  DOWN 27
    51 - Exygon & Baptist Hospitals The Gusher Marathon, 3/3, Beaumont (IAAP)  DOWN 16
    47 - Cross Timbers Trail Run Marathon, 2/17, Gordonville (AST)  DOWN 21
    44 - New Year's Day Marathon, 1/1, Allen (AST)  DOWN 20 
    39 - Dust Bowl Marathon Series, 3/28, Dalhart  UP 9
    38 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase, 4/14, Groveton  DOWN 33
    24 - Amarillo Marathon, 4/7, Amarillo (LSRC)  DOWN 13
      7 - Border to Badlands Ultra, 2/24, Big Bend National Park

Lubbock Marathon History

Panhandle Marathon (Mellew Racing)
2012 - Marathon (123), HM (530), 5K (228)
2013 - Marathon (146), HM (507), 5K (135)
2014 - Marathon ( 78), HM (244)

Mayor's Marathon (Lubbock Mayor's Fitness Council)
2018 - Marathon (124 + 44 Relay), HM (271), 5K (324)

Davy Crockett Bear Chase All-Time Winners (2008-2018)

Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon
Male
2008 - 3:02:42, Dave Emerson, 49, Coppell
2009 - 2:53:05, Dave Brown, 47, Austin
2010 - 3:12:54, Felix Wong, 34, Fort Collins, CO
2011 - 3:24:22, Blair Kuhnen, 49, Fort Worth
2012 - 3:05:08, Peter Beauvais, 50, DeSoto
2013 - 3:33:22, Daron Peschel, 47, Cypress
2014 - 2:58:36, Olli Haavikko, 39, Houston
2015 - 2:57:45, Daniel Bucci, 32, Houston
2016 - 3:04:11, Amir Yunis, 38, Houston
2017 - 2:59:17, Seth Cooke, 36, Tyler
2018 - 3:00:34, Rafal Posala, 22, Fort Worth
Female
2008 - 3:21:48, Annmarie Walker, 38, San Antonio
2009 - 3:48:43, Donna Palmer, 42, Pearland
2010 - 3:44:22, Jewel Larsen, 35, Monticello, AR
2011 - 3:45:50, Linda Truong, 27, Fort Worth
2012 - 3:43:33, Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 46, Kingwood
2013 - 3:22:17, Lilia Vazquez, 49, Houston
2014 - 3:37:35, Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 48, Kingwood
2015 - 3:35:44, Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 49, Kingwood
2016 - 3:32:32, Janice Hauge, 48, Denton
2017 - 3:52:37, Sara Menke, 22, Live Oak
2018 - 3:46:30, Virginia Leonardi, 31, Beaumont
Masters Male
2008 - 3:07:12, Jose Reyes, 44, Houston
2009 - 3:10:18, Rick Wilson, 52, Houston
2010 - 3:15:10, Mark Lamb, 44, Bryan
2011 - 3:37:15, Jeffery Cook, 47, Houston
2012 - 3:11:27, Andrew Stewart, 40, Lufkin
2013 - 3:38:09, Kent Snow, 56, Houston
2014 - 3:30:15, Dan Greenberg, 40, Houston
2015 - 3:24:49, Armando Bocanegra, 48, Lufkin
2016 - 3:17:24, Armando Bocanegra, 49, Lufkin
2017 - 3:40:29, Robert Alvers, 47, Pasadena
2018 - 3:10:04, Matt Boykin, 43, Sherman
Masters Female
2008 - 3:28:25, Suzy Seeley, 49, Houston
2009 - 3:57:28, Jennifer Blanton, 43, College Station
2010 - 3:53:42, Donna Palmer, 43, Pearland
2011 - 3:56:23, Karin Williams, 41, Huntsville
2012 - 4:28:35, Marla Hibbitts, 42, Bracketville
2013 - 4:04:26, Trese Markko, 53, Rowlett
2014 - 3:45:34, Janice Hauge, 46, Denton
2015 - 4:51:37, Michelle Shoulders, 47, Missouri City
2016 - 4:10:41, Jacqueline O'Brien-Nolen, 50, Kingwood
2017 - 3:54:37, Susan McLoud, 45, Fort Worth
2018 - 3:58:49, Janice Hauge, 50, Denton
Handcycle
2015 - 2:41:30, Rick Weisbrod, 65, Cypress
2016 - 2:47:40, Rick Weisbrod, 66, Cypress

