Harbor Half Marathon Official Finishers

2005 -   94
2006 - 136 +   55
2007 - 187 +   68
2008 - 253 + 111
2009 - 329 + 155
2010 - 421 + 217 /   76
2011 - 394 + 216 /   81
2012 - 364 + 197 / 146
2013 - 419 + 170 / 132 /   58
2014 - 471 + 177 / 217 / 115
2015 - 394 + 126 / 177 /   86
2016 - 318 +   91 / 182 /   73

Half marathon plus relays, 10K and 5K

2016 Texas 10-Mile Finishers Numbers

2,980 - Austin 10/20, 4/3/16 (1,020 men, 1,960 women)
1,876 - Run For The Water, Austin, 11/6/16 (837 men, 1,039 women)
1,760 - Ten For Texas, The Woodlands, 10/8/16 (796 men, 964 women)
419 - Space City 10-Miler, Houston, 10/9/16
412 - Texas 10 Cypress, 10/9/16 (includes 3 unofficial)

402 - Space City 10-Miler, Houston, 2/21/16
400 - Texas 10 College Station, 1/31/16
350 - Texas 10 Sienna, 4/24/16
263 - Texas 10 Huntsville, 9/25/16
215 - Texas 10 Boerne, 4/3/16

Texas' Top 25 10-Mile Times of 2016

Men

0:47:56 - Kenneth Rotich, 25, Grand Prairie, Austin 10/20
0:47:59 - Stanley Boen, 37, Grand Prairie, Austin 10/20
0:48:07 - Peter Chebii, 37, Grand Prairie, Austin 10/20
0:48:41 - Alfred Kiplagat, 27, Georgetown, Austin 10/20
0:48:57 - Henry Lelei, 27, Bryan, Austin 10/20

0:49:08 - Benjamin Metto, 40, Georgetown, Austin 10/20
0:49.12 - Philipp Baar, 24, Corpus Christi, Texas 10 Conroe
0:50:07 - Will Nation, 24, Austin, Austin 10/20
0:50:13 - Biya Simbassa, Space City 10-Miler (February)
0:51:02 - Ryan Miller, 24, Conroe, Texas 10 Boerne

0:51:18 - Drew Soucy, 27, Austin, Austin 10/20
0:51:50 - Ryan Miller, 24, Spring, Texas 10 Conroe
0:51:52 - David Justus, Space City 10-Miler (February)
0:51:56 - Mark Pinales, 23, Round Rock, Run For The Water
0:52:04 - Adam Godwin, 24, Spring, Texas 10 Conroe

0:52:13 - Drew Bean, Space City 10-Miler (February)
0:52:13 - Maximo Mendoza, Pearland, Ten For Texas
0:52:13 - Abinet Adravo, 29, Space City 10-Miler (October)
0:52:33 - Geoff Speelman, The Woodlands, Ten For Texas
0:52:43 - Carlos Arias, 22, Houston, Space City 10-Miler (October)

0:53:17 - Ryan Miller, 24, Conroe, Texas 10 Sienna
0:53:26 - Austin Duckworth, 26, Austin, Austin 10/20
0:53:38 - Michael Gillis, 28, Pearland, Texas 10 Sienna
0:53:45 - Adam Saloom, 26, Houston, Space City 10-Miler (October)
0:54:11 - Brock Moreaux, Space City 10-Miler (February)

Women

0:55:45 - Mia Behm, 26, Austin, Austin 10/20
0:56:45 - Mary Davies, Houston, Space City 10-Miler (February)
0:56:48 - Kelsey Bruce, 23, Dallas, Austin 10/20
0:57:45 - Anita Perez, 33, Universal City, Austin 10/20
0:58:17 - Hillary Montgomery, 23, Spring, Texas 10 Sienna

0:58:41 - Samantha McClellan, The Woodlands, Ten For Texas
0:59:41 - Lauren Stroud, 25, Lake Jackson, Space City 10-Miler (October)
0:59:51 - Megan Saloom 28, Houston, Texas 10 Conroe
0:59:55 - Megan Saloom, 28, Houston, Space City 10-Miler (October)
1:00:08 - Caitlin Keen, 23, Fort Worth, Austin 10/20

1:00:26 - Liza Hunter Galvan, 46, San Antonio, Austin 10/20
1:00:33 - Megan Mueller, 31, Austin, Austin 10/20
1:01:18 - Jen Frankmann, 31, Richardson, Austin 10/20
1:01:24 - Rexi Parcells, 23, Austin, Austin 10/20
1:02:35 - Kaitlyn Johnson, 23, Austin, Run For The Water

1:02:41 - Amanda Jenkins, 25, Space City 10-Miler (October)
1:02:54 - Peggy Yetman, 48, Spring, Ten For Texas
1:02:57 - Emily Daum, Space City 10-Miler (February)
1:03:01 - Amanda Cruse, Livingston, Ten For Texas
1:03:14 - Amber Reber, 31, Austin, Austin 10/20

1:04:21 - Kristine Burciaga, 27, San Antonio, Texas 10 Boerne
1:04:36 - Desiree (Ficker) Berry, 39, Austin, Run For The Water
1:04:41 - Desiree (Ficker) Berry, 39, Austin, Austin 10/20
1:04:47 - Jackie Tobin, 36, Space City 10-Miler (October)
1:05:09 - Susan Brooks, 39, Katy, Texas 10 Conroe*
1:05:18 - Sarah Jackson, 27, Austin, Austin 10/20

Gazelle Foundation Run For The Water 10-Miler Finishers Numbers

10-Mile
2007 - 1,404 (724 men / 680 women)
2008 - 1,134 (610 men / 524 women)
2009 - 1,058 (526 men / 532 women)
2010 - 1,023 (454 men / 569 women)
2011 - 1,464 (689 men / 775 women) *included Barefoot and Wheelchair divisions
2012 - 1,931 (878 men / 1,053 women)
2013 - 1,837 (869 men / 968 women)
2014 - 2,044 (910 men / 1,134 women)
2015 - 2,073 (984 men / 1,089 women)
2016 - 1,876 (837 men / 1,039 women)

Companion 5K
2008 - 262
2009 - 483
2010 - 621
2011 - 822
2012 - 1,079
2013 - 1,155
2014 - 1,565
2015 - 1,844
2016 - 1,507

Total
2007 - 1,404
2008 - 1,296
2009 - 1,541
2010 - 1,644
2011 - 2,286
2012 - 3,010
2013 - 2,992
2014 - 3,609
2015 - 3,917
2016 - 3,396

2016 Texas Half Marathon Finishers Numbers

11,081 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, 1/17/2016
9,558 - Rock 'N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon, Dallas, 3/20/2016
8,114 - Austin Half Marathon, Austin, 2/14/2016
6,355 - The Cowtown Half Marathon, Fort Worth, 2/28/2016
5,300 - 3M Half Marathon, Austin, 1/24/2016

3,306 - The Woodlands Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K, The Woodlands, 3/5/2016
1,875 - Alamo 13.1 Half Marathon, San Antonio, 3/20/2016
1,751 - Divas Half Marathon, Galveston, 4/17/2016
1,671 - Katy Half Marathon and 5K, Katy, 2/6/2016
1,571 - Big-D Texas Marathon and Half, Dallas, 4/10/2016

1,375 - Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon and Relay, Plano, 9/25/2016
1,214 - The Bearathon and 5K, Waco, 3/19/2016
1,019 - El Paso Half Marathon, El Paso, 2/21/2016
928 - USAFit Half Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/31/2016
913 - Rhythm & Blues Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5K, Houston, 2/14/2016

908 - Wounded Warrior Half Marathon, Irving, 6/12/2016
805 - Big Star Half Marathon, Frisco, 4/16/2016
738 - Fairview Half Marathon, Fairview, 4/9/2016
675 - The Hottest Half Marathon and 10K, Dallas, 8/14/2016
641 - St. Paddy's Half Marathon, Sugar Land, 3/20/2016

641 - Nutrabolt Oktoberfest Half Marathon, College Station, 10/16/2016
631 - HEB Alamo Run Fest Half Marathon, San Antonio, 2/21/2016
579 - Skyline Half Marathon, Dallas, 5/1/2016
556 - Galveston Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K, Galveston, 2/14/2016
539 - The Irving Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, Irving, 4/16/2016

523 - Run The Line Half Marathon and 5K, Texarkana, 2/21/2016
523 - The Outlaw Half Marathon, Fredericksburg, 4/9/2016
498 - The Texas Half, Irving, 1/24/2016
491 - Showdown Half Marathon, Fairview, 10/8/2016
477 - New Year's Day Half Marathon, Allen, 1/1/2016

470 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon and Relay - Saturday, Seabrook, 3/19/2016
466 - Jalapeno Half Marathon, Fort Worth, 6/26/2016
461 - Missions Marathon Half Marathon, San Antonio, 2/13/2016
449 - Cocoa Women's Half Marathon, San Antonio, 1/17/2016
439 - Tyler Rose Marathon and Half Marathon, Tyler, 10/9/2016

437 - Messina Hof Wine & Roses Half Marathon, Bryan, 4/24/2016
434 - 3rd annual JBSA Half Marathon, Randolph AFB, 4/24/2016
428 - Too Cold To Hold Half Marathon, Dallas, 1/31/2016
366 - That Dam Half Marathon, Grand Prairie, 10/16/2016
354 - Republic of Texas Half Marathon, College Station, 2/27/2016

