How They Fared at US Olympic Marathon Trials: Texans and Runner with Texas Ties

MEN
2:15:30 - Enoch Nadler*, Gainesville, FL (Lived and trained in Dallas area for 2.5 years)
2:17:00 - Andrew Epperson*, Fort Collins, CO (Assistant XC coach at Colorado State who ran at Cy-Springs HS, Colorado School of Mines)
2:22:30 - Stewart Harwell*, Redondo Beach, CA (Valor Track Club; Lived and trained in the Houston area for four years while working for Chevron)
2:28:29 - Rory Tunningley, Austin (Lockhart HS, University of Texas)
2:30:11 - David Fuentes, Austin (Boerne HS, St. Edward's University)

DNF
Austin Roth, Dallas (Richardson Lake Highlands HS, Texas)
Jarrett LeBlanc*, Jennings, LA (rabbitt; Lived and trained in The Woodlands area)
Kiya Dandena*, Flagstaff, AZ (Bellaire HS, Texas A&M-Kingsville)
Ryan Miller, San Antonio (rabbitt; Boerne Champion HS, Texas A&M)
Wilkerson Given, Atlanta, GA (Lived and trained in The Woodlands with coach Dan Green and Team Green Running)
Will Nation, Austin (Klein Oak, University of Texas)
DNS
Abinet Adraro* (Lived and trained in the greater Houston area for some time)
Parker Stinson (Cedar Park HS, Oregon)
Qualified, Did Not Enter
Frank Lara* (Houston Strake Jesuit, Furman University)

WOMEN
2:28:52 - Sally Kipyego*, Eugene, OR (Nike/Nike OTCE; Texas Tech University)
2:35:12 - Rebecca Wade*, Superior, CO (Nomad Track Club; Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Rice University)
2:36:51 - Kelsey Bruce, Dallas (Brackett, Dallas Baptist University)
2:39:05 - Autumn Ray*, Sedona, AZ (Sonoran Distance Project; Physician who attended medical school at UTMB; Seattle University)
2:41:22 - Rena Elmer, Flower Mound (Beaver, UT, BYU All-American, Utah Valley State, ran in '16 Olympic Trials in Steeplechase)
2:42:22 - Allie Schaich, Milton, GA (Space City Racing; Lambert HS, Rice University)
2:42:32 - Elizabeth (Eder) Norman, Fort Worth (Fort Worth Distance Project; Fort Worth Nolan Catholic, Trinity University)
2:43:44 - Obsie Birru*, Phoenix, AZ (Trained in The Woodlands with Team Green Running; Grand View University)
2:46:58 - Allison Macsas, Austin (Brooks; Denton Ryan, University of Tampa)
2:47:58 - Dawn Grunnagle, Dallas (Nike; Green Bay East, Texas Tech/University of Houston)
2:48:50 - Caitlin Keen, Fort Worth (Tracksmith; Nolan Catholic, SMU)
2:49:22 - Anita (Quirino) Perez, San Antonio (Brooks/Brimmer's Running Project; El Paso Montwood, Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
2:49:52 - Taylor (Slack) Dare, Fort Worth (Fort Worth Distance Project; Loyola College Prep)
2:49:55 - Cali (Roper) Werner, Houston (Willis, Rice University)
2:50:37 - Lauren (Smith) Stroud, Lake Jackson (Clute Brazoswood, Stephen F. Austin State)
2:51:16 - Allison (Mendez) Cleaver, Austin (rabbitt; Rockwall HS, University of Texas)
2:51:39 - Starla Garcia, Houston (Space City Racing; PSJA North, University of Houston)
2:52:27 - Melissa Fairey, Houston (Space City Racing; Mount Pleasant, SC, Georgia Tech)
2:54:00 - Randi Burnett, Dallas
2:57:32 - Ingrid Mollenkopf, Dallas (Aztecas International; Mesa (AZ) Skyline HS, Mesa Community College, University of North Texas)
2:59:32 - Erica (Alvarado) Kirkwood, San Antonio (Falfurrias, Texas A&M Kingsville)
3:02:38 - Cate (Westenhover) Barrett, Austin (Oiselle; Austin native, Homeschooled, Baylor)
3:02:38 - Sarah Rimel, Austin (Team Rogue)
3:04:50 - Ericka (Stam) Mason, Fort Worth (Fort Worth Distance Project; Keller Central HS, Jacksonville State)
3:07:58 - Jen Frankmann, Richardson (Brooks/Brimmer's Running Project; Olivet Nazarene)
3:14:00 - Stefanie Slekis*, Thibodaux, LA (Former University of North Texas men's and women's cross country coach and assistant TF coach.  Current Nicholls State HC)
3:18:52 - Erica Marrari, Dallas (South Milwaukee (WI) HS)

DNF
Amanda (Allen) Cruise, Livingston
Brooke (Eilers) Slayman, Iowa City, IA (Fort Worth Distance Project; Holland (MI) Holland Christian, University of Iowa)
Heather (Zytkewicz) Oliva, San Antonio (Rancho Buena Vista HS, University of San Francisco / Baylor)
Katie Watson, Austin (Summit, NJ, University of Texas)
Raquel Jimenez, McKinney
Qualified, Did Not Enter
Rachel Baptista (Austin HS, University of Colorado and Tulsa University)
Desiree (Ficker) Berry* (Former pro triathlete who was based in Austin; now lives in Mercer Island, WA)

* Texas ties

My 2020 Race Splits

Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, Houston, TX
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Offset - 8.20
Out - 14:25.93
Back - 15:07.63
Total - 29:33.56

Tom King Classic 5K, Nasvhille, TN
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Offset - 16.80
Mile 2 - 18:30.89
Mile 3 - 9:16.74
Last .1 - 49.61
Total - 28:37.24

The Woodlands Waterway parkrun #5 5K, The Woodlands, TX
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Out - 14:47.67
Back - 14:52.93
Total - 29:40.60

Run The Woodlands 5K, The Woodlands, TX
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Mile 1 - 9:09.39
To The Turnaround - 6:35.40
Back to the Mile 1 mark - 6:28:25
Rest of the way - 7:25.94
Total - 29:38.98

13th annual Run The Line Half Marathon, Texarkana, TX/AR
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Offset - 14.58
Mile 2 - 19:42.19
Mile 3 - 10:25.46 (knew here wasn’t going to be another 2:10 day)
Mile 4 - 11:39.32 (had to run off course to take a leak; it helped)
Mile 5 - 10:06.55
Mile 6 - 10:30.42
Mile 7 - 9:52.04
Mile 8 - 10:25.86
Mile 9 - 10:06.80
Mile 10 - 10:15.48
Mile 11 - 10:19.08
Mile 12 - 10:37.02
Mile 13 - 10:41.00
Last .1 - 1:00.28
Total = 2:15.41

Fort Bend Kia USA Fit Half Marathon, Sugar Land, TX
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Offset - 48.25
Mile 1 - 9:40.52
Mile 2 - 9:52.69 (19:33.21)
Mile 3 - 9:53.06 (29:26.27)
Mile 4 - 9:54.63 (39:20.90)
Mile 5 - 9:52.99 (49:13.89)
Mile 6 - 9:41.99 (58:55.88)
Mile 7 - 9:50.73 (1:08:46.61)
Mile 8 - 9:51.61 (1:18:38.22)
Mile 9 - 9:52.95 (1:28:31.17)
Mile 10 - 10:24.29 (1:38:55.46)
Mile 11 - 10:11.70 (1:49:07.16)
Mile 12 - 10:18.75 (1:59:25.91)
Mile 13 - 10:12.37 (2:09:38.28)
Last .1 - 1:04.95
Total - 2:10:43.23

Miracle Match Half Marathon, Waco, TX
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Offset - 13.30
Mile 1 - 9:37.49
Mile 2 - 13:26.17
Mile 3 - 11:28.59
Mile 4 - 11:18.59
Mile 5 - 10:39.31
Mile 6 - 12:29.96
Mile 7 - 10:31.18
Mile 8 - 11:28.74
Mile 9 - 10:36.05
Mile 10 - 13:04.56
Mile 11 - 5:00.72 + 2:30.22* + 4:41.66 = 12:12.60
Mile 12 - 11:08.34
Mile 13 - 11:05.56
Last .1 - 2:06.88
Total - 2:31:14.02
* Jacob's Ladder

Wildcat Dash 5K Color Run, Temple, TX
Saturday, January 25, 2020
28:19.76
Suspected to be 2.88 miles

5K Run to the Polar Bear Plunge, Copperas Cove, TX
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Loop 1 - 9:12.32
Loop 2 - 9:45.38
Loop 3 - 9:49.36
Total - 28:47.06
Suspected to be 3.06 miles

We Are Houston 5K, Houston, TX
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Offset - 1:54.93
1K - 5:28.05
2K - 5:46.05
3K - 5:51.60
4K - 6:01.21
5K - 5:57.30
Total - 29:04.21

Arches Resolution 10K, Temple, TX
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Out - 29:52.07
Back - 30:04.09
Total - 59:56.16 (5 of 7, 50-54 Ha!)

Thin Mint Sprint 5K, College Station, TX
Saturday, January 11, 2020
29:15.22 - 2nd AG 50-59 (out of 11)

Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX
January 1, 2020
Mile 1 - 9:47.44
Mile 2 - 10:15.37
Mile 3 - 10:06.94
Mile 4 - 10:12.94
Mile 5 - 11:13.75
Mile 6 - 9:46.92  (Think those two markers were slightly off.)
To Halfway - 5:54.78 (1:07:18.14)
Mile 7 - 5:19.17 (11:03.95)
Mile 8 - 10:04.13
Mile 9 - 11:00.50
Mile 10 - 11:38.95
Mile 11 - 10:40.24
Mile 12 - 10:59.61
Mile 13 - 11:46.61
Last .1 - 1:01.39 (1:12:30.60)
Total - 2:19:48.74

Jail Break Run Finishers Numbers (2011-2020)

Half Marathon

2011 (2/12) - 149 (76 women / 73 men)
2012 (2/11) - 174 (79 women / 95 men)
2013 (2/16) - 260 (132 women / 128 men)
2014 (2/15) - 254 (130 women / 124 men)
2015 (2/14) - 273 (153 women / 120 men)
2016 (2/20) - 297 (191 women / 106 men)
2017 (2/25) - 771 (457 women / 314 men)
2018 (2/24) - 482 (211 men / 271 women)
2019 (2/23) - 329 (148 men / 181 women)
2020 (2/29) - 306 (132 men / 174 women)

5K

2014 - 213 (121 women / 92 men)
2015 - 295 (174 women / 120 men / 1 unidentified)
2016 - 321 (202 women / 119 men)
2017 - 406 (270 women / 136 men)
2018 - 497 (185 men / 312 women)
2019 - 400 (148 men / 252 women)
2020 - 448 (165 men / 283 women)

Sources:  eztoregister.com (2011-2012), Campbell Timing Systems (2013-2015), runhoustontiming.net (2016-2020), jailbreakrun.org

RAM Racing - Texas Finisher Numbers

Hot Chocolate 15K / 5K Houston
2020 - 1,892 (15K), 2,521 (5K), 4 (15K - Diverted), 11 (5K - Ran Wrong Race)
2019 - 1,833 (15K), 1,537 (5K)
2018 - 1,341 (15K), 1,055 (5K), 44 (15K diverted)

Hot Chocolate 15K / 5K Dallas
2019 - 4,753 (15K), 6,059 (5K)
2018 - 4,418 (15K), 5,617 (5K), 17 (15K - Diverted), 13 (5K - Ran Wrong Race)
2017 - 4,595 (15K), 6,002 (5K), 18 (5K - Ran Wrong Race), 286 (5K - Late Start)
2016 - 5,314 (15K), 6,236 (5K)
2015 - 5,705 (15K), 6,077 (5K), 36 (5K - Ran Wrong Race)

Frozen Hot Chocolate 10K / 5K Austin
2014 - 1,047 (10K), 329 (5K)

Texas Has Roots In 14 Men for 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon

Fourteen men who either live in Texas, lived here previously or have other significant ties to the Lone Star state are set to be in the field of this month's United States Olympic Team Trials - Marathon in Atlanta.