Davy Crockett Bear Chase Half Marathon
Male
2008 - 1:15:04, Rusty Stover, 29, Diboll
2009 - 1:22:29, Philip Meicler, 27, Cambridge, MA
2010 - 1:26:22, Mark Davis, 21, Shreveport, LA
2011 - 1:30:46, Robert Krywalski, 22, Red Oak
2012 - 1:31:23, Justin Wendling, 27, Austin
2013 - 1:28:13, Thomas O'Connor, 49, Austin
2014 - 1:22:30, Colin Carroll, 29, Austin
2015 - 1:31:40, Billy Lumpkin, 43, Lufkin
2016 - 1:27:21, Dan Byrne, 57, Huntsville
2017 - 1:33:46, Ed Hewett, 39, Crockett
2018 - 1:35:57, Porfirio Trejo, 52, Wells
Female
2008 - 1:36:23, Roberta Varela-Hein, 43, Universal City
2009 - 1:34:27, Anne Nguyen, 29, Houston
2010 - 1:31:57, Katrina Price, 39, Houston
2011 - 1:35:58, Ashley Niosi, 19, Lufkin
2012 - 1:44:38, Tricia Gill, 36, Dallas
2013 - 1:40:29, Kasey Lough, 30, Pflugerville
2014 - 1:38:10, Stephanie Rickels, 26, Arlington
2015 - 1:46:03, Heidi McGraner, 29, Richmond
2016 - 1:52:47, Brittany Fraser, 22, Woodlake
2017 - 1:45:19, Natalie Mahlberg, 31, Beaumont
2018 - 1:55:06, Krystal Riley, 35, Lufkin
Masters Male
2008 - 1:26:46, Randy Miller, 44, The Woodlands
2009 - 1:32:31, Daniel Sheedy, 45, Dallas
2010 - 1:38:31, Peter Bray, 41, Houston
2011 - 1:39:03, Armando Bocnegra, 44, Lufkin
2012 - 1:33:51, Mark Olateju, 50, Garland
2013 - 1:28:53, Jerry Caddenhead, 44, Lufkin
2014 - 1:31:58, Jerry Caddenhead, 45, Lufkin
2015 - 1:39:29, Tim Young, 49, Nacogdoches
2016 - 1:34:57, Billy Lumpin, 44, Lufkin
2017 - 1:39:47, Miguel Mosqueda, 46, Livingston
2018 - 1:38:05, Mark Wallace, 56, Aurora, CO
Masters Female
2008 - 1:45:38, Kelly Colosimo, 42, Lake Jackson
2009 - 1:45:56, Angie Forrest-Brown, 47, Austin
2010 - 1:51:25, Nancy Clark, 56, Keithville, LA
2011 - 1:47:11, Donna Russell, 56, Nacogdoches
2012 - 1:55:37, Jill Thomas, 44, Houston
2013 - 1:46:58, Jenni Campbell-Watt, 43, Katy
2014 - 1:47:27, Adana Barber, 49, Sachse
2015 - 2:09:45, Carolyn Bell, 56, Beaumont
2016 - 2:04:24, Tamara Oechslin, 42, Hilliard, OH
2017 - 2:01:53, Kirsten Lees, 40, Houston
2018 - 2:00:29, Sandra Erb, 46, New Waverly

Davy Crockett Bear Chase 5K
Male
2009 - 18:01, Tad Dickerson, 17, Lufkin
2010 - 21:08, Chip LeDuff, 29, Nacogdoches
2011 - 22:03, Juan Robles, 20, Diboll
2012 - 19:14, David Sondrup, 24, Del Rio
2013 - 25:27, Shaun Lawson, 20, Luffin
2014 - 18:34, Jose Torres, 21, Trinity
2015 - 24:40, Darren Grant, 50, Huntsville
2016 - 22:17, Ethan Wolfe, 12, Carthage
2017 - 22:11, Brandon Brookshire, 24, Nacogdoches
2018 - 30:08, Kale Blanchard, 15, Pennington
Female
2009 - 23:30, Lauren Moore, 18, Lufkin
2010 - 25:33, Annie Peter, 25, Trinity
2011 - 23:19, Erin Moore, 17, Lufkin
2012 - 23:16, Hailey Jo Ubnoske, 15, Trinity
2013 - 28:25, Shelley Luna, 32, Groveton
2014 - 26:03, Ashley Weis, 11, Pearland
2015 - 24:22, Donna Fabian, 40, Huntsville
2016 - 26:15, Emily Edelen, 13, Carthage
2017 - 27:22, Mary Field, 57, San Antonio
2018 - 34:19, Juana Gonzalez, 35, Crockett
Masters Male
2009 - 26:12, Mike Burton, 48, Lufkin
2010 - 30:34, Gerry Wilbanks, 57, Diboll
2011 - 22:55, James Calk, 43, Lufkin
2012 - 25:24, John Jeanise, Jr., 40, Alexandria, LA
2013 - 30:10, Mike Cauble, 55, Huntington
2014 - 23:06, Steve Allen, 41, Huntsville
2015 - 25:25, Art Banereiss, 61, Lufkin
2016 - 27:09, Jimmy Hamm, 51, Beaumont
2017 - 26:40, Barrett Reiss, 54, Grapeland
2018 - 32:38, Kyle Campbell, 49, Lufkin
Masters Female
2009 - 31:48, Colleen Hayman, 41, Spring
2010 - 28:49, Mary Driskell, 48, Lovelady
2011 - 28:41, Mary Driskell, 49, Lovelady
2012 - 29:06, Lisa Leggett, 46, Katy
2013 - 29:57, Karla Small, 52, Woodlake
2014 - 27:19, Karla Small, 53, Woodlake
2015 - 34:25, Kathy Harvill, 55, The Woodlands
2016 - 29:12, Sue Wingert, 59, Kingwood
2017 - 37:46, Mary Kaplan, 78, Sunrise Beach
2018 - 37:13, Mary Kaplan, 79, Sunrise Beach