337 - Carabba's Classic Half Marathon and Relay, San Antonio, 6/18/2016
323 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon and Relay - Sunday, Seabrook, 3/20/2016
319 - Wildfire Half and 10K, Denton, 7/17/2016
311 - Exygon and Baptist Hospitals Half Marathon, Beaumont, 2/27/2016
308 - Surfside Beach Half Marathon, Surfside Beach, 2/20/2016

298 - Miracle Match Half Marathon, Waco, 1/31/2016
297 - Jail Break Run Half Marathon and 5K, Baytown, 2/20/2016
293 - Wee Chi Tah Trail Run, Wichita Falls, 8/28/2016
284 - Lone Star Race Half Marathon, Arlington, 4/24/2016
278 - Energy City Half Marathon, Midland, 4/2/2016

276 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/2016
271 - American Bank Half Marathon and Relay, Corpus Christi, 1/2/2016
271 - Illuminations Austin Half Marathon, Lost Pines, 3/5/2016
266 - Panther Half Marathon and 5K, Fort Worth, 3/13/2016
264 - Badass Brazos Half Marathon, Waco, 8/7/2016

233 - 28th annual Lake Benbrook Half Marathon and 5K, Benbrook, 1/30/2016
223 - Orange Leaf Half Marathon, New Braunfels, 7/16/2016
214 - Cross Creek Ranch Dusk to Dawn Half Marathon, Fulshear, 3/5/2016
212 - Run With Heart Marathon and 5K, Mansfield, 1/30/2016
210 - Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, Lubbock, 4/2/2016

209 - Wildflower Half Marathon, Bastrop, 5/7/2016
187 - Grasslands Trail Run Half Marathon, Decatur, 3/19/2016
181 - Canton Balloon Festival Half Marathon, Canton, 5/14/2016
173 - San Felipe Shootout, San Felipe, 3/12/2016
170 - Cross Timbers Trail Run Half Marathon, Gordonville, 2/13/2016

163 - Texas Wine Series at Llano Estacado Half Marathon, Lubbock, 10/8/2016
161 - Texas Wine Series at Kiepersol Estates Half Marathon, Tyler, 4/16/2016
152 - AMBUCS Longview Half Marathon, Longview, 3/12/2016
145 - Pandora's Box of Rox Half Marathon, Burnet, 3/5/2016
144 - Dragon's Den Half Marathon, San Antonio, 8/13/2016

142 - Clark Gardens Half Marathon, Weatherford, 10/1/2016
140 - Natural Bridge Caverns Trail Run Half Marathon, San Antono, 2/7/2016
138 - Texas Wine Series at Flat Creek Estate Half Marathon, Marble Falls, 3/20/2016
135 - Franklin Mountains Trail Run, El Paso, 9/10/2016
132 - Party Run Half Marathon, Dallas, 4/23/2016

128 - Honored Hero Run Half Marathon, Fort Worth, 10/16/2016
127 - Hope & Healing Half Marathon, Amarillo, 5/7/2016
122 - Resolution Run Half Marathon, McKinney, 1/9/2016
120 - Amarillo Half Marathon, Amarillo, 4/9/2016
119 - CRC Mother's Day Half Marathon and 5K, Fort Worth, 5/9/2016

116 - Lost Pines Trail Run Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K, Austin, 3/20/2016
114 - Heroes for Hope Half Marathon and 5K, Fort Worth, 1/30/2016
108 - The XPRESS Half Marathon, Wichita Falls, 3/5/2016
108 - Night Moves Trail Run Half Marathon, Hitchcock, 8/6/2016
107 - The Double Half Marathon - Morning, San Antonio, 9/4/2016

105 - Texas Wine Series at Whistling Duck Half Marathon, Weimar, 4/3/2016
104 - UCAN Half Marathon, McKinney, 4/10/2016
101 - XTERRA Magnolia Hill 21K, Navasota, 7/10/2016
100 - Temple Rotary Club Half Marathon, Temple, 5/14/2016
99 - The Duel Half Marathon (Paved Trail), Wichita Falls, 1/16/2016

96 - Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon, College Station, 10/1/2016
96 - West Texas Half Marathon, San Angelo, 10/16/2016
93 - Rough Creek Trail Run, Glen Rose, 9/17/2016
92 - Dare to Ascend Trail Run Half Marathon, Georgetown, 9/24/2016
91 - XTERRA Cameron Park 21K, Waco, 8/14/2016

90 - Texas Switchback Half Marathon, Johnson City, 6/4/2016
87 - Wichita Falls Running Club Dam Run Half Marathon, Wichita Falls, 5/7/2016
83 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase, Groveton, 4/23/2016
76 - Carnival of Venice Half Marathon, San Antonio, 4/8/2016
69 - Saddle Blazer Trail Half Marathon, Killeen, 2/27/2016

68 - Angel Run Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, Montgomery, 4/16/2016
67 - 8th annual Surf-N-Turf Half Marathon, Corpus Christi, 1/30/2016
59 - River Road Run Half Marathon, New Braunfels, 1/2/2016
59 - TXU Energy Crazy Desert Trail Run Half Marathon, San Angelo, 3/12/2016
56 - Spectrum Rawhide Trail Half Marathon, Comfort, 10/8/2016

49 - XTERRA Muleshoe 21K, Spicewood, 7/31/2016
48 - Dust Bowl Half Marathon Series - Day 1, Dalhart, 3/23/2016
47 - Amarillo Town Club Chilly Hilly Half Marathon, Amarillo, 3/26/2016
42 - Lights of Life Half Marathon, Suplhur Springs, 10/1/2016
41 - Jim's Goose Chase Half Marathon, Dallas, 5/29/2016

41 - Memorial Day Half Marathon, Dallas, 5/30/2016
40 - The Multiple Sclerosis Half Marathon, Dallas, 5/28/2016
38 - ECVFD Resolution Run Half Marathon, San Angelo, 1/9/2016
36 - Mayor's Half Marathon, Amarillo, 9/10/2016
33 - XTERRA Bluebonnet 21K, Burnet, 4/3/2016

33 - XTERRA ATX 21K, Spicewood, 4/24/2016
26 - The Double Half Marathon - Evening, San Antonio, 9/4/2016
18 - ECVFD Stop, Drop & Roll Half Marathon, San Angelo, 10/8/2016
12 - Frio River Run Half Marathon, Concan, 2/20/2016

Holiday Half Marathon & 5K Finishers (Galveston, TX)

Half Marathon
2012 - 252 (156 women, 96 men)
2014 - 374 (206 women, 163 men, 5 relay)
2013 - 418 (240 women, 172 men, 6 relay)
2015 - 213 (121 women, 88 men, 4 relay)

Overall
2012 - 1:20:41, Edward Carson, 38
2013 - 1:15:38, Joey D'Eramo, 24
2014 - 1:12:32, Name Unknown, 26
2015 - 1:28:28, Walter Mayer, 39, Houston

Overall - Female
2012 - 1:23:48, Kaytlynn Welsch, 12, Alvin
2013 - 1:29:55, Kaytlynn Welsch, 13, Alvin
2014 - 1:32:33, Kaytlynn Welsch, 14, Alvin
2015 - 1:32:25, Amanda Cruise, 32, Livingston

Masters
2012 - 1:27:23, Stephen Jones, 43
2013 - 1:32:06, J. Ernesto Jimenez, 43
2014 - 1:28:22, Leo Hernandez, 44, Houston
2015 - 1:35:59, Greg Thomas, 59, Hockley

Masters - Female
2012 - 1:37:26, Dana Andrae, 43
2013 - 1:42:28, Jennifer Perez, 47
2014 - 1:48:44, Susan Rouse, 56, The Woodlands
2015 - 1:46:43, Jitka Newald, 57, Dickinson

5K
2013 - 79 (54 women, 25 men)
2014 - 136 (94 women, 42 men)
2015 - 120 (81 women, 39 men)

Overall
2013 - 25:02, Paul Coffman, 29
2014 - 18:21, Charles Ray, 15, Schertz
2015 - 18:57, Eli Greene, 13, Sugar Land

Overall - Female
2013 - 21:36, Heather Welsch, 11, Alvin
2014 - 22:50, Andrea Rood, 29, Livingston
2015 - 23:47, Amalia Guardiola, 39, Houston

Masters
2013 - 25:13, Robert Sevilla, 68, New Caney
2014 - 22:25, Adam Eiler, 44, Houston
2015 - 20:16, Alberto Trevino, 40

Masters - Female
2013 - 29:47, Ingrid Gonzalez, 52
2014 - 24:07, Lauren Gobar, Fulshear
2015 - 24:21, Maria Carmichael, 41, Galveston

Dates
2015 - Sunday, November 22
2014 - Sunday, November 23
2013 - Sunday, November 24
2012 - Sunday, November 18

Lauren Stroud's Current Race Win Streak

October 9, 2016 - Space City 10-Miler, Houston, 59:40
September 17, 2016 - Badges & Bases 5K, Houston, 17:52
August 20, 2016 - Lake Houston 5K, Kingwood, 17:26.9
August 13, 2016 - Outriggers 5K, Kemah, 17:11.4
July 30, 2016 - Mosquito Chase 5K, Clute, 17:36.8

July 23, 2016 - Summer Sizzler 7K, Lake Jackson, 25:36
July 16, 2016 - Lunar Rendezvous 5K, Clear Lake, 17:08.3
July 4, 2016 - Dow Firecracker 4, Lake Jackson, 22:52.4
June 18, 2016 - Dad's Day 5K, Houston, 17:08
May 7, 2016 - Pear Run 10K, Pearland, 35:04.8

April 23, 2016 - Flapjack 5K, Freeport, 16:58
April 2, 2016 - Gator Gallop 5K, Lake Jackson, 16:56
March 26, 2016 - Brunch Run 4M, Houston, 21:54.6
March 20, 2016 - St. Paddy's Half Marathon, Sugar Land, 1:16:19.0
March 5, 2016 - Women Against Violence 5K, Houston, 16:54.0

February 27, 2016 - ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K, Houston, 34:48 (second to Mary Davies)

The Woodlands' Delzer's All Set For Saturday's GWR Attempt

SPRING -- Record attempts don't happen overnight.