The six who are listed as Texans on the marathonguide.com listing (the USATF site doesn't list home states) are as follows:

David Fuentes
Wilkerson Given
Ryan Miller
Will Nation
Austin Roth
Rory Tunningley

The eight who have significant ties to the Lone Star state by the virtue of working and training here (five) for a significant length of time or having run in high school in Texas include:

Abinet Adraro
Kiya Dandena
Andrew Epperson
Stewart Harrell
Frank Lara
Jarrett LeBlanc
Enoch Nadler
Parker Stinson

The fourteen runners had a total of 33 efforts that met the marathon or half marathon qualifying standards.  Parker Stinson and Wilkerson Given combined for 11 of them.  The complete list by number of qualifying performances are below:

6 - Parker Stinson
5 - Wilkerson Given
4 - Andrew Epperson
3 - Enoch Nadler, Will Nation
2 - Kiya Dandena, Ryan Miller, Austin Roth
1 - Abinet Adraro, David Fuentes, Stewart Harwell, Frank Lara, Jarrett LeBlanc, Rory Tunningley

Here's a bit of a bio and the qualifying times of each of the 14 Lone Star-influenced qualifiers:

Abinet Adraro
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  An Ethopian immigrant, Adraro lived and trained in the greater Houston area before marrying two-time Houston Marathon winner Biruktayit Degefa and relocating to Albuquerque, New Mexico
01/20/19 - 1:02:09 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon

Andrew Epperson
Qualifying Performances:  4
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Cypress Springs HS in the greater Houston area before competing collegiately for Colorado School of Mines and is now the assistant coach of cross country and distance for Colorado State.
10/07/18 - 2:17:01 - Chicago Marathon
01/20/19 - 1:03:17 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon
02/03/19 - 2:13:11 - Beppu-Oita Manichi (Japan) Marathon
01/19/20 - 1:03:22 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon

Austin Roth
Qualifying Performances:  2
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Richardson Lake Highlands and collegiately for the University of Texas.  Roth currently lives in London, England.
11/19/17 - 2:18:05 - Valencia (Spain) Marathon
06/22/19 - 2:17:04 - Grandma's Marathon (Duluth, MN)

David Fuentes
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Boerne HS before competing collegiately for St. Edward's University in Austin.
06/22/19 - 1:03:37 - Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon (Duluth, MN)

Enoch Nadler
Qualifying Performances:  3
Lone Star influence:  The former University of Florida runner lived and trained in the Dallas area from February 2012 to June 2014 before departing on a year-long around the world adventure.  He currently leads Team Florida Track Club, which is based in Gainesville, Florida.
12/03/17 - 2:18:17 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
04/15/19 - 2:17:07 - Boston Marathon
10/20/19 - 2:13:04 - Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Frank Lara
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for the Houston Strake Jesuit Crusaders before running in college for Furman University.  He is currently based in Denver, Colorado where he's employed by Strava.
01/19/20 - 1:01:47 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon

Jarrett LeBlanc
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  After a successful collegiate career for McNeese State University, LeBlanc lived and trained for a number of years in The Woodlands.
12/02/18 - 2:13:52 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)

Kiya Dandena
Qualifying Performances:  2
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for the Bellaire Cardinals before competing collegiately for Texas A&M-Kingsville.  He currently lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona.
12/03/17 - 2:12:56 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
01/19/20 - 1:02:55 - Humana Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon (Phoenix)

Parker Stinson
Qualifying Performances:  6
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school at Cedar Park High School before running for the Oregon Ducks.  He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and is the American 25K record holder.
12/03/17 - 2:18:07 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
05/06/18 - 1:02:38 - UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon
10/07/18 - 2:14:29 - Chicago Marathon
01/20/19 - 1:02:11 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon
03/17/19 - 1:02:55 - United Airlines NYC Half Marathon
10/13/19 - 2:10:53 - Chicago Marathon

Rory Tunningley
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Lockhart before heading to run for the University of Texas.
06/22/19 - 2:16:25 - Grandma's Marathon (Duluth)

Ryan Miller
Qualifying Performances:  2
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Boerne Champion and then collegiately at Texas A&M University.  A San Antonio native who works for USAA, Ryan recently won the Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon in December in 2:20:43.
12/02/18 - 2:14:27 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
01/19/20 - 1:03:45 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon

Stewart Harwell
Qualifying Performances:  1
Lone Star influence:  Lived and trained in Houston from June 2010 to April 2014 while working for Chevron.  He ran collegiately for the University of California-Santa Barbara.
01/19/20 - 2:18:30 - Chevron Houston Marathon

Wilkerson Given
Qualifying Performances:  5
Lone Star influence:  Lived and trained for three years (after the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon in February until March 2019, when he moved back to Atlanta) in The Woodlands.  Ran for Team Green Running and coach Dan Green.
01/14/18 - 2:15:52 - Chevron Houston Marathon
05/06/18 - 1:03:45 - UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon
11/11/18 - 1:02:48 - Toyota Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon
09/15/19 - 1:03:29 - Humana Rock 'N' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon
10/13/19 - 2:11:14 - Chicago Marathon

Will Nation
Qualifying Performances:  3
Lone Star influence:  Ran in high school for Klein Oak in the greater Houston area before competing collegiately at the University of Texas.  Nation still resides in the Austin area.
12/03/17 - 2:16:59 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
09/29/18 - 2:15:12 - Berlin Marathon
12/02/18 - 2:15:43 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)

Texas 10 Series - Official Timed Finishers Statistics

Texas 10 Series All-Time 10-Mile - By Date
216 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/3/12 (Debut)
135 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/7/13 (Debut)
443 - Texas 10 Katy, 9/29/13 (Debut)
241 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/13
308 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/2/14 (Debut)
190 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/30/14 (Debut)
166 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/13/14
146 - Texas 10 Plano, 5/10/14 (Debut)
  98 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/12/14 (Debut)
405 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/2/14
301 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/14
288 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/1/15
269 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/29/15
138 - Texas 10 Plano, 4/19/15
358 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/27/15
176 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/11/15
553 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/1/15
359 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/6/15
400 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/31/16
215 - Texas 10 Boerne, 4/3/16
350 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/24/16 (Debut)
263 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/25/16
412 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/9/16 (includes 3 unofficial; Debut)
257 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/6/16
131 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/19/17
235 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/26/17
193 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/17
181 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/24/17
267 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/8/17
218 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/5/17
239 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/3/17
195 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/28/18
193 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/25/18
237 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/18
256 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/30/18 (146 women / 110 men)
314 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/14/18 (177 women / 137 men)
240 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/4/18 (122 women / 118 men)
279 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/2/18 (157 women / 122 men)
333 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/13/19 (199 women / 134 men)
193 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/27/19 (108 women / 85 men)
179 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 3/31/19
268 - Texas 10 Sienna, 9/29/19
314 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/13/19 (189 women / 125 men)
277 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/3/19 (156 women / 121 men)
255 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/1/19 (142 women / 113 men)
355 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (195 women / 160 men)
166 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (88 women / 78 men)

Texas 10 Series All-Time 5-Mile - By Date
  45 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/3/12
  30 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/7/13
  85 - Texas 10 Katy, 9/29/13
  45 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/13
  60 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/2/14
  48 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/30/14
  42 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/13/14
  37 - Texas 10 Plano, 5/10/14
  19 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/12/14
132 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/2/14
  77 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/14
  87 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/1/15
  90 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/29/15
  69 - Texas 10 Plano, 4/19/15
149 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/27/15
  95 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/11/15
210 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/1/15 (includes 7 unofficial)
122 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/6/15 (includes 10 unofficial)
232 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/31/16 (includes 37 unofficial)
100 - Texas 10 Boerne, 4/3/16
189 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/24/16
128 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/25/16
200 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/9/16 (includes 16 unofficial)
114 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/6/16
  79 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/29/17 (includes 2 unofficial)
124 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/26/17
108 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/17
  76 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/24/17 (includes 5 unofficial)
  93 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/8/17 (includes 8 unofficial)
126 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/5/17
  94 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/3/17 (includes 13 unofficial)
  75 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/28/18
101 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/25/18
128 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/18 (includes 5 unofficial)
  78 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/30/18 (39 women / 39 men)
135 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/14/18 (74 women / 61 men)
  99 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/4/18 (61 women / 38 men)
122 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/2/18 (75 women / 47 men)
253 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/13/19 (140 women / 71 men / 52 dropped from 10-miler)
136 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/27/19
122 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 3/31/19
149 - Texas 10 Sienna, 9/29/19
137 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/13/19 (87 women / 50 men)
134 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/3/19 (85 women / 49 men)
126 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/1/19 (79 women / 47 men)
188 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (131 women / 57 men)
108 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (68 women / 40 men)

Texas 10 Series All-Time 10-Mile - By Timed Finishers
553 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/1/15
443 - Texas 10 Katy, 9/29/13
412 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/9/16 (includes 3 unofficial)
405 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/2/14
400 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/31/16
359 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/6/15
358 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/27/15
355 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (195 women / 160 men)
350 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/24/16
333 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/13/19 (199 women / 134 men)
314 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/14/18 (177 women / 137 men)
308 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/2/14
301 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/14
288 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/1/15
279 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/2/18 (157 women / 122 men)
269 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/29/15
267 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/8/17
263 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/25/16
257 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/6/16
256 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/30/18 (146 women / 110 men)
241 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/13
240 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/4/18 (122 women / 118 men)
239 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/3/17
237 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/18
235 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/26/17
218 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/5/17
216 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/3/12
215 - Texas 10 Boerne, 4/3/16
195 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/30/18
193 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/17
193 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/25/18
193 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/27/19 (108 women / 85 men)
190 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/30/14
181 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/24/17
176 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/11/15
166 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/13/14
166 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (88 women / 78 men)
146 - Texas 10 Plano, 5/10/14
138 - Texas 10 Plano, 4/19/15
135 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/7/13
131 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/29/17
  98 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/12/14

Texas 10 Series All-Time 5-Mile - By Timed Finishers
253 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/13/19 (140 women / 71 men / 52 dropped from 10-miler)
232 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/31/16 (includes 37 unofficial)
210 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/1/15 (includes 7 unofficial)
200 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/9/16 (includes 16 unofficial)
189 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/24/16
188 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (131 women / 57 men)
149 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/27/15
136 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/27/19
135 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/14/18 (74 women / 61 men)
132 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/2/14
128 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/25/16
128 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/18 (includes 5 unofficial)
126 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/5/17
124 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/26/17
122 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/6/15 (includes 10 unofficial)
122 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/2/18 (75 women / 47 men)
114 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/6/16
108 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/29/17
108 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (68 women / 40 men)
101 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/25/18
100 - Texas 10 Boerne, 4/3/16
  99 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/4/18 (61 women / 38 men)
  95 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/11/15
  94 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/3/17 (includes 13 unofficial)
  93 - Texas 10 Cypess, 10/8/17 (includes 8 unofficial)
  90 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/29/15
  87 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/1/15
  85 - Texas 10 Katy, 9/29/13
  79 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/29/17 (includes 2 unofficial)
  78 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/30/18 (39 women / 39 men)
  77 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/14
  76 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/24/17 (includes 5 unofficial)
  75 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/28/18
  69 - Texas 10 Plano, 4/19/15
  60 - Texas 10 College Station, 2/2/14
  48 - Texas 10 Boerne, 3/30/14
  45 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/7/13
  45 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/3/12
  42 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/13/14
  37 - Texas 10 Plano, 5/10/14
  30 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 4/7/13
  19 - Texas 10 Fort Worth, 10/12/14

Texas 10 Series All-Time 5K - By Date
  84 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/3/17
  23 - Texas 10 Conroe, 11/6/16
  22 - Texas 10 College Station, 3/25/18
    7 - Texas 10 Boerne, 1/28/18
  21 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/14/18 (15 women, 6 men)
  26 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/4/18 (16 women, 10 men)
  55 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/2/18 (35 women, 20 men)
  72 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/13/19 (42 women, 30 men)
  39 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/27/19 (24 women, 15 men)
  27 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 3/31/19
  65 - Texas 10 Sienna, 9/29/19
  75 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/13/19 (61 women / 14 men)
  69 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/3/19 (46 women / 23 men)
  56 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/1/19 (33 women / 23 men)
100 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (70 women / 30 men)
  56 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (37 women / 19 men)

Texas 10 Series All-Time 1M - By Date

  14 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/13/19 (10 men / 4 women)
  27 - Texas 10 Katy, 11/3/19 (13 men / 14 women)
  15 - Texas 10 Conroe, 12/1/19 (10 men / 5 women)
  12 - Texas 10 Bridgeland, 1/5/20 (7 men / 5 women)
  12 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/26/20 (6 women / 6 men)

* While the results for Texas 10 Sienna (4/29/18) 5K show 28 finishers, there are not times associated with them.