Source:  50statesmarathonclub.com

2018 Boston Marathon Stats of Texas Runners

Average Age / Finishing Time
Male - 451 (46.42 / 3:42:31)
Female - 396 (41.18 / 4:02:39)

Corral 1 - 222 (3:17:51)
Corral 2 - 227 (3:39:43)
Corral 3 - 287 (4:01:09)
Corral 4 - 111 (5:01:14)

Number of '19 Boston Qualifiers
Men - 190 (42.1%)
Women - 158 (39.9%)

52 of the 348 would not be able to register for the '19 race based on the 3:23 that you had to be under the qualifying standard for the 2018 race.

Fastest by Corral
Male
Corral 1 - 2:37:14, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
Corral 2 - 3:06:50, Aaron Reed, 42, League City
Corral 3 - 3:24:34, Alexander Moffat, 55, Austin
Corral 4 - 3:10:00, Jorge Atena, 39, Houston
Female
Corral 1 - 2:57:26, Krysten Tucker 30, Austin
Corral 2 - 3:02:27, Katherine Gwyn, 37, Austin
Corral 3 - 3:23:01, Daisy Marchena, 30, Houston
Corral 4 - 3:44:48, Brittany Bangert, 29, Houston

Fastest by Age Group
Male
18-34 - 2:37:14, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
35-39 - 2:41:59, Ryan Parrish, 39, Fulshear
40-44 - 2:45:59, David Zuniga, 41, Mission
45-49 - 2:48:02, Jim Moore, 46, Austin
50-54 - 3:00:05, Roger Sutton, 52, Austin
55-59 - 3:11:44, Richard Simonson, 59, Dallas
60-64 - 3:20:09, Tim Heitzwebel, 60, Kingwood
65-69 - 4:02:23, Michael Donelan, 68, The Woodlands
70-74 - 4:50:39, Steve Puckett, 70, Dallas
75-Over - 5:23:21, Thomas Furnival, 76, El Paso
Female
18-34 - 2:57:26, Krysten Tucker 30, Austin
35-39 - 3:02:27, Katherine Gwyn, 37, Austin
40-44 - 3:06:11, Rachel Fox, 44, Flower Mound
45-49 - 3:20:15, Rochelle McClanahan, 45, Bulverde
50-54 - 3:34:30, Adana Barber, 53, Sachse
55-59 - 3:49:03, Kathy Manning, 58, Victoria
60-64 - 3:43:44, Enid Schantz-Hagelberg, 62, Pharr
65-69 - 4:10:21, Sharon Vaughn, 65, Austin
70-74 - 5:57:19, Susan Thompson, 71, Sugar Land

Fastest by 5K Split
Male
1st 5K - 17:28, Ryan Parrish, 39, Fulshear
2nd 5K - 17:35, Andrew Cook, 37, Flower Mound
3rd 5K - 17:44, Ryan Parrish, 39, Fulshear
4th 5K - 18:22, Ryan Parrish, 39, Fulshear
5th 5K - 18:29, Clay Emge, 33, Tyler
6th 5K - 18:41, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
7th 5K - 18:49, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
8th 5K - 18:30, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
Last 1.4 - 07:58, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
Female
1st 5K - 20:54, Krysten Tucker, 30, Austin
2nd 5K - 20:42, Cate Barrett, 28, Austin and Lauren Ross, 27, Houston
3rd 5K - 20:37, Cate Barrett, 28, Austin
4th 5K - 20:44, Krysten Tucker, 30, Austin
5th 5K - 20:47, Cate Barrett, 28, Austin
6th 5K - 21:31, Cate Barrett, 28, Austin
7th 5K - 21:37, Rebecca Jones, 24, Austin
8th 5K - 20:50, Rebecca Jones, 24, Austin
Last 1.4 - 08:51, Rebecca Jones, 24, Austin