The Woodlands' Ronnie Delzer, who will attempt on Saturday at Luke's Locker in The Woodlands to set a new Guinness World Records mark for the longest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours, has been targeting the record since last summer.

"David Staley (from the Denver, Colorado area) broke the record in July 2015 with 81.62 miles, and that's when I heard about it," said the 34-year-old husband and father of two. "I thought to myself I could do that, knowing at the time what I had run for my first 100 (mile race)."

And that was fast by the sport's standards.

His 14-hour, 15-minute, 53-second third place overall finish in February of last year at the 23rd annual Rocky Raccoon 100 in Huntsville State Park was the 56th best 100-mile time ever.

Staley's mark has since been surpassed twice and is currently held by Canadian David Proctor who ran 86.49 miles in 12 hours on a treadmill during Memorial Day weekend.

Still, it is just a little bit faster - a pace of 8 minutes and 19 seconds per mile - than Delzer's 8:33 that day.

And he started out more conservative than most do at the race.

"It is known for a fast start," he said. "I watched it the year before and what I noticed is there would be one or two packs off the front racing each other early.

The three-time Ironman, including the first two Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, noticed that after the first two 20-mile loops many had dropped -- a signal to him to "run my own race".

"Rocky Raccoon 100 is a five loop course and I sat back and enjoyed the experience," Delzer said. "I was running with people I had been doing my homework on so it was really cool.

"My splits for the first 60 miles were a little faster than I expected but I felt really good and in control. It wasn't until the last 30 miles where I started to fade."

Homework is something that's been a hallmark of the former East Carolina Pirate cross country and track competitor.

"I do like to know what I am getting myself into before I do something because once I commit to something I'm all in," he said.

Delzer competed in The North Face Endurance Challenge 50-miler last December (finishing 37th overall in a field chock-full of the west coast's best ultrarunners) as well as this past April's Gorge Waterfalls 100K in Oregon where he was ninth overall.

The latter was a Golden Ticket race to the venerable Western States 100, run every July from Squaw Valley to Auburn, California.

And without it (needing a fifth place finish or better with a rolldown or two), he then submitted his application to Guinness World Records.

"It turns out to be a perfect time to try this and should be a good build up leading into another 100 at the end of the year," Delzer said.

He also spent time this summer crewing at Badwater Ultra 135 in Death Valley, California.

"I don't want to just pick something and do it," Delzer said. "I want to do my best and test my limits. One of the benefits of observing up close and personal is being able to visualize what the race is like. I'll use that during training and also during the race."

Training he also said is being able "to control what's in your head."

Guinness World Records accepting his application to attempt to break the mark more than a month ago helped him snap out of "some low patches" from earlier in the summer.

"Knowing that I have something to train for has definitely helped with my motivation," he smiled.

Nor does it hurt when your coach is one of the top ultra runners in the world, Ian Sharman.

"He holds some GWR's so he's been through this and has been able to offer guidance along the way," he said.

Delzer credits his family and sponsors with putting him in the best position for tomorrow's record attempt.

Six years ago, Delzer was a general manager at a window and door manufacturing plant in North Carolina, but the company was rebounding from bankruptcy in addition to leadership and organizational changes.

"We did a lot of praying and this (The Woodlands) is where God brought us," he said.

He took a 20 percent pay cut, accepting a manager trainee position for a similar company in the greater Houston area.

His wife, Stefanie, left her job as a recreation therapist.

"It turned out to be one of the best decisions we've ever made," the outdoor salesman for a company that specializes in millwork for custom builders remarked. "Once we got here I knew this is where I wanted to raise our family so I told my managers that I wanted to stay in the Houston market."

And eight months after they called The Woodlands home, the plant in North Carolina closed.

The likes of Klean Athlete, Alternative Health Center of The Woodlands and Sterling Ridge Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine have also helped him open the windows into his body to see how well-positioned he could be for Saturday - and beyond.

"I know that I'm in really good shape and my body feels the best it has ever felt," he said. "I really have to give credit to my sponsors for that.

"I truly believe they help me perform at my best, I'm stronger and healthier because of them and they allow me to reach my full potential."

And if he wasn't feeling any pressure, that full potential was noticed by none other than the man he's chasing -- David Proctor.

"When I opened Facebook this morning, I had a friend request from him and then he commented on my post yesterday," he said.

"I know it (tomorrow's record attempt) will be challenging at times, but I have done some great workouts and (have) figured out what works and doesn't."

(c), Walk Sports Services, 2016

Prices of Texas Marathons on August 1, 2016

$65 - 11/24/16 through 11/27/16 - The Texas Quad (Dallas) - until September 1
$65 - 12/17/16 and 12/18/16 - The Texas Double - until September 15
$65 - 12/31/16 and 1/1/17 - New Year's Double Marathon (Allen) - until tier of 101-300 runners if filled; both days

$70 - 3/18/17 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon - until September 30

$75 - 2/4/17 - Surfside Beach Marathon - until January 2, 2017
$75 - 2/19/17 - Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon - until August 31
$75 - 4/2/17 - Irving Marathon - until October 31

$80 - 1/15/17 - McAllen Marathon - until September 30

$84 - 4/2/17 - Big D Marathon (Dallas) - no indication of a future price increase

$85 - 10/22/16 - Frankenthon Monster Marathon (Cedar Park) - until August 31; was $75 through July 31

$89 - 10/9/16 - Tyler Rose Marathon - no indication of a future price increase

$90 - 11/13/16 - Hill Country Marathon (Marble Falls) - until October 16
$90 - 1/1/17 - Texas Marathon (Kingwood) - no indication of a future price increase
$90 - 2/12/17 - Galveston Marathon - until December 20
$90 - 2/26/17 - Cowtown Marathon (Fort Worth) - until August 6

$95 - 10/22/16 - Marathon 2 Marathon - until October 1
$95 - 1/22/17 - Miracle Match Marathon (Waco) - until December 31
$95 - 1/29/17 - USA Fit Marathon (Sugar Land) - no indication of a future price increase
$95 - 3/4/17 - Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon - until August 31

$98 - 3/4/17 - Exygon and Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon (Beaumont) - no indication of a future price increase

$100 - 11/13/16 - Fort Worth Marathon - until August 31
$100 - 12/11/16 - Baylor Scott & White Health B-CS Marathon - until August 31
$100 - 3/22/17 - Dust Bowl Series - Dalhart - no indication of a future price increase

$105 - 12/4/16 - Rock 'N Roll San Antonio Marathon - no indication of a future price increase; was $96 through July 31

$110 - 2/19/17 - NXP Austin Marathon - until August 29

$119 - 12/11/16 - BMW Dallas Marathon - until August 31; was $109 through July 31

$130 - 11/12/16 - South Padre Island Marathon - until September 30; was $110 through July 31

$135 - 1/15/17 - Chevron Houston Marathon - until sold out

Registration not open for 2017
4/9/16 - Amarillo Marathon
4/23/16 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase (Groveton)

Update on The Woodlands Township Board of Directors Meeting, July 27, 2016

I attended The Woodlands Township Board of Directors Meeting last evening, even though I learned via a Facebook comment from Director Mike Bass on a post by Barry Blanton that the public hearing involving the Special Events Policy had been moved to the Evening meeting in August.

That means it will be discussed on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 6 p.m.

The only item on the agenda was the approval of the Host Value Sponsorship Agreement between The Township and The Woodlands Marathon Management, LLC.

Let me restate that I have no skin in this game as I am a resident of unincorporated Harris County, specifically, a Spring, Texas postal address.

The only service that I currently provide for any event that is put on in The Woodlands Township is that I serve as the race announcer for the Muddy Trails 5K, 10K, 5K-9 and Kids Fun Run and the CB&I Tri The Woodlands Triathlon, both produced by the Parks and Recreation Department of The Township.

Upon starting to run, for those who don't know my past, I got involved in reporting on road races and triathlons first through my "Houston Running" blog and later in avenues such as Texas Runner and Triathlete (then Inside Texas Running and Runner Triathlete News) and the Conroe Courier.

The latter came about when asked by publisher Jim Fredricks to write a weekly running and triathlon column.

I did so for about five years and stopped about the time that Jim left The Courier.

Back to last evening:  Having read the agenda and the Board packet posted Friday evening, I figured - given how the Sponsorship Agreement had been changed - that its approval would be a formality.  However, I wanted to see the discussion of the Board members to get a sense of what to expect next month with the Special Events Policy.

The Township's Assistant General Manager, Community Services John Powers presented the agenda item to the Directors.

John gave some general history for context and stated that basically it was a three-year agreement with two one-year renewal provisions, The Township would have the ability to approve the course (where Montgomery County Precinct 3 did so in the past) and that a donation to the Parks and Recreation department was removed.

There was minor discussion on the matter with Director Bass clarifying that even though the agreement gives The Township approval authority on the course that it wouldn't go into effect until The Township and Montgomery County Precinct 3 formalize their agreement to allow The Township to approve courses for races.