5-7 Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon (Through 2019 Race)

7-year Finishers (12)
Carlos Reyes
Danielle Skelton Reeves
Doan Pham
Khoung Tran
Mary Berta
Natalie Camps
Richard Carroll
Rolando Reyes
Steven Holehan
Vincent Attanucci
William Moeller
Yen Nguyen

6-Year Finishers (16)
Albenis Hernandez
Anthony Serrano
Brian Pack
Christine Gentil
Cristiane Neumann
Daniel Kallus
David Gamez
Edward Mickelson
Greg Park
Jim Harrington
Jose Moreno
Kerry Lee
Lonnie Brauner
Michael Smith
Rachel Williams
Stephen Baumgartner

5-Year Finishers (54)
Adnan Afzal
Alejandro Marquez Jimenez
Alejandro Torres Guerra
Andrew Strong
Angela Tortorice
Armando Bocanegra
Barbara Santi
Bijou Chacko
Bill Pilkington
Chris Robbins
Christian Lambert
Christian Rauch
Craig Dodds
Dan Greenberg
Daron Peschel
David Raines
Davis Castillo
Diana Van Brandwijk
Doug Earle
Drew George
Dung Quach
Eduardo Luna
Enrique Cervantes
Eric Danziger
Francisco Garza
German Collazos
Glenn Heumann
Hamilton Hadebe
Jim Surratt
John Maloney
Jose Reyes
Joseph Gray
Kevin Butler
Malinda Hernandez
Mark Livingston
Melissa Hopper
Michael Caldwell
Mike Blayney
Myrick Thibodeaux
Parvaneh Moayedi
Peter Cymbala
Peter Huntsman, Jr.
Peter Huntsman, Sr.
Peter Steelman
Reggie Bruhn
Richard Zainfield
Rudolph L Rendon
Sergio Leonardi
Sheila Bundscho Lewis
Stuart Kessler
Tom Nguyen
Tory Western
Yong Collins
Yvette Dunn

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2019), thewoodlandsmarathon.com

Eight-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 (13)
Brent Scott
Charles Frymire
David Coats
Gabriel Belforti
Henrita Van Wyngaarden
Hung Hoang
Jay Everett
Jonathan Zwickel
Karen Berglund
Kori Scott
Quoc Duong
Ron Berglund
Stephen Kallus

HALF MARATHON (20)
Barry Beacher
Camellia Jacks
Carlos Sepulveda
Catriona Edmond
Deborah Sanborn
Denise Andrew
Denise Smith
Edward Campos
Erica Welter
Justo Marin
Kathy McWilliams
Kim Easton
Lisa Deville
Lyndon Yates
Pam Anderson
Pamela Paling
Rich Fredrich
Rip Reynolds
Rob Oberg
Tulio Sanchez

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2019), thewoodlandsmarathon.com

Yetman, Van Wyngaarden Join CHM All-Time 50-54 AG Top 10

The list of top 10 all-time times in the women's 50-54 age group of the Chevron Houston Marathon got three new entries on Sunday.

Two of the three were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle and slip under the magical time of 2:45 to qualify for February's United States Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sunday's age group winner Fiona Bayly, an accomplished triathlete and multiple-time USA masters road race champion, grabbed the division's second best time ever with a showing of 2:55:28.

For Spring native Peggy Yetman, it was her fourth career Chevron Houston Marathon appearance -- and first in nine years.

Six weeks earlier, Yetman, who ran in the 2000 United States Olympic Trials Marathon in Columbia, South Carolina, won her age group at the California International Marathon in Sacramento with a 2:50:18 performance.

Her 2:58:07 on Sunday was just the fourth sub-3 by a woman 50 years of age or older in the history of the Chevron Houston Marathon.

Greater Houston area local elite Barbara Stoll, 58, who finished her 23rd Chevron Houston Marathon, had previously had two of the top 10 times, but she was displaced on Sunday by The Woodlands' Henrita Van Wyngaarden.

Van Wyngaarden, 50, was running in her sixth consecutive Chevron Houston Marathon -- seventh overall - and her 3:15:03 PR from among her 44 career marathons vaulted her into the tenth best 50-54 women's time in the event's storied history.

The complete women's 50-54 all-time top ten, according to data from houstonresults.com:

2:51:01 - Colleen De Reuck, 52, Boulder, CO, 2017
2:55:28 - Fiona Bayly, 52, New York, NY, 2020
2:57:42 - Regina Yamin, 53, Leon, MX, 2018
2:58:07 - Peggy Yetman, 51, Spring, 2020
3:03:26 - Barbara Stoll, 50, Houston, 2012
3:06:18 - Josephine Marchetti, 51, Newington, CT, 1995
3:07:39 - Heidy Lozano, 54, Boulder, CO, 2018
3:12:22 - Adrienne Silber, 51, Coral Springs, FL, 2007
3:14:39 - Jody Berry, 50, Houston, 2011
3:15:03 - Henrita Van Wyngaarden, 50, The Woodlands, 2020

Five Or More The Woodlands Marathon 5K Finishes

Since The Woodlands Marathon returned in 2012, there's been a companion 5K to go with the marquee race and the Half Marathon.

In 2019, it was the first year that the 5K moved to another weekend - one week preceding - to allow runners to complete a two-race double.

There have been 6,791 official timed finishers in those eight years.

5,690 unique people have crossed the finish line, including 801 who have done the 5K in two or more years. 

Meaning 14.1% of all of the athletes competing in the 5K have finished more than once.

No one has finished the 5K all eight years, but 19 athletes have completed the 5K five or more years.  They are as follows:

7 Years
Jack Baker, The Woodlands
Suzy Garcia, Conroe
Karen Kelley, Spring
Mark Posey, Spring

6 Years
Bartenderx Oropeza, Houston
Bill Gause, Spring
Diana Nichols, The Woodlands
Linda McCall, Conroe
Lupe Garcia, Houston
Michelle Wells, Spring
Tina Padilla, The Woodlands

5 Years
Cynthia Jimenez, Houston
Eve Kappmeyer, Spring
Huy Nguyen, Houston
Juanita Valadez, Cleveland
Kimberly Long, Tomball
Mitsutaka Nakao, The Wodlands
Russell Hill, Tomball
Stacey Frey, The Woodlands

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2019), thewoodlandsmarathon.com

Five Women Joined CHM's 20-Plus Marathon Club on Sunday

Prior to Sunday's Chevron Houston Marathon, there had been 40 women who had completed 20 or more Houston Marathons, according to data obtained from houstonresults.com.

Five runners joined that elite sub-group on Sunday as they completed their 20th Chevron Houston Marathon.  They were as follows:

20 - Belinda Reyes, 56, 5:22:00
20 - Carrie Bridges, 45, 5:38:15
20 - Nancy Winchester, 52, 3:53:46
20 - Rhonda Emerson, 62, 3:49:15
20 - Terrie Gorney, 60, 5:36:57

Eighteen of those 40 with 20 or more added to their total on Sunday.

They are listed below with their new total number of finishes and age and time on Sunday:

37 - Maria Camacho, 64, 5:21:25
35 - Susan Rouse, 61, 4:43:44
30 - Leslie Hale, 67, 5:16:21
28 - Evelina Stenroos, 66, 5:14:38
27 - Elva Lafuente, 54, 3:53:13
27 - Irene Binash, 62, 4:22:41
27 - Kathryn White, 52, 4:48:27
25 - Carol Schmidt, 60, 5:14:20
24 - Estella Tam, 63, 5:55:08
24 - Jacqueline O Brien-Nolen, 54, 3:38:21
23 - Barbara Stoll, 58, 3:43:15
23 - Gloria Mahoney, 69, 4:59:04
23 - Kathleen Kress Hanson, 59, 5:26:07
23 - Leslie Medley Russell, 54, 4:05:53
22 - Danielle Skelton Reeves, 62, 5:02:04
21 - Caryn Honig, 54, 4:01:55
21 - June Harris, 63, 5:09:36
21 - Yong Collins, 65, 4:07:04

Another nine of those forty (40) 20-marathon finishers completed the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Saturday.  They are:

Annie Hadow - 1:58:25
April Murphy - 2:39:04
Carole Uttecht - 1:52:58
Claire Greenberg - 1:56:35
Deb Clifford - 2:25:06
Kathryn Vidal - 2:51:18
Nancy Wangan - 3:23:53
Suzy Seeley - 1:49:09
Yolanda Farias - 2:52:47

Nine women under the age of 40 as of Sunday's race who had already completed 10 or more Chevron Houston Marathon finished the marathon on Sunday.

They were, listed by total number of finishers, as follows:

16 - Elaine Ver Halen, 36, 5:32:17
13 - Melissa Barron, 39, 4:29:29
12 - Carol Hirt, 38, 3:43:59
12 - Karly Simmons, 38, 4:43:01
11 - Emily Chik, 31, 4:39:50
11 - Emily Gregor, 36, 5:20:00
11 - Heather Foley, 37, 4:00:58
11 - Mindy Briones, 33, 4:30:19
11 - Sabina Lorca, 37, 3:58:10

Austinite Terranova Wins Revel Kulia Marathon

Austin's Paul Terranova was the winner of the second annual Revel Kulia Marathon on Saturday, January 18, 2020 in a time of 2:49:10.

The race is held annually in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

His wife, Meredith, was eighth overall and second in her 45-49 age group in 3:29:32.

Legendary Austin runner and coach of the Twenty-Six Two Marathon Club Paul Carmona was second in his 55-59 age group in 3:35:58.  He ran the inaugural Revel Kulia Marathon last March in 3:33:54.

2020 Weekend 2 Racing in College Station and Temple

After opening the 2020 year by running the half marathon at the Texas Marathon in Kingwood on New Year's Day and then not running a race the following weekend (as Waverly and I traveled to Fort Worth), I had the chance to get back to running races this past weekend.

Two were available logistically to me; therefore, I ran two.

My first plan was to go to Keller - in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex - to run the new parkrun 5K that was started there about three months ago. 

It was a 9 a.m. start and I could leave Spring at 4 a.m. and get there in plenty of time.

However, during the week, I saw that the Martin's Mill girls basketball team, which is located just north of Canton in east Texas, has more than a 100-game winning streak going and they were scheduled to play at home on Friday night at 6:15 p.m.

So I considered going there and then driving into the Metroplex and spending the night there.

One thing, though, was for certain:  there was a 2 p.m. 5K and 10K in Temple that was put on by the City of Temple's Parks and Recreation Department and I planned to be there for it.

The first double of 2020.

As you'll remember, a line of weather, which eventually took 11 lives across the country this past Friday through Sunday, made its way through the greater Houston area and up into the Metroplex and east Texas.

The system, which was mild Friday night in our area, ended up producing snow in DFW and at first I saw a notice cancelling the Keller parkrun, but I noticed in the 24-48 hours to follow that they had indeed run the free weekly race.

Nonetheless, I decided to heed the best weather warnings and chose to stay at home, but I had found an alternative -- and there were many.

I could have done two 10Ks, stayed at home and run a race that I had been expected to announce - the Choco Loco 10K, but there's not much more in life that I hate than running on Allen Parkway (and paying to do so!)

My travels took me to College Station to take part of the third annual Thin Mint Sprint 5K, which was put one by some local Girl Scouts in the Brazos Valley area, hosted by American Momentum Bank and run in a nearby neighborhood.

The entry fee was either $30 or $35, which netted me another tech shirt, but I quickly retreated to my car as the relatively balmy weather in Spring had turned to cold and blustery in College Station.  (Reminiscent of the 2015 edition of Texas 10 College Station.)

It was great to know that Race Day Event Services, out of Hamilton, was timing the race.  Kate Denning and her husband (I really need to learn his name) make up that company and I've said many times that one of the best things that they do as timers is that they promote the races they time through the use of a semi-regular e-mail.  As a result of that e-mail, I have run races in many new cities in Texas - which are close to them and not to me!

We were a minute or two off the mark as the finishers in the 1K delayed things a little bit, but Kate got us off to a quick start (and am assuming they did a National Anthem before the kids race).

The start of the race directed you right at the tall American Momentum Bank building and around the circle drive to the left.  A left turn at 3 p.m. and then a right took us across University Drive on our way to a winding trail that got us out to a park where the half way point was.

This was a fairly simple and almost out and back course.

The cool temperatures and the brisk wind definitely encouraged you to keep moving and it paid off.  Plus, the cold weather - for me - seems to give me the opportunity to uptake oxygen as quick as ever.

When we made the return back onto the grounds of the back and before we started around the circle to the finish, I passed a guy that had a Santa Hustle (the race in Galveston) hoodie on.

I remembered encouraging him as I passed him, but I think the encouragement caused him to pick up his pace a bit and quite frankly, I was concerned that he might pass me.

When I got to the bottom half of the circle and could see that the clock had just turned to 29 minutes (I had a little offset time from when the gun went off until I crossed the start line), I knew that I was going to have a pretty good time.

29:15 and second place in my 50-59 age group, out of 11 finishers.

I didn't stay for the awards as 1.) it was cold and 2.) I wanted to get breakfast since I was heading to Temple to run a 10K at 2 p.m.

I spoke a little bit to Kate and she told me that the race that I did in Dublin in June might be looking for an announcer.  I have to get her a quote.  It's a small race.  I may do it as I really enjoy being around her and her husband and how they manage and time a race.

I got a great breakfast recommendation from David Fuller, one of my cohorts in the Lone Star Christian Sports Network (LSCSN).  He gave me a few, but I chose Stella Southern Cafe in College Station.

I had the full order of Bananas Foster and it was really, really good.  They got the food out pretty quick because they have limited seating so I can imagine their goal is to turn the tables as quickly as they can without giving folks a bum's rush.  I wanted to get on the road; therefore, I helped their cause in a nice way.

Off to Temple it was and I got to the race site on the far west side of the city early for the Arches Resolution 10K -- so early that they were starting to set the start/finish area up.

The start and finish location are on the west campus of Baylor Scott and White Medical Center and includes a portion of the Pepper Creek Trail before heading onto some sidewalks further north and west of the hospital.