Top 10 Differences Between Time and '19 Qualifying Standard
Male
43:16 - Richard Simonson, 59, Dallas (3:11:44 vs. 3:55)
36:58 - Jim Moore, 46, Austin (2:48:02 vs. 3:25)
36:28 - James Cleary, 54, Austin (3:03:32 vs. 3:40)
35:39 - Larry Bright, 54, Austin (3:04:21 vs. 3:40)
34:51 - Tim Heitzwebel, 60, Kingwood (3:20:09 vs. 3:55)
33:01 - Ryan Parrish, 39, Fulshear (2:41:59 vs. 3:15)
29:55 - Roger Sutton, 52, Austin (3:00:05 vs. 3:30)
29:01 - David Zuniga, 41, Mission (2:45:59 vs. 3:15)
27:46 - Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas (2:37:14 vs. 3:05)
27:20 - Andrew Cook, 37, Flower Mound (2:42:40 vs. 3:10)
Female
48:49 - Rachel Fox, 44, Flower Mound (3:06:11 vs. 3:55)
41:16 - Enid Schantz-Hagelberg, 62, Pharr (3:43:44 vs. 4:25)
41:14 - Catherine Kruppa, 44, Houston (3:13:46 vs. 3:55)
39:30 - Pam Butler, 60, Houston (3:45:30 vs. 4:25)
37:34 - Krysten Tucker, 30, Austin (2:57:26 vs. 3:35)
37:33 - Katherine Gwyn, 37, Austin (3:02:27 vs. 3:40)
35:31 - Cate Barrett, 28, Austin (2:59:29 vs. 3:35)
34:59 - Rebecca Jones, 24, Austin (3:00:01 vs. 3:35)
34:45 - Rochelle McClanahan, 45, Bulverde (3:20:15 vs. 3:55)
34:44 - Hannah Moore Lewis, 46, Austin (3:20:16 vs. 3:55)

Top 10 Cities of Finishers
123 - Houston
114 - Austin
 79 - Dallas
 44 - San Antonio
 32 - Fort Worth
 23 - The Woodlands
 18 - Plano
 16 - Katy
 13 - McKinney
 12 - Sugar Land
 11 - El Paso
 11 - Flower Mound
 11 - Frisco
 11 - Spring
 10 - Corpus Christi
 10 - Round Rock

158 different Texas cities or towns were represented coming across the finish line in Boston on Monday.

Top 10 Cities of Combined Best Male and Female Finishing Times
5:45:28 - Austin (Jim Moore, 2:48:02 and Krysten Tucker, 2:57:26)
5:48:51 - Flower Mound (Andrew Cook, 2:42:40 and Rachel Fox, 3:06:11)
5:56:04 - Dallas (Samuel Berger, 2:37:14 and Megan Yohe, 3:18:50)
6:00:16 - Houston (Zach Cater-Cyker, 2:48:58 and Lauren Ross, 3:11:18)
6:05:56 - Fort Worth (Madison Flowers, 2:55:03 and Neringa Kaulinaite, 3:10:53)
6:06:24 - College Station (Gunnar Rogers, 2:59:22 and Chaiss Matthews, 3:07:02)
6:12:52 - Katy (Matthew Manning, 2:55:09 and Frances Howard, 3:17:43)
6:14:59 - Mission (David Zuniga, 2:45:59 and Veronica Perales, 3:29:00)
6:16:05 - Fulshear (Ryan Parrish, 2:41:59 and Karin Atkinson, 3:34:06)
6:19:00 - San Antonio (Todd Neer, 2:48:43 and Julia Hargesheimer, 3:30:17)

Top 10 Negative Splits
Male
07:24 - Lenord Burns, 71, Angleton (2:36:26 front half; 2:29:02 back half; Corral 4)
04:25 - Joe Karlgaard, 43, Houston (1:35:24; 1:30:59; Corral 1)
03:37 - Chris Schmidt, 29, Austin (1:30:22; 1:26:45; Corral 1)
02:58 - Alan McClain, 44, Houston (1:37:06; 1:34:08; Corral 1)
02:54 - David Moody, 53, Red Rock (1:39:11; 1:36:17; Corral 2)
02:37 - Josh Janicek, 42, Austin (1:49:50; 1:47:13; Corral 1)
02:27 - Jermin Chou, 53, Plano (1:52:16; 1:49:49; Corral 1)
02:11 - Jose Olalla, 53, Houston (1:47:52; 1:45:41; Corral 1)
02:09 - Mario Menendez, 42, The Woodlands (1:54:08; 1:51:59; Corral 1)
01:47 - William Meskill, 19, Austin (1:29:14; 1:27:27; Corral 1)
Female
02:49 - Bree Fontenot, 23, Spring (1:37:19; 1:34:30; Corral 2)
02:17 - Shawn Jackson, 40, Frisco (1:52:56; 1:50:39; Corral 3)
02:08 - Abby Martone, 36, Houston (1:43:19; 1:41:11; Corral 2)
01:56 - Porter Grant, 22, Dallas (1:40:25; 1:38:29; Corral 2)
01:44 - Sunita Singh, 45, Murphy (1:56:04; 1:54:20; Corral 3)
01:07 - Hilda Hager, 42, Watauga (2:18:24; 2:17:17; Corral 3)
00:57 - Rebecca Jones, 24, Austin (1:30:29; 1:29:32; Corral 1)
00:37 - Angela Spears, 41, Dallas (1:44:52; 1:44:15; Corral 2)
00:31 - Julia Montzingo, 27, Austin (1:38:31; 1:38:00; Corral 2)
00:22 - Shannon Stroope, 40, Pearland (1:54:14; 1:53:52; Corral 2)