Montgomery County Precinct 3 would still approve traffic control plans, which are produced by a certified roadway design or traffic engineer.

Director Bass made a motion to approve the agreement.  Director John McMullan seconded the motion.

The Woodlands Marathon Management, LLC did not have anyone in attendance for the meeting.

So what changes?

Looking at the executed Host Venue Sponsorship Agreement from September 2011 and the proposed Agreement for approval, the changes are minor.

After the first five-year agreement expired, The Woodlands Marathon Management, LLC asked for a 10-year agreement.  However, the term approved is for three years and "may be renewed for up to two additional one (1) year periods ..."

The dates for the next three years are set:  March 4, 2017, March 3, 2018 and March 2, 2019.

As noted above, The Township will "have final approval of the Event race routes and schedules, upon county-approved traffic control plans for each of the Event races, as well as the Woodlands Development Company, L.P.'s ("TWDC") approval for any Event use of the Woodlands Waterway."

Exhibit B in both agreements spells out the responsibilities of The Township.

The parks and venues to be provided were listed in the original agreement, but are noted as "to be later specified".

The most significant change is that The Township will provide "value, by in-kind usage of electronic message boards to notify residents of potential lane or road closures."

Exhibit C lists the responsibilities of The Woodlands Marathon Management, LLC.

A new item is that the Marathon "will remove all traffic control devices and related signage within 24 hours of the Event.  Failure to do so will results in The Township's removal of such signage and Event-related traffic control devices, at The Marathon's expense."

The Marathon adjusted its stated influx of "athletes, media, staff, VIPs and spectators" from 4,000 to 25,000.  (Even with 8,000 participants, 25,000 is a reach.  You're taking the position that every single participant will bring three people with them to cheer them on.  There's no penalty if this isn't met or achieved, nor is there a way to accurately measure it - unless every single participant responds to the post-race survey.)

The Marathon increases its guarantee of "hotel room nights related to the event with hotels within The Woodlands" from 150 to 400.

The Marathon reduces its contracted donations from $40,000 to $25,000 and eliminates the $1,000 give to the Parks and Recreation Department.  The race previously agreed to give $20,000 in donations to not-for-profit organization and $20,000 in donations for local and regional volunteer organizations and groups.  It is now $25,000 for both of the groups combined, resulting in a $15,000 per year gain by The Woodlands Marathon Management, LLC (if the numbers required by groups or conditions to trigger these donations weren't reached.)

The Marathon also agreed to limit the maximum number of participants for each Event, but the race numbers are all listed as TBD, for the moment.

The Marathon also agrees to providing The Township with an Economic Impact Study at the conclusion of the 2017 and 2019 events.

The agreement is a win-win for the event (as it can plan long-term, particularly from a sponsorship standpoint), The Township (as they can continue to use it in their marketing with the race being part of a complete, well-rounded community) and the residents.

Why the residents?  Because there's no excuse for them not to know when the event is.

It will be interesting to see if these dates conflict with the SAT that is held at The Woodlands High School or if the marathon next year (and in future years) will adjust its route to ensure there isn't the conflict that potentially occurred this year with students that would have been arriving at a time where a continuous stream of runners would block the entrance to the high school as they ran north in the eastbound lanes on Research Forest.  (As you'll remember, the SAT cancelled the test on Friday - a day before the exam - when the marathon wouldn't adjust its course.)

Beyond that, I had a good conversation with Parks and Recreation Director Chris Nunes about the Special Events Policy that will be discussed at the next month's Evening Board meeting.

I lobbied for some communication methods to be employed to keep residents in the loop of all events and their traffic impacts, specifically what the City of Houston uses.  Chris shared that there may be an electronic opportunity that's being explored and developed to make that type of information (such as road closures due to events and/or races) - and much, much more - to residents.

I also inquired about the future dates for CB&I, given that we now know that Ironman Texas will remain in The Woodlands.  I asked this in the frame of reference that the Board has expressed a desire for races to be spaced four weeks apart in a specific village, plus that the Kemah Triathlon is shifting from April to October in 2017.

More on those likely next month.

Additional Thoughts on The Woodlands Township Special Events Policy

So we learn in the Meeting Recap posted by The Woodlands Township on Thursday evening through their Facebook page the following:

The Board accepted a motion to approve the Special Event Analysis and Operational Plan with the stipulation that existing major race events would be grandfathered in and the new guidelines would apply only to new events. The motion also amended the proposed scheduling buffer for events requiring road closures so that events that require lane or road closures cannot occur if another event has already been permitted for closing the same lanes/roads four weeks before or four weeks after. All road and lane closures must provide traffic alternate routes of ingress and egress from neighborhoods and the Township must approve the route as part of the permitting process.

But what is the definition of "existing major race events"?

Is it those listed in events presented by Parks and Recreation in the May Board Meeting, such as The Woodlands Marathon, Ironman Texas, Run Thru The Woods and those races produced by The Township.

Or does it include all other events that use the roads and the pathways in The Township?

I specifically never heard the word "major" mentioned.

It was "new events" versus existing ones, as the latter part of the first sentence above indicates.

I have to assume that this was an oversight in the wild discussion that took place in the flurries of motions.

Really disappointing because if it isn't defined, then you can have smaller events - more than likely those that are producing events to raise monies for charities - that are forced to make significant changes (possibly in venue even) because somebody new - without knowing what the other event has done in the past - comes in and wants to put on an event in the same residential area within that eight-week window of time.

It is why some type of weekly-produced Special Events Calendar and Road Closure listing, like that used by the City of Houston, would be good for residents (to know when and where which roads will be closed) and participants (to ensure that events are going through the permitting process timely) alike.

It would seem that existing events, as discussed, would be able to not have their existing date and location for the next year impinged upon and then once their event is complete, they would have 30 days to set a date and a location for the following year or potentially lose that date - and the eight-week block that comes with it in that residential area - to another event.

I really hope that we see this cleaned and cleared up by the Parks and Recreation Department - to come back to the Board of Directors - in the Public Hearing for the late July 27, 2016 Meeting.

I know that I actually don't have a voice as I'm not a resident of The Woodlands Township.  However, having formerly written for The Courier and being and having been a strong advocate for professionalism in event production, promotions, coverage and operations of our sport(s), I just don't want to see an understandable goal - keeping residents from feeling overwhelmed by the number of events - turn into something unworkable for those events that are predominantly attended by residents of The Woodlands Township, promote health and wellness and typically raise money for local charities.

And I'm in a difficult spot, so to speak, in that I announce two races for The Woodlands Township - Muddy Trails Bash and CB&I - and they're ones that I really enjoy being a part of.

They allow me to stay connected to our local athletic communities and why I'm so eager to do them.

Parks and Recreation leadership approves of my approach in announcing, their team is very well organized and I enjoy working with them.

If speaking my mind keeps me from being able to do so in the future, I can sleep at night knowing that I didn't compromise what I believe in and am passionate about.

Analysis of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors Meeting

What an evening.

There were two items on the agenda of Wednesday night's Board of Directors meeting for The Woodlands Township that related to endurance sports events.

They were as follows:

Receive, consider and act upon changes to Special Events Policies and Procedures including, but not limited to, noise, hours and locations for special events occurring within the Township; 

Receive, consider and act upon a Host Venue Sponsorship Agreement for The Woodlands Marathon;

I personally was unable to attend last month's meeting where discussion first occured regarding potential changes to The Township's Special Events Policies and Procedures.

I watched the video stream live online and communicated during the session with Todd Cooper, a 12-time Ironman (and Penn State graduate) who is a resident of The Township and was in the meeting chambers.

I changed my work hours yesterday so I could be in attendance.

There were just six endurance sports-minded individuals who didn't have a responsibility to be there.

Actually, one, The Woodlands Marathon race director Willie Fowlkes, needed to be there in case there were questions regarding the Host Venue Sponsorship Agreement that his organization had in front of the Board for the race.

The others were Chris Strait (StraitSpeed and The Woodlands Marathon's elite athlete coordinator), Pam Meaux (who was there to support a residents' concern about future flooding prevention efforts to be taken), Rich Cooper (Volte; formerly Woodlands Fit), myself and a gentleman who I see at The Woodlands High School cross country and track meets but I don't recall his name.

Fortunately, there were no residents to speak during the Public Comment portion of the Board meeting in regards to the disruptions caused by major athletic events such as The Woodlands Marathon, CB&I, Ironman Texas, Ten For Texas or Run Thru The Woods.

There actually was one resident who spoke about the prestige and the community benefits that is brought to The Woodlands as a result of these events happening as well as he and his family's personal health and well-being being benefitted from them.

The one who did have a responsibility to be there was multi-time Ironman finisher and frequent event sponsor Bret Strong of The Strong Firm, whose firm provides legal services to The Township.

So, what's at play here?

As I understand it from multiple people, the Board has had voiced to it - and has personally experienced - road closure issues with races and sound issues from festivals and such held at Township parks.

Parks and Recreation Department, led on the task by Chris Nunes, provided at the last Board meeting a detailed list of the major events and whether these races had significant traffic and/or economic impacts and whether the Township was a producer or a sponsor.  Most of them, they have a skin in the game.

The perception coming out of last month's meeting from the Board was that events are stacked too close together and the same neighborhoods are being affected.

And that those events are landlocking folks in their neighborhoods for too long.

The two races that are the closest are CB&I and Ironman Texas, typically within three weeks of each other.  Presumably a new date hasn't been set for CB&I yet since Ironman Texas isn't final (or at least it hasn't been published).  It is supposedly referenced in the agreement with the World Triathlon Corporation that Ironman Texas for the foreseeable future will be on the third Saturday of April.  John Powers articulated that date each year last night.