The race was produced by the City of Temple's Parks and Recreation Department and they always do a pretty good job as I ran their half marathon a couple of times that they used to produce in December.

After registering I went back to my car until about 10-15 minutes before the start. 

I then saw and chatted a bit with Andrew Wolfe with PhotoWolfe.com - a really good photographer in the central part of the state.

Right before the start, I realized that I forgot my gloves in the car and as I was running to it or back from it, the gun went off.

I started about 35-40 seconds behind the leaders, but quickly worked my way into place as quick as I could as we went straight and then made a right and a left to get to a connector path that put us on the Pepper Creek Trail.

We took a right and went all the way north, I believe, to Hilliard where we took a left to go further west, but when we went right again to go north, this is where I realized that we would race on some pathways that I hadn't before.

And that it was going to be hilly compared to Saturday morning's race -- or rather some long inclines.

I quickly got into oxygen debt in these stretches, running too fast to maintain a steady pace and then having to back off to walk, repeatedly.

I made the turnaround in 29:52 and the return in 30:04, which gave me a sub-one hour 10K of 59:56 as long as the distance was accurate. 

It felt it, but you just never know as there were no mile markers to even get a feel for things.

However, as I checked in the early part of this week (as I'm finishing writing this on Friday), it mapped by following the streets on mapmyrun.com as 6.16 miles.

I followed the race up with seeing a basketball game in my 73rd college gymnasium or arena in Texas as I watched Temple College defeat visiting Weatherford College before driving back to Spring.

All in all, it was a good day trip that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Question is:  Who wants to come along for the next one?  :-)

2019 Houston Running Company Multi-Race Finishers

The Houston Running Company produces ten (10) races per year, including two races that were brand-new in 2019.  The complete list of races include:

Choco Loco 10K / 5K
*Lucky Charm 5K
*Green 6.2 / 5K
*Memorial Day 10K / 5K
*Independence Day 8K
Watermelon Dash 10K / 5K (new in 2019)
Bayou Bucket 10K / 5K
*Monster Mash 10K / 5K
The Great Houston Pie Run 10K / 5K (new 2019)
*Houston's 12K of Christmas 6K

Those races with the asterisks preceding them are part of the Houston Holiday Run Series, which included six Holiday-themed races around St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Halloween and Christmas.

The following runners finished six or more Houston Running Company races in 2019:

10 events (2)
Robert Furman+
Alejandra Zaragoza+

9 events (6)
Heather Bookout+
Lynn Furman*
Samantha King+
Brent Matthews+
Darwin Ozan+
Barbara Rames+

8 events (4)
Jennifer Gonzalez+
Kellye Kaspar*
June Morgan*
Bartenderx Oropeza*

7 events (31)
Ashley Aronson*
Tammy Bearden*
Christina Brewer*
Becky Burns+
Israel Cerda^
Vicki Danielson*
Ann Doucet*
Laura Feist Malek*
Susan Gates*
Joseph Gomez^
Eric Grissom^
Sean Herbold^
Nancy Holcomb+
Konstantin Loguinov^
Melissa Loy+
Claudia Madrigal^
Caleb Malek*
Jennifer Marino*
Lucas Natraj*
Esmeralda Nuno+
Matthew Petitt~
Pamela Ringer+
Kayla Sanders^
Katherine Scott*
Jill Seltzer+
Nicholas Shaper*
John Shields*
Michael Thrash^
Reginald Tally*
Brandt Tillotson^
Shaket Woodard^

6 events (37)
Rajesh Ameen^
Michelle Blackman~
Heather Blue^
Angela Brasington^
Jaclyn Cheslock~
Mary Cheslock~
Sheryl Davis^
Dalira Diaz^
Diana Dimartino*
Barbie Dolnik^
Patrick Fredona=
Erika Garcia^
Beverly Harris+
John Hauschildt^
Kate Healy^
Vivian Hernandez^
Michael Herrera*
Amy Hinnenkamp^
Marina Houghtaling*
Jennifer Jansen*
Patricia Jimenez*
Leann Kincaid*
Andy Kwan=
Regina Massingill^
Rebecka McConnell*
Kathy McWilliams+
Frederick Murphy~
Elizabeth Petitt~
Melanie Poncik^
Lisa Ryan~
Rodney Ryan^
Thomas Ryan~
Elijio Serrano*
Ashley Sober^
Mark Troutman~
Susan Troutman~
Jonas Woodward^

Appendix:  +6, *5, ^4, ~3
Source:  mychiptime.com

RA Sports Management Race History

Choco Loco 10K
2020 (January 11) - 218 (72 men / 146 women)
2019 (January 12) - 137 (62 men / 75 women)

Choco Loco 5K
2020 (January 11) - 513 (158 men / 355 women)
2019 (January 12) - 596 (187 men / 409 women)

Lucky Charm 5K
2019 (March 16) - 782 (273 men / 509 women)
2018 (March 17) - 654 (221 men / 433 women)

Green 6.2
2019 (April 20) - 969 (397 men / 572 women)
2018 (March 31) - 917 (353 men / 564 women)
2017 (April 15) - 807 (332 men / 475 women)
2016 (March 26) - 1,115 (429 men / 686 women)
2015 (April 11) - 1,237 (548 men / 689 women)
2014 (April 26) - 1,763 (783 men / 980 women)

Green 6.2 5K
2019 (April 20) - 517 (183 men / 334 women)
2018 (March 31) - 610 (184 men / 426 women)
2017 (April 15) - 382 (141 men / 241 women)
2016 (March 26) - 342 (125 men / 217 women)

Memorial Day 10K
2019 (May 27) - 492 (217 men / 275 women)

Memorial Day 5K
2019 (May 27) - 380 (158 men / 222 women)

Independence Day 8K
2019 (June 29) - 827 (328 men / 499 women)
2018 (June 30) - 800 (325 men / 475 women)
2017 (July 1) - 604 (231 men / 373 women)

Watermelon Dash 10K
2019 (August 10) - 175 (68 men / 107 women)

Watermelon Dash 5K
2019 (August 10) - 441 (125 men / 316 women)

Bayou Bucket 10K
2019 (September 8) - 216 (108 men / 108 women)

Bayou Bucket 5K
2019 (September 8) - 504 (216 men / 288 women)
2018 (August 26) - 791 (370 men / 421 women)

Monster Mash 10K
2019 (October 26) - 390 (155 men / 235 women)
2018 (October 27) - 329 (140 men / 189 women)
2017 (October 28) - 283 (125 men / 158 women)
2016 (October 29) - 182 (78 men / 104 women)
2015 (October 31) - 111 (56 men / 55 women)

Monster Mash 5K
2019 (October 26) - 842 (347 men / 495 women)
2018 (October 27) - 698 (306 men / 392 women)
2017 (October 28) - 611 (239 men / 372 women)
2016 (October 29) - 483 (199 men / 284 women)
2015 (October 31) - 311 (150 men / 161 women)

The Great Houston Pie Run 10K
2019 (November 23) - 214 (81 men / 133 women)

The Great Houston Pie Run 5K
2019 (November 23) - 409 (152 men / 257 women)

Houston's 12K of Christmas
2019 (December 21) - 767 (303 men / 464 women)
2018 (December 22) - 841 (325 men / 516 women)
2017 (December 16) - 710 (305 men / 405 women)
2016 (December 17) - 532 (207 men / 325 women)
2015 (December 19) - 576 (210 men / 366 women)
2014 (December 20) - 351
2013 (December 21) - 702

Houston's 12K of Christmas 6K
2019 (December 21) - 399 (171 men / 228 women)
2018 (December 22) - 380 (144 men / 236 women)
2017 (December 16) - 321 (117 men / 204 women)
2016 (December 17) - 484 (168 men / 316 women)
2015 (December 19) - 260 (81 men / 179 women)
2014 (December 20) - 132 (51 men / 81 women)
2013 (December 21) - 116 (38 men / 78 women)

Discontinued Events
College Prep 10K
2014 (December 13) - 168
2013 (December 14) - 197

College Prep 5K
2014 (December 13) - 330
2013 (December 14) - 353

Sources:  mychiptime.com (All events 2015-current and Green 6.2 2014), eztoregister.com (2013-2014)

2020: What's The Biggest Need?

For those of you who follow along, how can I best contribute to the sport(s)?

Or if I don't contribute at all and just do my own thing, is that the best?

Announcing, while I've enjoyed it and think that I do it fairly well, has worn thin on me in some ways.

Being slow paid by a few producers over the years has been a major discouragement.  To me, it tells me that I'm really not appreciated and am just simply taken for granted for.

I still laugh remembering a race director, who I was working for, tell me to my face that "announcers are a dime a dozen", but later asked me if I was interested in announcing another one of their larger events.

I knew exactly what it was all about:  I could save them money from their current situation.  They were looking for the hometown discount.

If they would have come to the table and said, "We'd like for you to announce for us and here's how much we would propose paying you."  I might have taken it seriously.

(There have been a few producers whose money is the best in town and Texas:  Andy Stewart, Robby Sabban, Bill Gardner, The Woodlands Township and Jana Landry, to name a few.)

However, I did ask a timer that I know this summer the following question:  "If I charged more (my services are fairly cheap), would I desire doing it more?"

Their answer was basically that you either want to or you don't.

I basically concur with that notion, and some of it was that I just wasn't having any fun any longer in certain cases, not because of people but just situations.

Do you enjoy race reports from the different places that I choose to run in?

Do you want me to report on individual races?

Let me know.

I enjoy contributing, but I have to feel like I'm moving the ball forward in meaningful ways.

One thing that I'm thankful for is that I still get asked a lot about various items, which I treasure and genuinely appreciate it.

That said, I appreciate your friendship and support.

Let's see what lies ahead for 2020.

I have a Greater Houston Run Challenge idea.  Would you like to see it?  :-)

USA parkruns Largest Numbers of Weekly Finishers Stats

20 Largest Weekends of USA parkrun Finishers
2,221 - August 3, 2019
2,212 - January 11, 2020
2,188 - August 31, 2019
2,150 - January 4, 2020
2,139 - November 23, 2019
2,138 - July 27, 2019
2,131 - August 24, 2019
2,040 - September 14, 2019
2,024 - October 26, 2019
2,014 - August 17, 2019
2,010 - August 10, 2019
1,977 - September 7, 2019
1,972 - November 16, 2019
1,925 - November 9, 2019
1,925 - December 28, 2019
1,889 - July 6, 2019
1,862 - October 12, 2019
1,847 - June 29, 2019
1,845 - May 25, 2019
1,840 - July 13, 2019
1,840 - September 21, 2019
1,818 - November 2, 2019
1,812 - June 15, 2019

Largest Number of Weekly USA parkrun Finishers In A Given Month
2,212 - January 11, 2020
1,310 - February 23, 2019
1,456 - March 30, 2019
1,583 - April 20, 2019
1,845 - May 25, 2019
1,847 - June 29, 2019
2,138 - July 27, 2019
2,221 - August 3, 2019
2,040 - September 14, 2019
2,024 - October 26, 2019
2,139 - November 23, 2019
1,925 - December 28, 2019

Source:  parkrun.us
Current through the weekend of January 11-12, 2020

2020 Chevron Houston Marathon Local Elites

Men
Bean, Dean (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Byrne, Dan (2019 Houston Half)
Cuevas, Sim (2019 Houston Half)
DeMerchant, Todd (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Flores, Joe (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Fredrich, Rich (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Garza, Paco (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Gibbs, Vaughn  (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Heitzwebel, Tim (2019 CHM)
Kahn, Dan (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Lawrence, Peter (2019 CHM)
Lippincott, Jack (Most CHM Finishes)
Michael, Julius (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Neff, Calum (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
O'Bryant, Zaven (2019 Houston Half)
Peoples, Richard (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Prisner, Drew (2002 CHM Champion)
Rychlik, Garrett (2019 CHM)
Stelzer, Chris (2019 Houston Half)
Wade, Sean (2003 CHM Champion/2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Xia, Quanxin (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Zeller, Bobby (2019 CHM)

Women
Butler, Pamela (2019 CHM)
Camacho, Maria (Most CHM Finishes)
Emerson, Rhonda (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Fairey, Melissa (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Guidry, Pam (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Hopper, Melissa (2019 CHM)
Kruppa, Catherine (2019 Houston Half)
Lei, Flora (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Malloy, Lynn (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Melanson, Billie Kay (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Seeley, Suzy (2019 Houston Half)
Serrao, Allyson (2019 Houston Half)
Stoll, Barbara (2019 CHM)
Stroud, Lauren (2019 Space City 10-Miler)
Terry, Patricia (2019 Houston Half)
Timme, Casey (2019 HMSA Classical 25K)
Tobin, Jackie (2019 Fort Bend Kia 30K)
Werner, Cali (2019 CHM)*
Yetman, Peggy (2019 Space City 10-Miler)

* Qualified as Cali Roper

Source:  Chevron Houston Marathon

Texas Half Marathon 2020 Splits

Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX
January 1, 2020

Mile 1 - 9:47.44
Mile 2 - 10:15.37
Mile 3 - 10:06.94
Mile 4 - 10:12.94
Mile 5 - 11:13.75
Mile 6 - 9:46.92 (Think those two markers were slightly off.)
To Halfway - 5:54.78 (1:07:18.14)

Mile 7 - 5:19.17 (11:03.95)
Mile 8 - 10:04.13
Mile 9 - 11:00.50
Mile 10 - 11:38.95
Mile 11 - 10:40.24
Mile 12 - 10:59.61
Mile 13 - 11:46.61
Last .1 - 1:01.39 (1:12:30.60)
Total - 2:19:48.74

Waverly ran 2:19:37.