Of the 847 finishers, 30 didn't read at the half-way mark.

Of the remaining 817 runners, only 30 produced negative splits on one of the Boston Marathon's most challenging weather days ever.

Bellaire Trolley Run 5K Overall and Masters Winners

Overall - Male
2018 - Ryan Smith, 32, 15:27.5 (Sean Wade)
2017 - Austin Roth, 26, 15:03.7 (Drew Bean)
2016 - Sean Wade, 50, 15:01.3 (Carlos Arias)
2015 - Lane Boyer, 25, 15:09.5 (Sean Wade)
2014 - Ryan Smith, 28, 15:43.3 (Chris Layman)
2013 - Abinot Adraro, 24, 15:41.7 (Mike McGovern)
2012 - Jose Lara, 36, 15:56.8 (Mike McCurdy)
2011 - William Blancett, 35, 15:55 (Mike McCurdy)
2010 - Vaughn Gibbs, 36, Katy, 16:17.6
2009 - Luis Armenteros, 36, 15:20.3
2008 - Jose Angel Lara, 32, 15:36.9
2007 - John Hedengren, 29, Houston, 15:18
2006 - Gene Mitchell, 38, 15:28 (Drew Prizner)
2005 - Sean Wade, 39, 14:58 (Clint Bell)
2004 - Luis Armenteros, 31, Houston, 15:21 (Sean Wade)
2003 - Charles Njeru, 21, 14:37 (Jose Lara)
2002 - Drew Prisner, 30, 15:09 (Gannon White)
2000 - Dave Wittman, 30, 14:46 (Drew Prisner)

Masters - Male
2018 - Sean Wade, 52, Houston, 15:40.6 (Peter Lawrence)
2017 - Peter Lawrence, 45, Houston, 16:12.1 (Chris Stelzer)
2016 - Luis Armenteros, 43, Houston, 16:07.9 (Peter Lawrence)
2015 - Sean Wade, 49, Houston, 15:26.8 (Luis Armenteros)
2014 - Peter Lawrence, 42, Houston, 16:37.3 (Garrett Rychlik)
2013 - Peter Lawrence, 41, Houston, 16:15.6 (Andrew Sharenson)
2012 - Peter Lawrence, 40, Houston, 16:49.3 (Thomas King, Jr.)
2011 - Thomas King, Jr., 42, Houston, 17:17
2010 - Gerardo Mora, 43, Houston, 16:19.9
2009 - Dave Matlock, 41, Dallas, 16:13.8
2008 - Terry Garrett, 44, 15:55.6
2007 - 15:58
2006 - John Butler, 43, Denton, 16:06 (Joe Flores)
2005 - Ken Yanowski, 49, Houston, 17:20 (Tuan Nguyen)
2004 - Jon Butler, 42, 15:49 (Alvarado)
2003 - Jon Butler, 41, 15:48 (Schrachburg)
2002 - Ken Yanowski, 46, Houston, 16:50 (Craig Calmes)
2000 - Joe Melanson, 44, Orange, 16:09 (Ken Yanowski)

Overall - Female
2018 - Amber Brunmeier, 27, Houston, 18:09.8 (Peggy Yetman)
2017 - Lauren Smith Stroud, 26, Lake Jackson, 16:49.8 (Stephanie Bonk)
2016 - Megan Saloom, 27, Houston, 17:27.7 (Jackie Tobin)
2015 - Sarah Mark, 29, Austin, 18:47.8 (Heidi Zimmerman)
2014 - Lauren Smith, 23, Lake Jackson, 17:42.0 (Obsie Birru)
2013 - Stacy Holden, 36, Houston, 18:30.7 (Nikki Dillard)
2012 - Stacy Holden, 35, Houston, 18:16.4 (Heidi Zimmerman)
2011 - Stacy Holden, 34, Houston, 18:27 (Heidi Garza)
2010 - Katheryne Marshall, 28, Bellaire, 18:27.5
2009 - Dawn Domaschk, 28, 17:44.7
2008 - Diana Hirst, 33, 18:29.6
2007 - Andreina Byrd, 17:10 (Diana Hirst)
2006 - Helen Grant, 43, 18:56 (Melissa Henderson)
2005 - Caroline Burum, 39, Houston, 18:55
2004 - Caroline Burum, 38, Houston, 19:03
2003 - Jackie Rzepecki, 24, Rochester, MI, 17:46 (Kathryn Scarborough)
2002 - Karen Killeen, 35, Austin, 17:47 (Sheila Carmody)
2000 - Joy Smith, 38, Sugar Land, 17:44 (Melissa Hurta-Crites)