So Chris and his team went and put together really just an incredible document that tracked every single event in The Township that Parks and Recreation did work on.

They shared revenues and expenses, the amount of time (not in salaries and benefits numbers) that their staff put in on each event as well as other pertinent information and a future recommendation for that specific event.

They also listed every single event - not just races, mind you, but festivals, etc., whatever - in the Township, which park it was held in and what the community impacts were.

It was an impressive 108-page masterpiece.

One thing I gleaned is that The Township made a profit on the athletic races, which funds a lot of the programs in The Parks and Recreation Department, but other events, including those with the CV&B were high in expenses and few in revenues.

In that Operational Plan, he also addressed the amplified sound issues in Town Green and North Shore Park that Director Bass so loudly himself - not a negative reference; just ironic - voiced his concern about in the May and June Board Meetings.

That, however, all got lost in one line of one item of 12 bulleted recommendations.

The two items that had the most potential impact on endurance sports events were:

1.  Reschedule the CB&I Triathlon and / or Memorial Hermann 10 for Texas to different months than currently produced to reduce the number of race events in the community that necessitate a street and/or lane closure that have been occurring within a few weeks of each other

2.  Provided the Counties approve Township’s role in approving use of public roads, events requiring road or lane closures cannot occur if another event has been permitted for closing the same roads/ lanes two weeks before or two weeks after. All road and lane closures must provide traffic alternate routes of ingress/egress from neighborhoods. No events will be permitted to close a public road or lane for more than 4 hours, except the Ironman Texas

One of the ideas listed on page 33 of the Operational Plan was:

Review the possibility of moving the race to late summer/early fall to reduce community conflicts with Texas Ironman and The Woodlands Marathon.

This would address the Board's concerns about events that heavily impact traffic multiple times, but what I expressed via Twitter last night is:  "Where do you put it on the schedule?"

I thought that it might be hard to place it in the middle of the well-attended Onurmark triathlon races.  Then again, maybe people will flock to it then.

The discussion was free-wheeling.

Initially, Chris was even directly questioned by one of the Directors if he wanted to see the marathon killed, in essence.  Of course, I don't think that was Chris' intentions at all.  My perception is that he was trying to find a way to address the Board's already expressed concerns.

Willie Fowlkes got up during the public comment section and drew attention to the four-hour limit and noted that CB&I closed Lake Woodlands down at the finish line for more than four hours.  (At least from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., if not a little bit longer, but no more than six hours.)

Armed with that information, the Directors moved away from a firm, fixed time frame and that the Operational Plan was more of a set of guidelines that gave Parks and Recreation that ability to tell events "No".

Recent changes that require events to have a traffic control plan, pre-race highway notification devices, etc. had already stemmed the number of requests of potential new events in the community that are produced on the roadways.

Director McMullan steered the conversation to hammer home a point he made in the last Board Meeting that the economic impact benefits weren't really that much to the average homeowner's property taxes.

With the growth of The Woodlands recently, it's properly less than a couple of Starbucks coffees or lattes.

Director Bunch, an athlete himself and Ironman Texas finisher, noted - as he did so well in the May Board Meeting - the community benefits in addition to the prestige of The Woodlands.  Initially, last month, that didn't seem - in my mind - to impress Director Bass too much, but I sensed that he agreed with Gordy's take on that last night.

I gather currently the limitation of events between one another is currently two weeks (CB&I and Ironman Texas is currently three) and Director McMullen was aggressively adamant about 4-6 weeks between events.

Director Fillault asked, "Are we really closing areas off weekend after weekend?"

I personally was encouraged with that line of questioning because my concern was Fillault's stance on endurance events after she defeated Bruce Tough in the elections last November.  Former Director Tough was an ardent supporter of the endurance sports community in The Woodlands.

She also advocated better communication to the community, if they're inclined to listen (which I've personally found to be a challenge, especially with The Woodlands Marathon / SAT issue this past March).

Director Snyder was concerned of losing these races because of rules that would be too restrictive and that is when Director Bunch advocated grandfathering the existing events, which makes a lot of sense.

Director Bass, however, in a fair point, stated that at some point in time all events should have to follow the same rules, allowing for a transition time period; however, he was quick to wield power that he didn't yet have stating that The Township - even if Montgomery County Commissioner's approved road closure and the traffic control plan - could deny to issue a Special Events permit.

It went round and round with multiple motions - and retractions of motions - for future action at next month's Board of Directors meeting.

So more to come there.

The next item, with John Powers taking to the podum, was to discuss the renewing of The Woodlands Township's Host Venue Sponsorship Agreement with The Woodlands Marathon.

Grown out of the type of agreement that the World Triathlon Corporation has with The Township, The Woodlands Marathon had a five-year agreement that just expired.

Both parties provided the other with certain items or services.

The Marathon looked to The Township allow for use of Town Green, South Shore and Shadowbend Park, provide waste management and security services and to make available the use of 40 pop-up tents, for example.

The Marathon would provide an influx of 4,000 individuals, guarantee 150 hotel nights, provide VIP packages to The Township and give $41,000 -- $20,000 in donations to not-for-profit organizations, $20,000 for local and regional volunteer organizations and $1,000 for the Parks and Recreation Department.

The new proposed agreement called for similar responsibilities from The Township, adding Terramont Park, in-kind use of electronic message boards to notify residents and in-kind usage of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion multipurpose building for the Expo.

The latter item would bring athletes back to Market Street after the traffic nightmares from hosting this year's Expo at Legends Sports Complex; however, "dry-floor event" policies and procedures hadn't been established yet as noted in The Township's pre-meeting synopsis of the Agenda item.

The Marathon, in its proposal, stated an influx of 25,000 athletes, media, staff, VIPs and spectators, guarantee approximately 400 hotel nights and change the financial outlay to no less than $26,000.  $25,000 combined, instead of $20,000 each, for the two categories stated above and $1,000 to the Parks and Recreation Department.

As I stated in an earlier Facebook posting, I'm no longer a member of The Woodlands Marathon committee.  I rolled off because I didn't know if I was going to have some work responsibilities with a systems conversion at a hospital that I am performing consulting services at the weekend of the 2016 event.

I was never aware of the details of the Host Venue Sponsorship Agreement while on the Marathon team.  (I did jump in and provide some in-kind media relations services during this year's event.)

Therefore, I don't know if - whatever tracking is used to prove hotel nights related to the Marathon, if that comes through the CV&B's surveys of the local hotels and their tracking (which I've seen in other cities that I've witnessed with another event director that receives HOT monies from) - the Marathon has to make that up at 'x' number of dollars per room for every one that they're short.

The biggest surprise was a proposed 10-year term, which I stated on Twitter was unprecedented for an event its size.

I found three races that have these:

+ The Pittsburgh Marathon has a 10-year title sponsorship agreement with Dick's Sporting Goods.

+ The Boston Marathon has 10-year deals with Adidas and John Hancock that don't expire until 2023 and 2024, respectively.

+ The New York City Marathon just inked a 10-year sponsorship deal with New Balance this past December.

But, you don't get what you don't ask for, right?

Director Robb seemed to imply that there might have been some limit of five years that The Township could commit to, but that wasn't real clear.

Director McMullan, who was actually the only Director in any vote last night that voted against any motion or proposal, advocated a 1- or 2-year deal, almost as if the relationship between the two parties hadn't been good.  And that's something that I've never sensed.

John Powers seemed to be in support of a longer agreement.

These were my takeaways from last night's meeting.

I'm an optimist and believe that these things will get worked out.

I've always stated that I don't know of one race director that wants to stick it to the people whose lives they temporarily interrupt for a few hours.  And I still believe that.

With the exception of Ironman Texas, the races held within The Woodlands Township are pretty much uniquely for the residents of The Township.

CB&I and Ten For Texas, as well as Run Thru The Woods, are considered "hometown races" and The Woodlands Marathon is becoming so.

I've always have seen 60-70% numbers in registrations for these races that come from The Woodlands, Spring and Montgomery County and maybe even more for the Muddy Trails Bash, which doesn't impede much traffic at all.

The very first year of Ironman Texas, there were more finishers from the state of the host venue than any other domestic Ironman (140.6) than ever before.

The bottom line is that athletes who complain about residents complaining loudly need to become more engaged and carry the positive message out regularly and consistently.

Anything less just isn't acceptable anymore.  Sorry.

You want to race on the streets that are closed specifically for you?  You're going to have to start to better state your case to do so.

But isn't having these well-produced events in the community your justification for not having to drive to the Houston and parts further south to race?

Then put a helmet on and step into the batter's box and take a few cuts.

The next collective swing?  The July 27th Board of Directors Township Meeting.  If you're reading this, make plans to be there.

(Note:  I don't mind taking the lead on matters like this, but I can clearly state - and I have in a communication earlier after Ironman Texas to the Board and the County Commissioners - that my life - and that of my daughter's - has clearly benefited from these events over the last 13 years.  If I've errored in any perceptions or recollections from last night above, please let me know and I'll make corrections.  The bottom line, to me, though, is that more people need to step up and put their money where their mouth is.  And you just can't put the weight on those who are already pretty well-connected and involved such as Fowlkes, Sutherland, Fry, Lyons and such.)

Texas' Largest Independence Day-Themed Races - 2015

In doing a review of last year's Independence Day-themed races around Texas, I was a little surprised that there weren't many, many more than what is listed below.

A couple of races - such as one in Stephenville, for example - I couldn't locate results for; however, I don't think that they would have affected the top ten races.