Run In Texas Finishers Numbers

Piney Woods TrailFest 5K, 10 Mile, 20 Mile, 50k and Kids Mile, HOUSTON
2018 - 50K (14 - 6w/8m), 20M (25 - 10w/15m), 10M (53 - 23w/30m), 5K (33 - 17w/16m), 1M
2017 - 50K (17 - 5w/12m), 20M (44 - 26w/18m), 10M (132 - 62w/70m), 5K (62 - 42w/20m), 1M (19 - 13w/6m)
2016 - 50K (17 - 7w/10m), 20M (32 - 12w/20m), 10M (97 - 49w/48m), 5K (45 - 22w/23m), 1M (4 - 1w/3m)
2015 - 50K (25 - 5w/20m), 20M (63 - 23w/40m), 10M (109 - 53w/56m), 5K (53 - 26w/27m), 1M (5 - 4w/1m)
2014 - 50K (23 - 7w/16m), 20M (49 - 23w/26m), 10M (72 - 29w/43m), 5K (36 - 19w/17m)
2013 - 50K (19 - 5w/14m), 20M (24 - 12w/12m), 10M (94 - 48w/46m), 5K (63 - 33w/30m)
2012 - 10M (93 - 42w/49m), 5K (47 - 24w/23m)
2011 - 10M (99 - 36w/63m), 5K (73 - 39w/34m)
2010 - 10M (153 - 78w/75m), 5K (53 - 30w/23m)

Middleton Brewing Co. Third Coast 5K, SAN MARCOS
2018 - 225 (118 women / 107 men)
2017 - 258 (147 women / 111 men)
2016 - 113 (65 women / 48 men)

Goliad Brewing Co. 5K Beer Run, GOLIAD
2017 - 202 (106 women / 96 men)
2016 - 98 (62 women / 36 men)

Redfish IPA 5K Beer Run, GOLIAD
2018 - 213 (113 women / 100 men)

Twisted X 5K Beer Run, DRIPPING SPRINGS
2016 - 590 (347 women / 243 men)
2015 - 322 (193 women / 129 men)

The Texas Two Way Torture Test 10M, JOHNSON CITY
2017 - 41 teams and 10 solo (8 women, 2 men)
2016 - 79 teams and 13 solo (4 women, 9 men)

Alamo Brewing Company 5K, SAN ANTONIO
2018 - 261 (131 women / 130 men)
2017 - 258 (140 women / 118 men)
2016 - 348 (180 women / 168 men)
2015 - 286 (160 women / 126 men)

El Chupacabra de DFW, GRAPEVINE
2014 - 10K (105 - 49w/56m), 5K (61 - 27w/34m)
2013 - 10K (72 - 30w/42m), 5K (50 - 31w/19m)
2011 - 10K (62 - 29w/33m)
2010 - 10K (84 - 43w/41m)

South Padre Island Sand Crab 10K & 5K Nighttime Beach Runs, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
2018 - 10K (62 - 32w/28m), 5K (221 - 143w/78m), Kids (19 - 5w/14m)
2017 - 10K (90 - 59w/31m), 5K (263 - 176w/87m), Kids (18 - 9w/9m)
2016 - 10K (140 - 85w/55m), 5K (377 - 241w/136m), Kids (29 - 16w/13m)
2015 - 10K (86 - 46w/40m), 5K (249 - 146w/103m), Kids (52 - 23w/29m)
2014 - 10K (127 - 69w/58m), 5K/2.8M (290 - 185w/105m), Kids (52 - 16w/36m)
2013 - 10K (153 - 81w/72m), 5K (488 - 322w/166m), Kids (65 - 36w/29m)
2012 - 10K (206 - 118w/88m), 5K (530 - 363w/167m)
2011 - 10K (159 - 83w/76m), 5K (213 - 142w/71m)

Rentsch Brewery 5K Beer Run, GEORGETOWN
2018 - 208 (112 women / 96 men)

Texas Flower Country Women’s 5K/10K, FREDERICKSBURG
2018 - 10K (78), 5K (278 - 276 women / 2 men)
2017 - 10K (86), 5K (204)
2016 - 10K (129), 5K (331)
2015 - 10K (71), 5K (204)
2014 - 10K (137), 5K (243)
2013 - 10K (173), 5K (296)
Texas Lavender Women's 10K, BLANCO
2012 - 10K (171), 5K (279)
2011 - 10K (190), 5K (231)
2010 - 10K (312), 5K (281)
Texas Lavender Hills Women's 10K, BLANCO
2009 - 10K (120), 5K (143)

Cedar Creek Brewery, SEVEN POINTS
2017 - 142 (74 women / 68 men)
2016 - 160 (91 women / 69 men)
2015 - 129 (75 women / 54 men)

Galveston Island Brewing Co. 5K Beer Run, GALVESTON
2018 - 263 (136 women / 127 men)

No Label Brewing First Street 5K, KATY
2018 - 817 (417 women / 400 men)
2017 - 973 (498 women / 473 men)
2016 - 942 (476 women / 466 men)
2015 - 769 (430 women / 339 men)
2014 - 675 (387 women / 288 men)

San Antonio Chupacabra 5K/10K Night Trail Run, SAN ANTONIO
2018 - 10K (153 - 64w/89m), 5K (297 - 135w/162m)
2017 - 10K (161 - 66w/95m), 5K (248 - 134w/114m)
2016 - 10K (170 - 76w/94m), 5K (238 - 131w/107m)
2015 - 10K (153 - 65w/98m), 5K (236 - 126w/110m)
2014 - 10K (155 - 77w/78m), 5K (208 - 116w/92m)
2013 - 10K (265 - 118w/147m), 5K (411 - 254w/157m)
2012 - 10K (304 - 122w/182m), 5K (487 - 283w/204m)
2011 - 10K (470 - 210w/260m), 5K (436 - 255w/181m)
2010 - 10K (913 - 516w/397m)
2009 - 10K (452 - 214w/238m)
2008 - 10K (77 - 33w/46m)

Port Aransas Sand Crab 5K/10K, Kid Mile Nighttime Beach Run, PORT ARANSAS
2018 - 10K (43 - 27w/16m), 5K (171 - 117w/54m), Kids (13 - 8w/5m)
2017 - 10K (34 - 16w/18m), 5K (128 - 88w/40m), Kids (21 - 9w/12m)
2016 - 10K (54 - 31w/23m), 5K (141 - 89w/52m), Kids (2 - 1w/1m)
2014 - 10K (7 - 4w/3m), 5K (36 - 23w/13m), Kids (16 - 7w/9m)

Southern Star Brewing Co. 5K, CONROE
2018 - 473 (240 women / 233 men)
2017 - 442 (217 women / 225 men)
2016 - 388 (204 women / 184 men)
2015 - 343 (179 women / 164 men)

Sand Crab Galveston 5K/10K Night Beach Run, GALVESTON
2018 - 10K (100 - 51w/49m), 5K (201 - 130w/71m), Kids (27 - 12w/15m)
2017 - 10K (70 - 40w/30m), 5K (203 - 122w/79m), Kids (22 - 13w/9m)
2016 - 10K (45 - 21w/24m), 5K (157 - 91w/56m), Kids (30 - 16w/14m)
2015 - 10K (67 - 33w/34m), 5K (223 - 140w/83m), Kids (24 - 11w/13m)
2014 - 10K (72 - 38w/34m), 5K (204 - 129w/75m), Kids (17 - 7w/10m)
2013 - 10K (135 - 73w/62m), 5K (342 - 215w/127m), Kids (17 - 8w/9m)
2012 - 10K (291 - 158w/133m), 5K (660 - 456w/204m)
2011 - 10K (253 - 143w/110m), 5K (528 - 340w/188m)
2010 - 10K (399 - 224w/175m), 5K (636 - 420w/216m)

El Chupacabra de Houston 10K Night Trail Run, HOUSTON
2017 - 10K (101 - 36w/65m), 5K (94 - 54w/40m)
2016 - 10K (147 - 59w/88m), 5K (111 - 60w/51m)
2015 - 10K (87 - 30w/57m), 5K (80 - 40w/40m)
2014 - 10K (137 - 67w/70m), 5K (111 - 68w/43m)
2013 - 10K (218 - 103w/115m), 5K (195 - 111w/84m)
2012 - 10K (327 - 141w/186m), 5K (216 - 134w/82m)
2011 - 10K (429 - 215w/214m)
2010 - 10K (367 - 162w/205m)

Lighthouse Hill Ranch, Saturday, JOHNSON CITY
2017 - 50K (14 - 6w/8m), 20M (42 - 17w/25m), 10M (75 - 40w/35m)
2016 - 50K (22 - 10w/12m), 20M (31 - 13w/18m), 10M (70 - 37w/33m)
2015 - 50K (14 - 6w/8m), 20M (38 - 21w/17m), 10M (74 - 40w/34m)

General Zaragoza 5K Beer Run, GOLIAD
2017 - 5K (125 - 70w/55m)

Monarch Migration 10K Butterfly, FREDERICKSBURG
2016 - 10K (23 - 15w/8m), 5K (60 - 46w/14m), 1M (20 - 14w/6m)
2015 - 10K (27 - 20w/7m), 5K (68 - 50w/18m), 1M (15 - 2w/13m)

Texas Harvest 5K/10K, FREDERICKSBURG
2017 - 10K (42 - 36w/6m), 5K (51 - 40w/11m)

Flying Man Brewing Company 5K, AUSTIN2019 - 102 (49 women / 53 men)

Guadalupe Brewing Company 5K, NEW BRAUNFELS2018 - 146 (77 women / 69 men)

Altstadt Brewing Company 5K, FREDERICKSBURG
2019 - 173 (97 women / 76 men)

Back Pew Brewing Company 5K, PORTER
2019 - 268 (131 women / 137 men)
2018 - 208 (110 women / 98 men)

Spicewood Vineyards 1/2 Marathon & 10K, SPICEWOOD
2019 - Half (82 - 51w/31m), 10K (97 - 68w/29m), 5K (41 - 34w/7m)
2018 - Half (106 - 65w/41m), 10K (83 - 61w/22m)
2017 - Half (92 - 62w/30m), 10K (60 - 35w/25m)
2016 - Half (113 - 64w/59m), 10K (100 - 68w/32m)
2015 - Half (180 - 122w/58m), 10K (135 - 92w/43m)
2014 - Half (240 - 158w/82m), 10K (145 - 113w/32m)
2013 - Half (193 - 113w/80m), 10K (120 - 88w/32m)
2012 - Half (213 - 127w/86m), 10K (147 - 101w/46m)
2011 - Half (216 - 146w/70m), 10K (160 - 113w/47m)
2010 - Half (148 - 97w/51m), 10K (132 - 103w/29m)
2009 - Half (93 - 57w/36m), 10K (150 - 104w/46m)

Real Ale Brewing Company 5K Beer Run, BLANCO
2019 - 257 (129 women / 128 men)
2018 - 273 (127 women / 146 men)
2017 - 205 (104 women / 101 men)
2016 - 217 (115 women / 102 men)

Terry Hershey parkrun #51 notes

After finishing second to Peter Lawrence in parkrun #50 on December 21, Andrew Johnston returned to his winning ways as he grabbed his 31st win in 33 appearances at Terry Hershey parkrun.

Junior runner James Boutte, Jr.'s first-ever parkrun saw him finishing second in a time of 18:56.  He was the first of 27 new runners to Terry Hershey parkrun on Saturday.

Graham Dwyer was the third overall male in 20:45 with a little international parkrun tourism at play as all 30 of his prior parkruns have been in the UK, with 23 of them coming at Tonbridge parkrun.  Wife Lesley joined in for first Terry Hershey parkrun (12 parkruns in total) with a 29:15 finish.

Alison Matthews was the first female finisher in her fifth consecutive race at Terry Hershey parkrun.  Alison has 43 career parkruns, including appearances at 15 different parkruns in the UK -- and wins at 13 of them.

Adam Eiler, fifth overall, completed his 25th parkrun, including 24 this year at Terry Hershey.  The other came this summer at the Centennial, Australia parkrun.

Darren Oxspring led his son, Thomas, across the Terry Hershey parkrun finish line by 38 seconds to finish seventh and eighth overall.  It was Darren's 25th parkrun at Terry Hershey and Thomas is one finish away from 15 at Terry Hershey.

Gita Kulkarni was the second overall female finisher in 24:20, her second race at Terry Hershey parkrun in the last three weeks.