Masters - Female
2018 - Peggy Yetman, 49, Spring, 18:17.7 (Kirsten Stefan)
2017 - Kirsten Stefan, 43, Houston, 18:58.7 (Molly Urbani)
2016 - Laura Bennett, 48, Houston, 18:49.1 (Allyson Serrao)
2015 - Alexis Llewellyn, 40, 20:20.6 (Juka Smits)
2014 - Laura Bennett, 46, Houston, 19:03.6 (Barbara Stoll)
2013 - Martha Long, 44, Houston, 20:17.7 (Sabra Harvey)
2012 - Laura Bennett, 44, Houston, 18:40.9 (Juka Smits)
2011 - Heide Mairs, 50, 20:28 (Melissa Hurta)
2010 - Laura Bennett, 42, Seabrook, 19:15.8
2009 - Sabra Harvey, 60, Houston, 19:11.3
2008 - Lisa McCarthy, 41, Houston, 19:37.6
2007 - Helen Grant, 19:26
2006 - Helen Day, 49, Houston, 19:43
2005 - Christie Lammers, 48, Houston, 19:00
2004 - Allison Willbern, 44, 19:16 (Diana Keinz)
2003 - Heide Mairs, 42, Houston, 18:57 (Allison Willbern)
2002 - Karen Nelson, 41, 19:11 (Heidi Mairs)
2000 - Regina Schuetze, 42, 19:37 (Carol Uttecht)

Finishers
2018 - 337 (April 14; Easter:  April 1)
2017 - 387 (April 8; Easter: April 16)
2016 - 385 (April 9; Easter: March 27)
2015 - 336 (April 11; Easter: April 5)
2014 - 447 (March 29; Easter: April 20)
2013 - 405 (April 13; Easter: March 31)
2012 - 546 (March 31; Easter: April 8)
2011 - 527 (April 9; Easter: April 24)
2010 - 561 (April 10; Easter: April 4)
2009 - 526 (April 4; Easter: April 12)
2008 - 610 (April 5; Easter: March 23)
2007 - 330 (March 31; Easter: April 8)
2006 - 675 (April 8; Easter: April 16)
2005 - 631 (April 2; Easter: March 27)
2004 - 648 (April 3; Easter: April 11)
2003 - 814 (April 5; Easter: April 20)
2002 - 752 (April 6; Easter: March 31)
2001 -        (April 7; Easter: April 15)
2000 - 803 (April 8; Easter: April 23)

194 Complete First Two Races of Texas 5K Series

Last year, Running Alliance Sport assumed the operations of the Yuri's Night Fun Run 10K and 5K from Mana Vautier and the St. Thomas Family 5K and 5K-9 from Terri Frank.

In doing so, RAS created the Texas 5K Series for 2018 encouraging runners to run one of its two 5K's at last month's Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon and then any distance at its remaining four races with a 5K in 2018.

After Saturday's 15th annual Yuri Night's Fun Run, held each year now in Nassau Bay, 194 runners meet the requirements defined on the Texas 5K Series website at Texas 5K Series.org while another 45 completed a longer distance race at Seabrook and either the 5K or 10K on Saturday.

Note:  This is an unofficial listing.  Any official listing may be found at runningalliancesport.org.