The largest number of finishers in any race at a single distance goes to the Baytown Bud Heatwave 5-miler as they set an all-time high for their race.  In fact, three of the largest races in Texas are in the greater Houston area.

The largest event with the most number of official timed finishers is the 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 5K with a combined number of 981 with both their 10K and 5K.

Just a few weeks when we find out who the new King in Texas is.

Until then, here is last year's list:

789 - Baytown Bud Heatwave 5M, Baytown
787 - Run Wild 5K, Houston
753 - 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 5K, The Colony
714 - Freedom 5K, Sugar Land
445 - Liberty Run 5K, Denton

444 - SanAntonio Roadrunners Fourth of July 4-Miler, San Antonio
410 - Patriot Run 5K, Trophy Club
402 - Hotter 'n Firecrackers Glow Run, Frisco
354 - Firecracker 5000, Fort Worth
335 - Rowlett Freedom 5K on Main, Rowlett

308 - Up and Running Fourth of July 5K, El Paso
304 - Red, White and Blue Race 5K, McKinney (273 + 31 Run 'n Pump)
288 - DRC Independence 5K, Dallas (July 11)
288 - Freedom 5000, Austin
275 - Four For The Fourth 4M, Corpus Christi

261 - Cox Running Club 4th 5K, Fort Worth
256 - DRC Independence 10K, Dallas (July 11)
243 - Firecracker 4, Lake Jackson
238 - 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 10K, The Colony
218 - Let Freedom Run! 5K, Schertz

216 - Popsicle Run 4M, Kyle
180 - 25th annual Joey Munoz 4th of July Memorial 5K, Laredo
176 - Firecracker 5K, Lago Vista
146 - Dallas 7K
140 - Star Spangled Salute Freedom Run 5K, Midland

137 - Firecracker Run 3M, Brownfield
136 - Lake Granbury Kiwanis Firecracker 5K, Granbury
128 - Firecracker 5K Evening Run, San Marcos (July 2)
102 - Shiner Half Moon Holiday 5K, Shiner
94 - Old Jo's Firecracker Run 5K, Saint Jo

88 - Firecracker 5K, Mexia
85 - Coolest 5K in Texas, Fort Davis
71 - Star Spangled Salute Freedom Run 10K, Midland
70 - Freedom 5K, Nacogdoches
59 - Firecracker 5K, Greenville

54 - Firecracker Run 10M, Brownfield
42 - Dallas 4K
38 - Shiner Half Moon Holiday 10K, Shiner

Bourbon Derby (Paris, KY) Half Marathon Report

If you're a runner that is chasing a goal such as running a marathon or half marathon in all 50 states, you've probably learned that it isn't so much about a particular feature of a race you want to do in a certain state.

It's more about the fit to your budget and schedule.

That being said, I very rarely look at an elevation chart.

But having done the Leadville Heavy Half in Colorado many years ago, I would only shy away from a very technical and steep trail race.

Rolling out from the start line of the third annual Bourbon Derby Half Marathon, 10-Miler and 4-Miler near Paris, Kentucky recently, I quickly realized that maybe I should revisit that policy.

While it is one of the most beautiful courses that you might run by going - literally - through many thoroughbred farms, it packs 1,147 feet of elevation change into 13.1 miles.

Throw in a race that started on a humid morning with temperatures that started at 68 degrees and eventually rose to 80 before I finished, the combination of the two dished out a beating.

This race would really best be run in early-to-mid March or in late October.

The event producer had plenty of water stations and the volunteers working them - and the rest of the course - were superb.

The race started on-time and I can't comment on post-race festivities and awards as I left to head back to my hotel in Georgetown to drive back to Indianapolis to fly home to Houston.

The most unique thing about the race is that it started and finished in the drive-in lane of a drive-in theater! You parked your car like you were there for a movie!

While running the race - or running the downhills and walking the uphills, rather, you realize that the event producer had little, if any, traffic control costs.

Most were very rural, paved roads that had very low-density traffic.

In fact, I only saw one traffic control sign - that Department of Transportation would require - on the road approaching the movie theater.

In fact some of the course was on roads through various farms that wouldn't be available to the public.

When we finished, we were given a medal that wasn't.

It was made of wood!

Being involved in event production, these two things take a significant amount out of the cost.

If it indeed goes towards the non-profit producer's stated scholarship programs and charities, no worries. It just left a different taste in my mouth.

This race was first produced two years ago and experienced very pleasant temperatures, according to weatherunderground.com -- 53 degrees at the start and 62 near the end. 324 ran the half marathon, 110 the 10-miler and another 134 did the four-miler.

Perhaps based on that, last year, 551 ran the half while 63 and 108 did the 10- and 4-milers, respectively.  However, temperatures at start time were in the 70's and stayed there.

This year, the half marathon number of finishers was way down with 258 while the 10-miler and 4-milers saw 50 and 116 runners cross the finish line, respectively.

I would never say not run this race, but I'd jump on it again if the date was moved where there were cooler temperatures.

My splits were as follows:

Mile 1 -- 12:04.69

Mile 2 -- 11:33.48

Mile 3 -- 11:54.45

Mile 4 -- 12:43.30

Mile 5 -- 12:49.87

Mile 6 -- 12:23.27

Mile 7 -- 12:27.30

Mile 8 -- 12:30.68

Mile 9 -- 14:53.93

Mile 10 -- 10:46.11 (markers were off)

Mile 11 -- 13:29.43

Mile 12 -- 11:39.88

Mile 13 -- 14:00.19

Last .1 -- 1:33.48 (didn't stop quick enough)

As soon as we made the first left-hand turn out of the drive-in theater's entrance and onto the roads, I could see the first set of hills and with the heat and humidity knew that it was going to be a "just finish" kind of day.

Sylvan Beach Triathlon All-Time Winners (2006-2016)

The event originally was the Battle of San Jacinto Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquabike from 2006-2008 before becoming the Sylvan Beach Triathlon and Duathlon in 2009.

Triathlon
Male - Overall
2006 - James Bales, 26, 2:01:08.6
2007 - James Bales, 28, 2:04:23.5
2008 - Grant Glauser, 24, 2:03:06.8
2009 - Dean King, 36, 1:30:38.1
2010 - Dean King, 37, 1:27:26.1
2011 - Dean King, 38, 1:26:33.5
2012 - Trent Stephens, 40, 1:31:41.9
2013 - Colin Caughran, 32, 1:04:31.7
2014 - Lars Finanger, 34, 1:01:05.0
2015 - Matthew Perches, 21, 1:06:30.7
2016 - Lars Finanger, 36, 1:01:02.9
Male - Masters
2006 - Tommy Elder, 54, 2:15:15.3
2007 - Rich Sumrall, 43, 2:13:25.2
2008 - Rich Sumrall, 44, 2:08:42.4
2009 - Chris Haycraft, 50, 1:40:46.2
2010 - Tom Stus, 43, 1:37:00.1
2011 - Chris Sustala, 41, 1:33:42.2
2012 - Albert Sustala, 43, 1:36:17.5
2013 - Kevin Kleinhenz, 46, 1:06:09.1
2014 - Derek Wood, 42, 1:08:50.3
2015 - Edward Aviles, 45, 1:07:43.1
2016 - Trent Stephens, 44, 1:09:35.3
Female - Overall
2006 - Julie Mosier-Crosno, 34, 2:14:20.2
2007 - Peggy Yetman, 39, 2:18:53.6
2008 - Suzanne Schwarz, 29, 2:25:56.2
2009 - Diann Sweeney, 43, 1:41:18.1
2010 - Diann Sweeney, 44, 1:39:31.5
2011 - Jessica Scott, 30, 1:48:18.0
2012 - Ann Rial Smith, 45, 1:34:47.7
2013 - Stacy Holden, 37, 1:17:26.1
2014 - Emily Finanger, 35, 1:10:03.3
2015 - Grace Benes, 32, 1:08:57.9
2016 - Emily Finanger, 37, 1:08:05.2
Female - Masters
2006 - Sheri Okeefe, 45, 2:34:12.6
2007 - Lisa Tilton-McCarthy, 41, 2:36:07.1
2008 - Suzanne Wheatall, 47, 2:40:16.0
2009 - Robin Campbell, 46, 2:00:31.1
2010 - Carlye Graydon, 40, 1:47:28.4
2011 - Jody Berry, 51, 1:49:19.2
2012 - Leslie Medley Russell, 46, 1:40:37.3
2013 - Robynne Parry, 40, 1:17:26.9
2014 - Alana Kennedy-Nasser, 40, 1:18:31.9
2015 - Michelle LeBlanc, 40, 1:16:49.4
2016 - Peggy Yetman, 48, 1:08:44.9

2006 - 1500 meter swim, 40K bike, 10K run
2009 - 1000 meter swim, 30K bike, 8K run
2010 - 1500 meter swim, 30K bike, 5 mile run
2013 - 500 meter swim, 15 mile bike, 3 mile run