Edward Montana, Mark Coleman and James Barry finished 14th through 16th and within 10 seconds of one another - and each is now one away from an official and unofficial milestone.  Ed's next race will be his tenth overall while Mark and James are looking for their 20th and 15th parkrun finishes respectively.

Stephen Pink trailed all three of them, but he posted his 25th finish at Terry Hershey with a time of 26:53.

Clint and Nicolas Hutchinson finished in 18th and 23rd, respectively, with times of 27:07 and 28:30, but it leaves Clint one parkrun shy of 15 while Clint is sitting at 16 to close out 2019.

Paul Broadhead was the first of seven new personal bests on Saturday with his mark of 28:32.  His next Terry Hershey parkrun finish will be his 10th.  He has five other parkruns to his credit - four at Daventry, UK and one at Sale Water parkrun in the UK.

Eva and Andrea Williams finished within a second of each other and completed their 20th and 21st parkruns at Terry Hershey as they are both approaching their 50th park run.  Eva, running in the 15-17 age group, has 46 - not even counting her six junior park runs in the UK - and Andrea has 47.

Irma Machac grabbed her fourth new personal best of the year with a run of 29:53 as she has lowered her time from her first parkrun of 31:43.

Kaiya Pino and Claire Foster were the next two runners who recorded personal bests in their second Terry Hershey parkruns.  Kaiya was 38th overall in 31:16 while Claire finish three positions and 24 seconds behind in 31:40.

Peter Foster's next parkrun finish will be his tenth.  He finished his sixth Terry Hershey parkrun to go with his three this March at the Portsmoth Lakeside parkrun in the UK.

Barry Chambers posted his personal best two weeks ago in his second Terry Hershey parkrun, but dialed it back a little bit to run with his granddaughter, Mia, for her parkrun finish in 32:17.

Father Paul and daughter Kristen Schank finished together in 32:18 on Saturday.  While it was his 17th Terry Hershey parkrun finish, it was Kristen's seventh -- and the sixth that she's run with her father.

Shima Gammack and Haitao Zhang finished four positions apart - 48th and 52nd in 32:26 and 34:25, respectively, but the two ladies will completed their 25th and 20th parkruns on their next finish, likely at Terry Hershey parkrun where they've run all 44 of their combined races.

Paul Dickerson completed his 30th career parkrun on Saturday, while 22 of them have come at Terry Hershey and one at the brand new Bear Creek Greenbelt parkrun in Keller, Texas.  Of course, Paul has volunteered 40 times, including 13 as run director and 17 as results processor.

Terry Hershey parkrun #50 Notes

These are some notes that I compiled from the results of the parkrun at Terry Hershey Park on Saturday, December 21, 2019:

+  Saturday, December 21, 2019 was Terry Hershey parkrun's 50th race.  Of the 28 USA parkruns who have had 50 races, the 75 finishers was the fifth highest ever.  (In case, you're wondering, 93 is the mark, set by College Park two years ago, when they hosted their 51st race.)

+  The 15 volunteers Saturday were the most ever, surpassing the 14 the race had the week before.  (Only Jamaica Pond and Kensington had more volunteers for their 50th race, 23 and 17, respectively.)

+  First finisher Peter Lawrence ran his first parkrun ever, finishing in 16:56, just eight seconds off of Andrew Johnston's event record of 16:48.  Johnston, who has won 30 Terry Hershey parkruns, was second in 17:01.

+  First female finisher Alison Matthews won her fourth race - in four tries - at Terry Hershey with a personal best time of 20:14.  Two of those four wins, she was the first finisher for the entire race.

+  Third place finisher Edward Katz joined us on Saturday after running the Jamaica Pond parkrun in Boston six times since 11/2/19.

+  John Yoder, who finished fourth overall, is one finish shy of his 25th Terry Hershey parkrun.

+  Charles Tremlett, sixth in 20:41, completed his 15th parkrun for 2019, including 13 at Cornwall, NZ and the other at Taupo, NZ.

+  Darren Oxspring completed his 25th career parkrun - all this year, with 24 coming at Terry Hershey and the other finish was at Torquay, Australia.

+  Oxspring and Francis Ogbonna, who finished immediately behind him, both earned a new personal best for their second consecutive race.

+  Peter Haasz, 14th overall, like Katz, joined us after running six Parkville, Australia parkruns since 10/26/19.

+  Andrea Williams, who ran her 20th Terry Hershey parkrun on Saturday, is just four away from 50 career parkruns.

+  Six consecutive runners - in places 22 through 27 -- ran new personal bests -- Isaac and Jesse Harvey, Mark Coleman, Barry Tyther, Clint Hutchinson and James Barry.

USA parkrun Male First Finishers with 10+ Wins through 12/22/19

79 - Thomas PREISS (18:47.0) - 76 at Livonia and one each at three others

61 - Philip MOLLOY (18:51.0) - Durham NC

55 - Unknown ATHLETE (20:51.6)
52 - Luiz PRESTES (17:24.2) - 51 at Clermont Waterfront and 1 at Renton
51 - Greg KRATHWOHL (16:38.2) - Crissy Field

49 - Clark RIDGE (18:10.5)
40 - Jonathan HERMANSEN (19:22.3)

37 - Joshua STYRON (20:02.9)
36 - Jon FULWIDER (21:59.2)
31 - Juan LEG (26:16.0)
30 - Travis BOLTJES (16:44.1)
30 - Andrew JOHNSTON (17:26.5)

26 - Benn THOMAS (17:54.0)
25 - Donlon MCGOVERN (20:21.6)
22 - Sam PHIPPS (17:57.2)
22 - Dylan HUNTER (20:07.6)
22 - Ted POULOS (21:01.2)
22 - Lynn BOVEN (23:59.0)
21 - Jeremy ARGUELLES (17:46.1)
21 - Colin PHILLIPS (19:32.0)
21 - Timothy HOWSE (19:53.6)
20 - Kevin GROGAN (18:33.3)

19 - Andreas HEILMANN (17:49.3)
19 - Bill AKINS (19:53.9)
18 - Tim WHITCOMBE (17:55.9)
18 - John WOODMAN (17:57.7)
18 - Todd LYTLE (18:05.6)
18 - Will ERICSON (19:01.1)
18 - Alexander BRAUER (19:46.3)
18 - Charles ROBERTS (23:26.2)
16 - Robert EVESON (17:14.5)
16 - David ARMET (20:41.4)
15 - Alan DIXON (18:50.0)
15 - Matt PERKINS (18:56.4)
15 - Max JENSEN (19:24.0)
15 - Thor NEWSOME (19:28.0)
15 - Alan KELLY (19:49.7)

14 - Max METCALFE (18:48.1)
14 - Kai PAYNE (21:21.4)
13 - Tom BEAN (15:49.6)
13 - Tyle STELZIG (17:49.5)
13 - Shawn HOWSE (18:18.8)
13 - Mark LUTTERMAN (23:00.0)
12 - Scott ANDERSON (17:11.7)
12 - Neil GUERTIN (17:51.3)
12 - Michal SWEPSON (18:44.0)
12 - Howard FROST (19:20.9)
12 - Lokesh MEENA (19:20.9)
12 - Matthew BALL (20:19.3)
11 - Crispin FLOWERDAY (18:44.0)
11 - Christopher L SPEERS (19:34.4)
11 - Wade SMITH (28:08.2)
10 - Alexander SABIROV (18:14.5)
10 - Barton BECHARD (18:32.1)
10 - Lance DOHERTY (18:52.0)
10 - Nate LECKBAND (19:00.2)
10 - James COCHRAN (22:33.4)

Source:  parkrun.us
Compiled December 23, 2019

USA parkrun Average Number of Finishers as of 12/23/19

Average number of finishers per United States-based parkrun, through races of the weekend of December 21-22, 2019.

101 - College Park (MD)
92 - Clermont (FL) Waterfront
89 - Jamaica Pond (Boston, MA)
87 - Rec Plex North (Pensacola, FL)
80 - Crissy Field (San Franicsco)

61 - Roosevelt Island DC (Arlington, VA)
58 - Fletcher's Cove (Washington, DC)
58 - Terry Hershey (Houston, TX)
56 - Byxbee (Palo Alto, CA)
55 - Lillie (Ann Arbor, MI)

49 - Sippo Lake (Canton, OH)
47 - Perrigo (Redmond, WA)
44 - Delaware and Raritan Canal (Somerset, NJ)
44 - Eagan (MN)
43 - Kensington (MD)

41 - Depot Park (Gainesville, FL)
41 - Renton (WA)
40 - Livonia (MI)
39 - Charleston (WV)
38 - Des Moines (WA) Creek

35 - Deep Run (Richmond, VA)
35 - Mansfield OH
33 - Rock Creek Trail (Portland, OR)
32 - Weedon Island Preserve (St. Petersburg, FL)
30 - Durham NC

28 - Himmel (Tucson, AZ)
28 - South Boulder (CO) Creek
27 - Anacostia (Washington, DC)
27 - Howard Temin Lakeshore Path (Madison, WI)
26 - Leakin Park (Baltimore, MD)

26 - Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller (Woodstock, VT)
23 - Northside Beltline (Atlanta, GA)
23 - Oak Grove (KY)
22 - Joe Creason (Louisville, KY)
22 - Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation (Cleveland, OH)

15 - Third Creek Greenway (Knoxville, TN)
14 - Heritage Harbor (Ottawa, IL)
14 - McAllister (Lafayette, IN)
12 - Mountain Goat Trail (Sewanee, TN)
10 - Bear Creek Greenbelt (Keller, TX)

7 - Aspen (CO)
3 - Moberly

Source:  parkrun.us
Compiled December 23, 2019

2019 Races

January
1.  Brazoria County Running Community 5K, 1/5 (Lake Jackson, TX) - 30:25.45* (missed a turn)
2.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 1/6 (The Woodlands, TX) - 29:17.53 / 29:05.63
3.  parkrun 5K #1, 1/19 (Houston, TX) - 28:27.88
4.  Young Life Run With Endurance 10K, 1/26 (Lumberton, TX) - 56:30.75
5.  Miracle Match Marathon 10K, 1/27 (Waco, TX) - 1:00:37.10

February
6.  Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, 2/3 (Houston, TX) - 27:58.38
7.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 2/3 (The Woodlands, TX) - 28:40.57
8.  17th annual Bearkat Bash 5K, 2/9 (Klein, TX) - 28:13.71
9.  3rd annual Miles for Meals 5K, 2/9 (Conroe, TX) - 28:14.80 (Ran proper course)
10.  Terryhershey parkrun 5K #5, 2/16 (Houston, TX) - 28:50.26
11.  Mainland Mardi Gras Fun Parade 5K, 2/16 (Texas City, TX) - 29:14.23  1OA!
12.  Rodeo Clown Roundup 5K, 2/17 (Houston, TX) - 29:56.49

March
13.  Revel Kulia Half Marathon (Kona, HI), 3/9 - 1:58:51 (Downhill HM PR)
14.  Spring ISD Fun Run, 3/23 (Spring, TX) - 24:46.57 (2.82 miles; 2AG; 8:47 pace)
15.  Third annual Tiger Spirit 5K, 3/30 (Conroe, TX) - 27:36.28 (3AG) - 2.99 FC watch / 3.04 mapmyrun
16.  First Responder Half Marathon, 3/31 (Waco, TX) - 2:19:04

April
17.  Run The Ramps 5K, 4/5 (College Station, TX) - 32:07.86
18.  Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, 4/7 (Houston, TX) - 28:50.61
19.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 4/7 (The Woodlands, TX) - 28:59.01
20.  13th annual Lockhart Kiwanis 5K Stampede, 4/13 (Lockhart, TX), 4/13 - 29:09.46
21.  2nd annual Taylor Veterans 5K Beer Run, 4/13 (Taylor, TX), 4/13 - 28:59.38 (probably short)
22.  RW5K Life Is Good In The Wood, 4/26 (Rollingwood, TX) - 29:13.56
23.  5th annual Cow Patty Classic 5K, 4/27 (Katy, TX) - 28:51.24 (3.16 miles?) 1AG

May
24.  Faith Academy Bellville Knights Run 5K, 5/4 (Bellville, TX) - 29:40.13 (3.17 GPS) - 4th OA of 7, XC
25.  Project Graduation Diploma Dash 5K, 5/4 (Queen City, TX) - 20:47.08 (2.2M GPS)
26.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 5/5 (The Woodlands, TX) - 29:20.55
27.  Cen-Tex Crime Stoppers Donut Dash 5K, 5/18 (Gatesville, TX) - 31:14.82 (8 OA, 5th male, 2 AG)
28.  Old Towne 5K, 5/18 (Leander, TX) - 30:47.69
29.  Deutschen Pfest 5K, 5/19 (Pflugerville, TX) - 30:57.10
30.  Larry Don's 7 & 7K, 5/25 (Gustine, TX) - 42:15.47 (4.23 miles per Steve Allen)
31.  Alpine Cowboys Home Run 10K, 5/25 (Alpine, TX) - 1:07:56.04