Texas 5K Series
Alexander,Kim
Anderson,Sara
Baker,Michael J.
Baldock,Elizabeth
Balmain,Clinton
Barta,Daniel
Batton,Amy
Beathard,Jennifer
Bennett,Stephanie
Berend,Andrew
Berend,David
Bittick,Melissa
Blackburn,Greg
Blanco,Saiyeda
Botero,Gimse
Bozak,Rena
Brown,Zona
Brueck,Rebecca
Buahame,Paeng
Callahan,Barbara
Cannon,Nikki
Casey,Debbie
Conway,Michael
Cook,Jacob
Crutcher,Nikita
Curda,Mark
Curda,Stephanie
Davis,Sandra
Devault,Lauren
Diaz,Milette
Doremus,Bob
Doucet,Ann
Dubois,Mallory
Dukes,Tracy
Esparza,Jennifer
Ethredge,Charlane
Etten,Jennifer
Ewart,Carla
Farruggia,Melissa
Forrest,David
French,Jane
Garcia,Claudia
Garcia,Erika
Garcia,Raquel
Garms,Rebecca
George,Tamra
Gibson,Althea
Glenn,Robert
Goldfarb,Kathleen
Gonzalez,Andrea
Gonzalez,Berenice
Good,Michael
Goulet,Ann
Gracia,Carol
Graham,Terri
Gray,Rebecca
Greenwell,Maryruth
Grous,Alex
Hansen,Chad
Hansen,Ella
Harrold,Michelle
Hawthorne,Bethany
Hayes,Josie
Hayes,Julie
Herrera,Angelica
Hill,Sarah
Hinton,Gloria
Hubbell,Vicki
Huynh,Bridget
Huynh,Maximus
Huynh,Vivian
Isbell,Ron
Jeude,Stacie
Johnston,Ruth
Kellermann,Anthony
Kellermann,Danielle
Kellermann,Robert
Killeen,Brian
King,Angel
King,Brittany
Kinzer,Michael
Klebo,Julia
Krukiel,Jeff
Kush,John
Leach,David
Lewis,Jessica
Lewis,Jon
Linder,Darius
Lord,Melissa
Lovell,Heather
Lowell,Rachel
Madrigal,Claudia
Main,Mark
Maxwell,Marilyn
Mcgowen,Ethan
Mcgowen,Nick
Mclaughlin,Carla
Meacham,Cleve
Meacham,Richelle
Medellin,Zuri
Monsibais,Frank
Montes,Santos
Moser,Barry
Nabors,Amy
Nguyen,My
Ochoa,Carolyn
Odom,Audra
Orange,Amy
Orourke,Lauren
O'sullivan,Jourdan
O'sullivan,Shane
Ott,Debbie
Ott,Emileigh
Painter,Mayra
Peden,Chris
Peden,Jackie
Pertuit,Nicole
Peters,Michelle
Pham,Haleigh
Pham,Tom
Phillips,Brandy
Phillips,Trina
Pittman,Jennifer
Pot,Annemieke
Pruneda,Veronica
Quezada,Demetrio
Rake,Holly
Rake,Joshua
Rake,Pete
Ramos,Monica
Rice,Robie
Robinson,Anne
Roznovak,Mark
Roznovak,Patti
Ruiz,Crystal
Russell,Lori
Rutoski,Traci
Sadler,Brittany
Sadler,Byron
Sandberg,Lori
Schank,Mandy
Schelde,Margaret
Sealy,Mallory
Sebelius,Kelly
See,Wayne
Sepulveda,Beverly
Sequeira,Claudia
Sequeira,Patrick
Short,Callie
Simon,Norma
Small,Cecilie
Smith,Alison
Somers,Olga
Spencer,Rachel
Sperling,Andrew
Spitzer,Alicia
St Jean,Amber
St Jean,Chris
Stancher,Nancy
Stehfest,Lisa
Sweeney,Mary
Sweeney,Ryan
Szecsy,Darcy
Szecsy,Tristen
Termini,Mary
Thomas,Kate
Toupard,Angelica
Trevathan,Joseph
Trevathan,Monica
Turkasz,Neal
Vancamp,Erin
Vandegrift,Krisa
Vandegrift,Samantha
Vaughn,Jamie
Vautier,Mana
Vazzola,Lauren
Vazzola,Mindy
Vazzola,Rob
Wagner,Christi
Weilnau,Paulene
West,Dava
West,Jim
Whitaker,Leslie
White,Wesley
Wiggins,Judy
Wildey,Sonia
Willis,Jana
Willlis,Kate
Wright,Hope
Wright,Mark
Yang,Ami
Ybarra,Gabriela
Young,Angela
Zubia,Teresa

All Races (Longer than a 5K at Seabrook and 5K or 10K at Yuri's Night)
Babin,John
Bach,Chuck
Brunstetter,Laura
Clodfelter,Patricia
Desilva,Kanishka
Dixon,Lisa
Dunegan,Audrey
Efting,Amy
Ferguson,Stephanie
Flynn,Jenny
Gotfredsen,Kristina
Green,Ledon
Haritos,Samantha
Helms,Jason
Helms,Josh
Himmelmann,J.R.
Hodges,Tammy
Humanic,Rebecca
Jeffery,Michael
Johns,Misty
Kazawic,Jamie
Kinney,Vonda
Kohn,Dale
Lang,Kevin
Le,Linda
Masters,William
Miller,David
Moody,Janice
Newald,Jitka
Pippert,Elisabeth
Pippert,Jon
Raines,David
Reimondo,Stephanie
Sanchez,Rene
Saylor,Jeannette
Short,Jeff
Sledge,Donna
Turner,Mark
Voeller,Janette
West,Jamie
Whitaker,Jonathan
Whitlock,Ryan
Williams,Karen
Wojtowicz,Elizabeth
Yates,Raymon

Sources:  seabrookmarathon.org, yurisrunhouston.com, Campbell Timing Systems

87 Complete First Two RA Sports Management Races of 2018

Eighty-seven (87) runners crossed the finish line of the first two races of 2018 produced by RA Sports Management, the Lucky Charm 5K in Katy on Saturday, March 17 and the Green 6.2 (or its companion 5K) in City Centre on Saturday, March 31.