Duathlon
Male - Overall
2006 - Ryon Talbot, 33, 1:57:43.3
2007 - Dana Lyons, 49, 1:54:01.8
2008 - Nathaniel Faulkenberry, 27, 1:56:18
2009 - David Depinet, 47, 1:37:27.8
2010 - Dana Lyons, 52, 1:31:29.9
2011 - John Mannion, 40, 1:34:57.9
2012 - Stephen Milford, 27, 1:30:41.6
2013 - Dana Lyons, 55, 1:09:43.7
2014 - Steve Sievert, 46, 1:13:34.7
2015 - Matthew Vance, 35, 1:09:36.9
2016 - Gabe Gomez, 40, 1:10:47.3
Male - Masters
2006 - Michael Waldau, 52, 2:10:50.3
2007 - Michael Waldau, 54, 2:15:34.2
2008 - Stuart Page, 46, 2:05:33
2009 - Ben Harvie, 63, 1:43:05.7
2010 - David Depinet, 47, 1:37:42.1
2011 - Taylor Ewing, 48, 1:36:33.1
2012 - Pedro Rodriguez, 43, 1:36:09.9
2013 - Steve Sievert, 45, 1:15:20.7
2014 - Brett Cole, 47, 1:13:56.1
2015 - John Impey, 46, 1:12:50.3
2016 - Michael Halpin, 49, 1:13:21.7
Female - Overall
2006 - Donna Kouwe, 49, 2:33:44.0
2007 - Bridget Jensen, 44, 2:08:34.5
2008 - Tamatha Ray, 41, 2:29:40
2009 - Anne Ekern, 41, 1:43:42.3
2010 - Anne Ekern, 42, 1:43:03.5
2011 - Anne Ekern, 43, 1:42:40.7
2012 - Dianne Garban, 46, 1:40:04.8
2013 - Mandi Rogers, 34, 1:21:25.5
2014 - Katylynn Welsch, 14, 1:23:59.0
2015 - Amy Craft, 39, 1:19:16.5
2016 - Lisa Roberts, 38, 0:57:25.9
Female - Masters
2006 - Danielle Keller, 40, 2:34:34.3
2007 - Tonya Arnold, 42, 2:37:48.0
2008 - Diana Ballard, 48, 2:49:38
2009 - Allison Le Compte, 49, 1:49:28.0
2010 - Bridget Jensen, 47, 1:50:58.4
2011 - Tamatha Ray, 44, 1:51:29.4
2012 - Maggie Kattan, 41, 1:37:56.7
2013 - Dianne Garban, 47, 1:25:58.8
2014 - Anne Ekern, 46, 1:24:39.9
2015 - Triny Willerton, 44, 1:24:13.1
2016 - Casey Brand, 44, 1:23:46.9

2006 - 2 mile run, 40K bike, 6.35 mile run
2009 - 2 mile run, 30K bike, 8K run
2010 - 2 mile run, 30K bike, 5 mile run
2013 - 2 mile run, 15 mile bike, 3 mile run

Aguabike
Male - Overall
2006 - John Zepeda, 37, 1:29:28.7
2007 - Karl Stewart, 39, 1:32:23.3
Male - Masters
2006 - Robert Reese, 44, 1:31:43.5
2007 - William Neff, 48, 2:10:16.6
Female - Overall
2006 - Tracy Ferando, 41, 1:40:44.7
2007 - Jennifer Felder, 30, 2:04:26.7
Female - Masters
2006 - Michelle Case, 48, 1:51:43.1
2007 - Joanne Murphey, 43, 2:25:59.6

2006 - 1500 meter swim, 40K bike

Texas Marathons - By Facebook Followers

Below is a complete list of Texas marathons, ranked by the number of Facebook followers they had as of 12 noon, June 1, 2016:

37,244 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon
30,710 - Chevron Houston Marathon
28,275 - South Padre Island Marathon
26,020 - Austin Marathon
23,823 - BMW Dallas Marathon

19,823 - The Cowtown Marathon (Fort Worth)
15,261 - BCS Marathon (Bryan-College Station)
12,689 - GE Irving Marathon
  7,663 - Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon
  5,425 - McAllen Marathon

  5,219 - New Year's Double, encompassing New Year's Eve and New  Year's Day Marathons (Allen)
  4,777 - Michelob Ultra Marathon
  4,672 - Exygon & Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon (Beaumont)
  3,146 - Fort Worth Marathon
  2,698 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon

  2,499 - Galveston Marathon
  2,340 - Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
  2,325 - Memorial Hermann USA Fit Marathon (Sugar Land)
  1,244 - Surfside Beach Marathon
     802 - Marathon 2 Marathon

     757 - **Dust Bowl Series Marathons (Dalhart) - Closed Facebook Group
     723 - **Cross Timbers Trail Run (Lake Texoma) - Closed Facebook Group
     711 - Amarillo Marathon
     609 - Grasslands Trail Run (Decatur)
     587 - Crazy Desert Trail Race (San Angelo)
     185 - Frankenthon Monster (Cedar Park) - Public Facebook Group

The following marathons did not have their own separate pages, but rather their content was accounted for through a parent company's Facebook page:

17,183 - *Big-D (Dallas) - Mellew Production Events Facebook Page
17,183 - *Tyler Rose Marathon - Mellew Production Events Facebook Page
10,928 - *Brazos Bend Marathon (Needville) - Trail Racing Over Texas Facebook Page
 8,916 - *HITS Running Festival (Austin) - HITS Running Facebook Page
 7,022 - *Hill Country Marathon (Marble Falls) - Traverse Running Facebook Page

The Texas Marathon and the Davy Crockett Bear Chase, produced in Kingwood and Groveton, respectively, by Steve and Paula Boone, do not have their own Facebook pages.

Black Moshannon 10K Race Report (Philipsburg, PA)

I try to write race reviews for a website named, BibRave.com, but I never include anything particular about how my race actually went.  I figure people that don't know me don't really care.

All in all, this was a tough, challenging race.

I finished in 1:16:01.32.  Ouch!

Mile 1 -- 10:41.82
Mile 2 -- 12:56.19  (This had an incline that could have been part of the Blue Ridge Half Marathon a month earlier in Roanoke)
Mile 3 -- 13:50.13
Mile 4 -- 13:37.62
Mile 5 -- 11:22.92 (Out on paved road)
Mile 6 -- 11:37.33 (Little bit of a downhill)
Last .2 -- 1:55.41

This was the course profile:

Very mixed feelings about this race.

All but two volunteers were friendly and excellent; those are things that we should all be thankful for as runners, all the time.

There were some severe communication issues, though, that could have been avoided.

This race has been going on since 1981, but it hasn't embraced some of the tenets of racing in 2016.

Tough course, which had a 2.7% grade over 1.84 miles that was between 1.46 and 3.29 miles, according to one runner's profile on mapmyrun.com.

The first four or so miles are on a road that was covered with mixed gravel and dirt, while the last almost two were on fairly smooth paved road.

Communications? Nowhere on the race's web site did it indicate an elevation profile or that it might have been good to wear trail shoes as regular road shoes just didn't allow for decent enough traction very early in the race.

I think sometimes that community races or races that have been going on three decades or more never think about what the race may look like to somebody that is brand new to it.

Especially when you list the race on one of the national event listing websites, such as runningintheusa.com, where I found the race listed.

Although I'm from around the area of the race, my family moved from there just before I turned 10 to Texas. Almost 50, I had never been to the park before and having flown into Pittsburgh from Houston, I approached the Park from the west along Interstate 80.

It was probably the most remote approach (north) from the other three directions, but there was no signage along a "not even two-lane road" to indicate that I was going in the right direction towards the park.

But the most glaring issue was the fact that you didn't have water available until just past mile 3, which is through almost all of the incline, especially when it warmed up on a part of the course that wasn't as covered as it was in other parts of the Park.

There was another water stop at almost mile 5, but stations at miles 2 and 4 would seem to be more appropriate - and to list it on the website to be able to plan for it (or to carry water if it wasn't satisfactory).

Normally for a 10-kilometer race on a flat course, you may or may not need to have water at all, but on a warmer day with a hilly course it just could have been more evenly placed.

And while there was EMS at the finish and maybe around ~100 runners (the race had 121 finishers the year before), it just seemed as if somebody could have easily run into a rough spot where they would have been out of touch with anyone for a mile (between mile 2 and mile 3 and mile 3 and mile 4).

This viewpoint was exacerbated by the fact that a runner who was sitting and waiting for somebody between miles 2 and 3, maybe more early in mile 2. They were OK when I asked them (and before I made it to mile 3 there was a vehicle that was coming to get to them). Additionally, there was an "older than me" runner who was bobbing and weaving a little bit ahead of me. I caught up to him, let him have some of my water and then advised everybody I came in contact with ahead of me to just make sure he was alright.

Would I recommend the race to a friend? Yes, but I would arm them with information that I've shared here that isn't disclosed on the race's main webpage.

To the race: Think about everything possible that somebody who isn't from your area needs to know to get to your race, where to start (there were people from Altoona and State College - in the area - that were asking) and many other things.

Texas' Fastest Marathon Courses - Mid-2016 Update

Last late year, I put together a listing based on the average marathon times of all marathon courses in Texas from results captured by MarathonGuide.com (or calculated from timer's websites if the event was not listed there).