June
32.  Run Thru The Village 5K, 6/1 (Spring, TX) - 34:42.87 (with Waverly)
33.  Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, 6/2 (Houston, TX) - 30:08.67
34.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 6/2 (The Woodlands, TX) - 30:03.33
35.  Calder Twilight 5K, 6/7 (Beaumont, TX) - 29:35.45
36.  Run The Woodlands 5K, 6/8 (The Woodlands, TX) - 31:00.56
37.  6th annual Clifton Legacy Park 5K Glow Run, 6/8 (Clifton, TX) - 29:14.88 (2.97 miles per Steve Allen)
38.  Sun & Ski Sports Flash Mob Race Series #3, 6/20 (Houston, TX) - 31:31.52 (2.95 miles)
39.  Terry Hershey parkrun 5K #23, 6/22 (Houston, TX) - 30:27.52
40.  Leakin Park parkrun 5K #103, 6/29 (Baltimore, MD) - 34:21.70 (with Waverly)

July
41.  50th anniversary WTRC Firecracker Run 10K, 7/4 (Brownfield, TX) - 1:04:57.55
42.  DeCordova Dash 5K, 7/6 (DeCordova, TX) - 30:03.06 (2.98 miles per one runner's Garmin)
43.  Run For Wellness - Heights 5K, 7/7 (Houston, TX) - 30:26.75
44.  TRWC Sunday Night 5K, 7/7 (The Woodlands, TX) - 30:48.81
45.  South Boulder Creek parkrun 5K #72, 7/13 (Boulder, CO) - 33:27.80
46.  Miss Ima 5K, 7/20 (Quitman, TX) - 30:14.47
47.  2nd annual Howl At The Moon 5K, 7/20 (Waco, TX) - 30:49.59

August
48.  Canton Half Marathon, 8/4 (Canton, TX) - 2:27:24.50
49.  TUFF ENUFF 5K Trail Run, 8/17 (Woodway, TX) - 40:56.88
50.  Friday Night Lights 2M, 8/23 (The Woodlands, TX) - 20:00.63
51.  Terry Hershey parkrun 5K #32, 8/24 (Houston, TX) - 30:14.50
52.  Run For Wellness - George Bush Park 5K, 8/25 (Houston, TX) - 30:03.93
53.  Run For Their Lives 5K, 8/31 (Ebensburg, PA) - 32:30.43 (~3.5 miles)

September
54.  Labor Day Pump and Run 5K, 9/2 (Tipton, PA) - 32:44.16

October
55.  Anacostia parkrun 5K #92, 10/26 (Washington, DC) - 33:10.36

November
56.  Charleston parkrun 5K #74, 11/2 (Charleston, WV) - 32:10.80
57.  South Belt 5K, 11/9 (Houston, TX) - 31:11.62
58.  Terryhershey parkrun 5K #43, 11/9 (Houston, TX) - 32:42.44
59.  Face The Race 5K, 11/16 (Midland, TX) - 32:41.60 (likely 3.25 miles)
60.  Athens Turkey Trot Family Fun Run 5K (Athens, TX) - 30:31.52
61.  Friends of the Running Community 5K #1 (The Woodlands, TX) - 30:49.35

December
62.  TWRC Sunday Night 5K, 12/1 (The Woodlands, TX) - 30:24.08
63.  Communities In Schools Wonderland Run 5K (Waco, TX) - 30:06.76
64.  Chocoholic Frolic 10K (Grand Prairie, TX) -- 1:00:43.44 (might be a little short)
65.  DHS Cross Country Boat Parade 5K (Delcambre, LA) -- 25:33.38 (2.64 miles) - 30:04 5K equivalent
66.  Bonfire Festival 5K (Lutcher, LA) -- 30:14.65
67.  Clermont Waterfront parkrun 5K #318 (Clermont, FL) -- 30:15.90

Four Years of NXR South Championship Races

2016-2019
Brady Laboret, Lucas Lovejoy
Carter Betts, Fayetteville

Grace Litzinger, Fayetteville (AR)

Gracie Hall, Cedar Park
Isabelle Brown, Baton Rouge (LA) St. Joseph's Academy
Johnathan Flint, Flower Mound
Jordan Mathis, Austin Vandegrift
Rachel James, Humble Kingwood
Shelby Spoor, Coppell

2015-2018
Alex Maier, Lewisville Flower Mound
Cambria Clark, Comal Smithson Valley and Keller
Camren Fischer, Fayetteville
Grace Custer, Spring Branch Stratford
Lauren Hendry, Baton Rouge (LA) St. Joseph's Academy

Top Texans at the Boston Marathon, 2001-2019 (Women)

Women's Open

2001 - 3:11:02, Christine Agnew, 30, Houston
2002 - 3:09:16, Colette Medlock, 26, Tyler
2003 - 3:07:02, Kristin Walter, 20, Austin
2004 - 3:08:43, Sarah Wheeler, 24, Houston
2005 - 3:00:10, Maureen Sweeney, 27, Houston
2006 - 2:46:30, Melissa Christian, 29, Dallas
2007 - 2:46:28, Lori Sitch Zimmerman, 36, Cedar Creek
2008 - 2:55:28, Becky Angeles, 31, Nevada
2009 - 2:57:28, Patricia Vargas, 37, Ennis
2010 - 2:44:01, Melissa Christian, 33, Dallas
2011 - 2:37:32, Caroline White, 25, Wichita Falls
2012 - 3:01:24, Marnie Staehly, 34, San Antonio
2013 - 2:52:59, Briseida Ramos, 29, Dallas
2014 - 2:53:43, Anita Quirino, 31, San Antonio
2015 - 2:46:44, Liza Hunter-Galvan, 45, San Antonio
2016 - 2:53:27, Karen Lockyer, 38, Tyler
2017 - 2:48:48, Nora Colligan, 34, Austin
2018 - 2:57:26, Krysten Tucker, 30, Austin
2019 - 2:40:26, Dawn Grunnagle, 41, Dallas

Women's Masters

2001 - 3:17:14, Alice Pruitt, 41, Fort Worth
2002 - 3:06:42, Barbara Stoll, 40, Houston
2003 - 3:11:47, Allison Willbern, 42, Houston
2004 - 3:31:05, Julie Luft, 41, Austin
2005 - 3:19:27, Nancy Dasso, 40, Austin
2006 - 3:15:09, Caroline Chamness, 40, Kingwood
2007 - 2:56:03, Heidy Lozano, 44, Houston
2008 - 3:08:22, Angie Song-Rooney, 40, El Paso
2009 - 3:15:28, Cheryl Tulkoff, 43, Austin
2010 - 2:59:01, Heidy Lozano, 47, Houston
2011 - 3:14:13, Stacy Jessen, 41, Austin
2012 - 3:18:20, Laura Bennett, 44, Houston
2013 - 2:57:48, Laura Bennett, 45, Houston
2014 - 3:06:30, Rachel Hanson, 40, Flower Mound
2015 - 3:08:09, Donna Mills-Honarvar, 40, San Antonio
2016 - 2:55:15, Megan Skeels, 42, Aledo
2017 - 3:20:06, Lilia Vazquez, 53, Houston
2018 - 3:06:11, Rachel Fox, 44, Flower Mound
2019 - 3:07:10, Cheng Wod, 44, Houston

Source:  www.baa.org

Top Texans at the Boston Marathon, 2001-2018 (Men)

Men's Open

2001 - 2:43:47, David Ray, 33, Denton
2002 - 2:35:15, Michael Rosenthal, 31, Austin
2003 - 2:39:45, David Ray, 35, Denton
2004 - 2:51:12, Jonathan Swanson, 36, Gaiensville
2005 - 2:39:48, Ryan Gorman, 24, Irving
2006 - 2:27:17, Keith Pierce, 25, Denton
2007 - 2:41:23, Craig Ottman, 24, Fort Worth
2008 - 2:37:59, Craig Ottman, 25, Keller
2009 - 2:39:43, Giovanni Pipia, 31, San Antonio
2010 - 2:28:42, Drew Bean, 21, Orange
2011 - 2:27:36, David Rodriguez, 28, Corpus Christi
2012 - 2:39:52, Ashish Patel, 30, Austin
2013 - 2:29:20, Jared McNeil, 25, Fort Worth
2014 - 2:34:08, Zachary Cater-Cyker, 29, Houston
2015 - 2:31:18, Logan Sherman, 29, Dallas
2016 - 2:21:37, Zachary Hine, 28, Dallas
2017 - 2:25:06, Keith Pierce, 36, Lewisville
2018 - 2:37:14, Samuel Berger, 24, Dallas
2019 - 2:26:51, Gabe Cuadra, 29, Houston

Men's Masters

2001 - 2:43:26, Stephen Jayson, 48, Stockdale
2002 - 2:43:29, Greg Floyd, 44, Dallas
2003 - 2:45:15, David Dunn, 42, San Antonio
2004 - 2:43:26, Mac Allen, 46, Austin
2005 - 2:51:05, Mac Allen, 47, Austin
2006 - 2:45:06, Mac Allen, 48, Austin
2007 - 2:47:07, James Cleary, 43, Austin
2008 - 2:42:27, John Hill, 41, Kingwood
2009 - 2:51:32, Andreas Oberschilp, 41, San Antonio
2010 - 2:21:15, Reuben Chesang, 47, Allen
2011 - 2:44:38, Charlie Hennessey, 51, Amarillo
2012 - 2:46:43, Brian Haskett, 40, Tomball
2013 - 2:43:02, Chris Stelzer, 40, Houston
2014 - 2:45:37, John Yoder, 43, Houston
2015 - 2:43:56, Ariel Galvan, 49, San Antonio
2016 - 2:40:34, Derek Zelazny, 43, Dallas
2017 - 2:48:41, Jim Moore, 45, Austin
2018 - 2:45:49, David Zuniga, 41, Mission
2019 - 2:38:16, David Zuniga, 42, Mission

Source:  www.baa.org

Finish Line Sports Sugar Land 30K Top 10 Times (2001-2018)

Overall Male Open
1:37:30 -- Alfred Kiplagat, 2017
1:38:32 -- Alfred Kiplagat, 2016
1:40:15 -- Paolo Natali, 2014
1:40:20 -- Patrick Rotich, 2010
1:40:37 -- Henry Lelei, 2017
1:41:00 -- Calum Neff, 2014
1:41:41 -- Gannon White, 2002
1:41:45 -- Sean Wade, 2002
1:42:01 -- Ryan Smith, 2013
1:42:17 -- Sammy Kiplagat, 2012

Overall Male Masters
1:46:52 -- Wilmer Bustillos (43), 2008
1:47:38 -- Peter Lawrence (41), 2013
1:48:51 -- Jon Butler (44), 2006
1:49:01 -- Peter Lawrence (40), 2012
1:49:26 -- Peter Lawrence (42), 2014
1:49:52 -- Wilmer Bustillos (42), 2007
1:49:58 -- Todd Gilbreath (41), 2006
1:50:14 -- Joe Melanson (46), 2001
1:50:27 -- Michael Defee (40), 2014
1:50:35 -- Gerardo Mora (43), 2009

Overall Female Open
1:50:43 -- Rachel Booth, 2011
1:54:19.9 -- Melissa Fairey, 2019
1:55:15.5 -- Melissa Fairey, 2018
1:56:04.5 -- Allie Schaich, 2018
1:57:15.9 -- Lauren Smith Stroud, 2019
1:58:39.7 -- Lauren Smith Stroud, 2018
1:59:06.1 -- Bree Schrader, 2018
1:59:55.6 -- Cali Roper, 2017
1:59:56.2 -- Heidy Lozano (43), 2006
1:59:56.8 -- Peggy Yetman, 2007
2:00:11 -- Bree Schrader, 2017
2:00:56 -- Adrienne Langelier, 2009
2:00:56.3 -- Kim Lowry, 2018
2:01:35 -- Virginia Jones, 2013
2:01:51 -- Julie Mosier, 2001
2:01:56 -- Anngela Caron, 2013
2:02:27 -- Christie Lammers (46), 2002

Overall Female Masters
1:59:57 -- Heidy Lozano (43), 2006
2:02:27 -- Christie Lammers (46), 2002
2:03:59 -- Heidy Lozano (47), 2010
2:04:49 -- Heidy Lozano (42), 2005
2:05:02 -- Laura Bennett (44), 2012
2:05:10 -- Susan Walters (45), 2009
2:05:29 -- Laura Bennett (42), 2010
2:05:30 -- Heidy Lozano (45), 2008
2:06:29 -- Laura Bennett (43), 2011
2:07:02 -- Susan Walters (41), 2005

Finish Line Sports Sugar Land 30K Winners (1988-2019)