Lynette Alidon
Lindy Avila
Jennifer Ayres

Elise Baie
Kelley Baldwin
Lacie Bedwell
Toni Benavides
Martin Benitez
Paolo Biagi
Michelle Blackman
Connie Bormans
Mike Boudreaux
Josie Brillon
Ashley Britt
Catherine Britt
Jennifer Burtt
Mike Butler

Kyrie Cassin
Siobhan Cassin
Pedro Colunga
Tara Cote
Sheala Cunningham

Jenna Damico
Vicki Danielson
Kaitlin Dorenkamp
Tracey Dorenkamp
Lauren Dusek

Angela Ernst
Farah Escaloni

Deborah France
Lynn Furman
Robert Furman

Jessica Garant
Trish Garant
Leo Garcia
Arcalee Gautier
Rebecca Gentry
Jaime Gonzalez
Gwendolyn Gray-Thomas

Susan Ibanez
Vincent Ibanez

Kristen Johnsen
Nick Johnson

Deanna Lewis
Kelley Lovette

Carol M
Steven Madrid
Hector Mancilla
Jennifer Marino
Kendyll Marino
Carrie McDaniel
Nadia Mohammed
Jacqueline Moreno
Yadira Muniz

Joshua Nicholson

Bartenderx Oropeza
Darwin Ozan

Melanie Poncik

Melanie Reid
Jalicris Reyno
Pam Ringer
Jill Robey
Stephen Rooney
Keri Rutherford

Denise Sanders
Baron Schultz
Mark Smith
Unica Smith
Sarai Soto
Vanina Soto
Brandy Stage
Brooke Stalnaker
Mitzi Stalnaker
Cindy Stevenson
Jeffrey Stevenson
Annette Storemski

Lorenzo Tosetto
Renee Troyan

Lindsey Vanarsdel
Maya Vazquez
Esmeralda Villagomez
Kara Voorhies

Myra Walker
Tina Weyand
Chad Wolfe
Jenny Woollen
Sherry Wrobliske

Source:  mychiptime.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source:  www.yurisrunhouston.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source:  www.baa.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source:  www.baa.org

Green 6.2 Multiple Finishers (4 Or More)

- 7 -
Sherri Richey

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

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

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

199 Run Multiple Races at Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon

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

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

Trail Challenge (39.3 miles)

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

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

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

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

Garcia,Erika
Grundy,Amy
Lendermon,Shelley

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

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

Pelican Challenge (26.2 miles)

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

Half Marathon + Quarter Marathon (19.65 miles)

Castor,Janessa
Shipp,Sonja
Watkins,Karla

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

Gunn,Jessica

5K + Half Marathon (16.2 miles)

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

5K + 5K (6.2 miles)

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

Sources:  seabrookmarathon.org, Campbell Timing Systems

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

Men

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

Women

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

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

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

Source:  eztoregister.com (2011-2018)

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

Men's Overall

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

Women's Overall

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

Men's Masters

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

Women's Masters

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

Wheelchair - Handcrank

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

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

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

Last year, that number dwindled to just nine.

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

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

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

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

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

Those races with 750-999 finishers are listed here:

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

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

Certified Courses: Why They Matter

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

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

I consider myself old school.

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

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

One more:  I like certified courses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I would submit, though, two more.

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

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

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

So where am I going with all of this?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are a handful of new marathons in 2018.

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

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

I saw that Run The Alamo was adding a marathon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Or More Consecutive Wins at a Texas Marathon

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

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

4 The Park Brunch Run Finishers Numbers and Winners

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fresh 15K / 5K - Official Finishers Numbers

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

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

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

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

Seven-Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon

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

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

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

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

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

Surfside Marathon

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

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

Surfside Half Marathon

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

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

Surfside 50K

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

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

Surfin' Surfside 5K

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

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

ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run Finishers Numbers (2007-2018)

10K

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

5K (Untimed until 2014)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2018 The Woodlands Marathon Boston Qualifiers

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

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

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

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

Coming This Weekend

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

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

And I'll be at neither of them.

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

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

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

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

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

I informed Richard that I would be there.

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

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

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

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

Nonetheless, it was hard to be away last year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

So why not in Beaumont?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So we’ll see.

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

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

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