Men's Overall

2019 - Craig Nowak, 1:45:01.7
2018 - Frank Dougherty, 1:45:50.4
2017 - Alfred Kiplagat, 1:37:29.8
2016 - Alfred Kiplagat, 1:38:32*
2015 - Maximo Mendoza, 1:48:43
2014 - Paulo Natali, 1:40:15
2013 - Ryan Smith, 1:42:01
2012 - Sammy Kiplagat, 1:42:17
2011 - Joe Thorne, 1:42:23
2010 - Patrick Rotich, 1:40:20
2009 - Ryan Smith, 1:49:18
2008 - Luis Armenteros, 1:43:55
2007 - Cole Dailey, 1:48:50
2006 - Brett Riley, 1:44:48
2005 - Luis Armenteros, 1:45:18
2004 - Brett Riley, 1:46:37
2003 - Luis Armenteros, 1:45:49
2002 - Gannon White, 1:41:41
2001 - Gannon White, 1:44:26
2000 - Gannon White, 1:44:16
1999 - Rudy Rocha, Jr., 1:39:35
1998 - David Washburn, 1:49:12
1997 - Joe Flores, 1:42:16
1996 - Justin Chaston, 1:41:14
1995 - Vince Dietsch, 1:44:42
1994 - Mark Prinzel, 1:46:01
1993 - Vince Dietsch, 1:40:34
1992 - Jon Warren, 1:36:52
1991 - John Zuilhof, 1:43:16
1990 - Jim Thorpe, 1:42:40
1989 - Rafael Colmenares, 1:35:02#
1988 - David Washburn, 1:37:49

Women's Overall

2019 - Melissa Fairey, 1:54:59.9
2018 - Melissa Fairey, 1:55:15.5
2017 - Cali Roper, 1:59:55.6
2016 - Elizabeth Sauvageau, 2:03:16
2015 - Stacy Holden, 2:10:57
2014 - Amber Brunmeier, 2:05:52
2013 - Virginia Jones, 2:01:35
2012 - Virginia Jones, 2:04:58
2011 - Rachel Booth, 1:50:43*
2010 - Heidy Lozano, 2:03:59
2009 - Adrienne Langelier, 2:00:55
2008 - Heidy Lozano, 2:05:29
2007 - Peggy Yetman, 1:59:54
2006 - Heidy Lozano, 1:59:56
2005 - Heidy Lozano, 2:04:48
2004 - Sheila Carmody, 2:08:14
2003 - Susan Walters, 2:08:45
2002 - Christie Lammers, 2:02:27
2001 - Julie Mosier, 2:01:51
2000 - Joy Smith, 1:58:56
1999 - Jessica Armenteros, 2:04:58
1998 - Bridget Degan, 2:01:45
1997 - Kimbberly Markland, 1:56:17
1996 - Melissa Hurta, 1:58:04
1995 - Donna Sterns, 2:06
1994 - Patty Valadka, 1:58:57
1993 - Donna Sterns, 1:58:32
1992 - Carol McLatchie, 1:53:59#
1991 - Bridget Degan, 2:02:07
1990 - Donna Rickenbacker, 1:58:57
1989 - Donna Roark, 1:57:00
1988 - Teresa Villasenor, 1:58:44

Men's Masters

2019 - Craig Stelzer, 1:54:19.4
2018 - Peter Lawrence, 1:51:12.8 (Third overall; Michael Defee, 1:51:13.6)
2017 - Peter Lawrence, 1:54:03
2016 - Peter Lawrence, 1:52:05 (Third overall; Michael Defee, 1:52:28)
2015 - Michael Defee, 1:54:32 (Third overall; Peter Lawrence, 1:57:35)
2014 - Peter Lawrence, 1:49:26
2013 - Peter Lawrence, 1:47:38
2012 - Peter Lawrence, 1:49:01
2011 - Wilmer Bustillos, 1:50:43
2010 - Manfred Roenz, 1:57:51
2009 - Gerardo Mora, 1:50:35
2008 - Wilmer Bustillos, 1:46:51*
2007 - Wilmer Bustillos, 1:49:49
2006 - Jon Butler, 1:48:51
2005 - Francisco Perez, 1:50:47
2004 - William Bosking, 1:55:24
2003 - David Washburn, 1:54:01
2002 - Rich Fredrich, 1:53:07
2001 - Joe Melanson, 1:50:14
2000 - Rich Fredrich, 1:51:39
1999 - Joe Flores, 1:47:04
1998 - Bernie Weber, 1:51:19
1997 - David Washburn, 1:45:25
1996 - Matt McMenemy, 1:52:04
1995 - Joe Melanson, 1:52:42
1994 - Mickey Vann, 1:50:17
1993 - Mark Hunter, 1:44:37#
1992 - Gene Timberlake, 1:51:43
1991 - Bill Roach, 1:55:39
1990 - Bob Wolfe, 1:45:06
1989 - Bob Wolfe, 1:45:51

Women's Masters

2019 - Jackie Tobin, 2:13:11.4
2018 - Patricia Shaffer, 2:13:28.2
2017 - Patricia Shaffer, 2:20:28
2016 - Allyson Serrao, 2:16:08
2015 - Sherry Scott, 2:27:59
2014 - Barbara Stoll, 2:16:49
2013 - Lisa Thompson, 2:16:11
2012 - Laura Bennett, 2:05:02*
2011 - Laura Bennett, 2:06:29
2010 - Laura Bennett, 2:05:29
2009 - Susan Walters, 2:05:08
2008 - Barbara Stoll, 2:08:42
2007 - Anna Sumrall Helm, 2:25:33
2006 - Susan Walters, 2:08:24
2005 - Susan Walters, 2:07:01
2004 - Joy Smith, 2:08:57
2003 - Suzanne Day, 2:13:58
2002 - Barbara Stoll, 2:07:44
2001 - Allison Wilbern, 2:18:11+
2000 - Regina Schuetze, 2:15:50
1999 - Christie Lammers, 2:09:28
1998 - Regina Schuetze, 2:11:19
1997 - Donna Sterns, 2:08:14+
1996 - Janet Northrup, 2:15:16
1995 - Nancy Prejean, 2:10:44
1994 - Kathy Barton, 2:01:19+#
1993 - Nancy Prejean, 2:05:49
1992 - Nancy Prejean, 2:08:45
1991 - Nancy Prejean, 2:09:46
1990 - Joyce Gaskin, 2:13:29
1989 - Shirlie Lindsay, 2:10:21

Men's PC

2019 - Jeff Chaffin, 1:06:22.2
2018 - Bennie Perez, 1:25:17.3
2017 - Bennie Jose Perez, 2:24:52.9
2015 - Jeff Chaffin, 1:28:35.1
2014 - Jeff Chaffin, 1:21:55.6
2013 - Jeff Chaffin, 1:23:50.0

Women's PC

2019 - Adessa Ellis, 1:15:10.7

Blind Runner
2019 - Kellie Dewveall, 3:47:17.2
2018 - Kellie Dewveall, 3:35:10.0

+ Part of a Warm-Up Series Sweep
* Current Course Record (2004-2016)
# Event Best Since 1988

Galveston Daily News Press Run Finishers Numbers

2012 - 5K 151
2013 - 5K 115, 10K   65, Kids 16
2014 - 5K 230, 10K 127
2015 - 5K 188, 10K 117, Kids 1K 24
2016 - 5K 207, 10K 117, Kids 1K 30
2017 - 5K 122, 10K 43, Kids 1K 12 - moved to Oct. 28 due to cancellation during Hurricane Harvey
2018 - 5K 144, 10K 80, Kids 1K 17 - return to traditional second Saturday in September date
2019 - 5K 191, 10K 80, Kids 1K 13 - moved to Oct. 26

La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon Finishers History

2019 - 1,163 (527 men / 636 women)
2018 - 1,398 (507 men / 791 women)
2017 - 1,588 (649 men / 939 women)
2016 - 1,746 (689 men / 1,057 women)
2015 - 1,647 (687 men / 960 women)
2014 - 1,367 (624 men / 743 women)
2013 - 1,321 (590 men / 731 women)
2012 - 1,222 (591 men / 631 women)
2011 - 890 (421 men / 469 women)
2010 - 653 (353 men / 300 women)

Rungirl 13.1 Half Marathon Five Years or more Legacy Finishers (2010-2018)

- 9 -
Catherine Lightfoot
Donna Settle
Jessica Baxter
Sabrina Behrens

- 8 -
Caroline Allbritton
Lauren Cavazos

- 7 -
Cindy Jantowski
Earin Persson
Jennifer Trotter
Kristi Powitzky
Melanie Kerschbaum
Ruth Perez

- 6 - (23 total)
Brigette Breaux
Cristina Uribe
Elizabeth Smith
Georgia Polley
Joyce Gorman
Kaylin Olson
Keisha Benjamin
Keisha Williams
Mary Krebs
Rafaela Pickett
Tamra Hatch

- 5 - (49 total)
Ashley Moorman
Cathy Blayney
Cherish Thompson
Cheryl Brand
Cindy Beaty
Crystal Goode
Germana Dorsey
Ivone Bruno
Janet Blackburn
Jean Valka
Jennifer Dewhirst
Jessica Whitfield
Jill Tischbein
Karen Lemker
Kat Nguyen
Kim Johnivan
Laura Conner
Laura Yaffee
Lisa Earehart
Lynn Baker
Michelle Bell
Michelle Roenz
Reyna Merritt
Shannon Small
Tonya Jacks
Vicky Jones

County List as of December 28, 2018

Top Texans at 2019 NYC Marathon

M1819 - 2:54:44 - Andrew Baird, 19, Plano
M2024 - 2:57:34 - Mason Murray, 23, Dallas
M2529 - 2:16:10 - Joe Whelan, 28, Spring Branch
M3034 - 2:43:12 - Chris Fyock, 30, Lubbock
M3539 - 2:56:20 - Richard Garcia, 38, Fort Worth
M4044 - 2:49:25 - Marc Bergman, 40, Austin
M4549 - 2:57:14 - Toru Sekino, 49, Plano
M5054 - 3:05:34 - Rob Buwalda, 52, Plano
M5559 - 3:15:17 - Peter Beauvais, 58, Desoto
M6064 - 3:17:49 - Rich Fredrich, 62, Katy
M6569 - 4:15:37 - Doug Beagle, 69, Houston
M7074 - 4:37:35 - Charles Tair, 73, Houston
M7579 - None
M8084 - 8:00:26 - Thomas Heaney, 80, Dallas

F1819 - 4:46:50 - Aurelia Han, 19, Carrollton
F2024 - 4:19:27 - Isabella Mozdzierz-Monico, 24, Austin
F2529 - 3:10:22 - Bree Fontenot, 25, Spring
F3034 - 2:53:28 - Brooke Bible, 31, Austin
F3539 - 2:54:48 - Katherine Gwyn, 39, Austin
F4044 - 3:10:07 - Amie Smith, 41, Austin
F4549 - 3:02:17 - Rachel Fox, 46, Flower Mound
F5054 - 3:17:24 - Lisa Warechowski, 53, Midland
F5559 - 4:08:12 - Elaine Kasper, 56, Austin
F6064 - 4:01:42 - Lynn Bucknall, 60, Austin
F6569 - 4:25:30 - Billie Melanson, 66, Orange
F7074 - 5:42:10 - Jo May, 71, Houston

MWheelchair - None
MHandcycle - 2:17:26 - Rick Weisbrod, 70, Cypress
FHandcycle - 2:34:31 - Adessa Ellis, 42, Sugar Land

Top Houstonians at 2019 NYC Marathon

M1819 - 6:07:36 - Carson Zellers, 19, Houston
M2024 - 3:04:42 - Ajay Nair, 22, Sugar Land
M2529 - 2:49:42 - Brent Williams, 27, Cypress
M3034 - 2:57:50 - Daniel Chidester, 32, Katy
M3539 - 2:59:18 - Mark Heider, 38, Spring
M4044 - 3:04:45 - Bearden Coleman, 43, Houston
M4549 - 2:59:03 - Mark Coalmer, 49, Cypress
M5054 - 3:17:49 - Garrett Rychlik, 52, Cypress
M5559 - 3:15:23 - Subbu Venkat, 55, Houston
M6064 - 3:17:49 - Rich Fredrich, 62, Katy
M6569 - 4:15:37 - Doug Beagle, 69, Houston
M7074 - 4:37:35 - Charles Tair, 73, Houston
M7579 - None
M8084 - None

F1819 - 6:07:22 - Avrey Looser, 18, Houston
F2024 - 5:47:24 - Madison Zellers, 23, Houston
F2529 - 3:10:22 - Bree Fontenot, 25, Spring
F3034 - 3:10:36 - Marcy Wilkins, 30, Houston
F3539 - 3:18:33 - Kristin Kabay, 37, Houston
F4044 - 3:21:42 - Erika Park, 44, Houston
F4549 - 3:29:53 - Marcela Jaramillo, 46, Spring
F5054 - 3:30:20 - Kellie Metcalf, 53, Houston
F5559 - 4:18:49 - Elizabeth Brovarone, 57, Humble
F6064 - 4:54:42 - Elvia Mariela Corbet, 60, Houston
F6569 - 4:25:30 - Billie Melanson, 66, Orange
F7074 - 5:42:10 - Jo May, 71, Houston

MWheelchair - None
MHandcycle - 2:17:26 - Rick Weisbrod, 70, Cypress
FHandcycle - 2:34:31 - Adessa Ellis, 42, Sugar Land