Since we won't see another marathon until late September, it is time to update the listing based on results earlier this year.  Please let me know if I'm missing anybody!  - Jon

1,000 finishers and over
4:25:45 - Houston Marathon (2016; 7,807 finishers; 4:30:29 in 2015)
4:34:56 - Austin Marathon (2016; 3,072 finishers; 4:37:28 in 2015)
4:38:03 - Dallas Marathon (2015; 2,747 finishers; 4:42:46 in 2014)
4:46:57 - Cowtown Marathon (2016; 1,252 finishers; 4:52:37 in 2014)
5:01:43 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon (2015; 2,494 finishers; 4:49:41 in 2014)

500-999 finishers
4:29:16 - The Woodlands Marathon (2016; 874 finishers; 4:26:01 in 2015)
4:37:02 - Bryan-College Station BCS Marathon (2015; 639 finishers; 4:43:33 in 2014)

250-499 finishers
4:29:35 - El Paso Marathon (2016; 314 finishers; 4:26:42 in 2015)
4:31:43 - Fort Worth Marathon (2015; 284 finishers; 4:38:19 in 2014)
4:52:21 - Big-D Texas Marathon (2016; 490 finishers; 4:54:18 in 2015)
5:18:16 - South Padre Island Marathon (2015; 378 finishers; Debut year)
5:31:24 - Texas Marathon (2016; 329 finishers; 5:19:50 in 2015)

Under 250 finishers
4:13:57 - Marathon 2 Marathon (2015; 101 finishers; 4:30:15 in 2014)
4:29:02 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon (2016; 148 finishers; 4:29:13 in 2015)
4:38:33 - HITS Running Festival - Austin (2015; 44 finishers; 4:38:24 in 2014)
4:43:30 - Tyler Rose Marathon (2015; 164 finishers; 4:31:34 in 2014)
4:44:35 - Gusher Marathon - Beaumont (2016; 75 finishers; 4:40:47 in 2015)
4:44:41 - Irving Marathon (2016; 206 finishers; 4:34:52 in 2015)
4:50:23 - New Year's Eve Marathon - Allen (2014; 140 finishers; 4:59:36 in 2014)
4:51:45 - McAllen Marathon (2015; 183 finishers; 5:01:39 in 2014)
4:51:47 - Chosen Marathon for Adoption - New Braunfels (2015; 163 finishers; 4:46:49 in 2014)
4:58:52 - Hill Country Marathon - Marble Falls (2015; 57 finishers; 5:11:30 in 2014)
5:02:04 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (2016; 175 finishers; 5:00:52 in 2015)
5:02:07 - New Year's Day Marathon - Allen (2016; 77 finishers; 5:24:16 in 2015)
5:08:54 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase - Groveton (2016; 68 finishers; 5:13:33 in 2015)
5:15:10 - Frankenthon Monster Marathon - Cedar Park (2014; 129 finishers; 4:36:06 in 2013)
5:21:05 - Grasslands Trail Run Marathon (2016: 78 finishers; 5:47:16 in 2015)
5:25:39 - USA Fit Marathon - Sugar Land (2016; 238 finishers; 5:22:46 in 2015)
5:22:50 - Surfside Beach Marathon (2016; 79 finishers; 5:09:10 in 2015)
5:27:45 - Miracle Match Marathon - Waco (2016; 111 finishers; 5:13:18 in 2015)
6:21:41 - Dust Bowl Series - Dalhart (2016; 39 finishers; 6:12:46 in 2015)

2015 Marathons not in 2016
4:49:48 - The Army Marathon (2015; 419 finishers; 4:38:04 in 2014)
5:12:57 - Love. Run. Marathon. - Huntsville (2015; 51 finishers)

Overall
4:13:57 - Marathon 2 Marathon (2015; 101 finishers; 4:30:15 in 2014)
4:25:45 - Houston Marathon (2016; 7,807 finishers; 4:30:29 in 2015)
4:29:02 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon (2016; 148 finishers; 4:29:13 in 2015)
4:29:16 - The Woodlands Marathon (2016; 874 finishers; 4:26:01 in 2015)
4:29:35 - El Paso Marathon (2016; 314 finishers; 4:26:42 in 2015)

4:31:43 - Fort Worth Marathon (2015; 284 finishers; 4:38:19 in 2014)
4:34:56 - Austin Marathon (2016; 3,072 finishers; 4:37:28 in 2015)
4:37:02 - Bryan-College Station BCS Marathon (2015; 639 finishers; 4:43:33 in 2014)
4:38:03 - Dallas Marathon (2015; 2,747 finishers; 4:42:46 in 2014)
4:38:33 - HITS Running Festival - Austin (2015; 44 finishers; 4:38:24 in 2014)

4:43:30 - Tyler Rose Marathon (2015; 164 finishers; 4:31:34 in 2014)
4:44:35 - Gusher Marathon - Beaumont (2016; 75 finishers; 4:40:47 in 2015)
4:44:41 - Irving Marathon (2016; 206 finishers; 4:34:52 in 2015)
4:46:57 - Cowtown Marathon (2016; 1,252 finishers; 4:52:37 in 2014)
4:50:23 - New Year's Eve Marathon - Allen (2014; 140 finishers; 4:59:36 in 2014)

4:51:45 - McAllen Marathon (2015; 183 finishers; 5:01:39 in 2014)
4:51:47 - Chosen Marathon for Adoption - New Braunfels (2015; 163 finishers; 4:46:49 in 2014)
4:52:21 - Big-D Texas Marathon (2016; 490 finishers; 4:54:18 in 2015)
4:58:52 - Hill Country Marathon - Marble Falls (2015; 57 finishers; 5:11:30 in 2014)
5:01:43 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon (2015; 2,494 finishers; 4:49:41 in 2014)

5:02:04 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (2016; 175 finishers; 5:00:52 in 2015)
5:02:07 - New Year's Day Marathon - Allen (2016; 77 finishers; 5:24:16 in 2015)
5:08:54 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase - Groveton (2016; 68 finishers; 5:13:33 in 2015)
5:15:10 - Frankenthon Monster Marathon - Cedar Park (2014; 129 finishers; 4:36:06 in 2013)
5:18:16 - South Padre Island Marathon (2015; 378 finishers; Debut year)

5:21:05 - Grasslands Trail Run Marathon (2016: 78 finishers; 5:47:16 in 2015)
5:25:39 - USA Fit Marathon - Sugar Land (2016; 238 finishers; 5:22:46 in 2015)
5:22:50 - Surfside Beach Marathon (2016; 79 finishers; 5:09:10 in 2015)
5:27:45 - Miracle Match Marathon - Waco (2016; 111 finishers; 5:13:18 in 2015)
5:31:24 - Texas Marathon (2016; 329 finishers; 5:19:50 in 2015)

6:21:41 - Dust Bowl Series - Dalhart (2016; 39 finishers; 6:12:46 in 2015)

2016 Texas Marathons by Event Finishers

23,314 - Houston Marathon, 1/16-17 (7,823 marathon, 11,081 half, 4,410 5K)
20,294 - Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth, 2/27-28 (373 ultra, 1,263 marathon, 6,326 half, 3,110 10K, 2,902 adult 5K, 6,320 kids 5K)
12,129 - Austin Marathon, 2/21 (3,225 marathon, 8,114 half, 790 5K; not including 166 marathon to half)
  5,195 - The Woodlands Marathon, 3/5 (878 marathon, 3,277 half, 900 5K, 140 marathon relay)
  2,055 - Big D Texas Marathon, Dallas, 4/10 (492 marathon, 1,563 half marathon)

  1,876 - El Paso Marathon, 2/21 (314 marathon, 1,023 half, 539 5K)
  1,515 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/31 (260 marathon, 928 half, 327 5K)
  1,455 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, 3/18-20 (175 marathon, 45 marathon relay, 419 Saturday half, 51 half marathon relay, 321 Sunday half, 143 Friday 5K and 301 Saturday 5K)
  1,235 - Gusher Marathon, Beaumont, 2/27 (77 marathon, 311 half, 847 5K)
  1,196 - GE Irving Marathon, Irving, 4/16 (205 marathon, 536 half, 253 10K, 202 5K)

  1,062 - New Year's Day Marathon, Allen, 1/1 (77 marathon, 477 half, 508 5K)
     902 - Galveston Marathon, 2/14 (146 marathon, 556 half, 200 5K)
     734 - Miracle Match Marathon, Waco, 1/31 (41 ultra, 145 marathon including relays, 298 half, 150 10K)
     601 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1 (325 marathon, 276 half)
     385 - Surfside Beach Marathon, 2/20 (53 marathon, 308 half, 22 kids K)

     170 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon, Groveton, 4/23 (69 marathon, 83 half, 18 5K)
     165 - Amarillo Marathon, Amarillo, 4/9 (29 marathon, 121 half, 15 relay)
     112 - Dust Bowl Series Marathon, Dalhart, 3/23 (39 marathon, 48 half, 1 10K, 24 5K)

The next Texas marathons are:

To be posted soon!

Greater Houston's Top 25 10-Mile Times of 2013

Men

0:50:25 - Enoch Nadler, 28, Space City 10-Miler
0:51:04 - Barnabas Kirui, 27, Space City 10-Miler
0:51:50 - Sammy Kiplagat Chetpoo, 40, Space City 10-Miler
0:52:28 - Jarrett Leblanc, 23, Space City 10-Miler
0:53:31 - Richard Powell, 25, Space City 10-Miler

0:53:37 - Adam Saloom, 23, Ten For Texas
0:53:50 - Erik Burciaga, 26, Texas 10 Katy
0:54:14 - Roberto Moratilla, 35, Space City 10-Miler
0:54:27 - Ryan Smith, 28, Space City 10-Miler
0:54:32 - Jeremy Daum, 27, Space City 10-Miler

0:55:35 - Vaughn Gibbs, 39, Space City 10-Miler
0:56:06 - Zachary Cater-Cyker, 28, Ten For Texas
0:56:36 - Nate Crum, 24, Space City 10-Miler
0:56:39 - Zachary Cater-Cyker, 28, Space City 10-Miler
0:56:45 - Peter Lawrence, 41, Space City 10-Miler

0:58:50 - Luis Armenteros, 41, Space City 10-Miler
0:58:57 - Joe Oveido, 37, Ten For Texas
0:59:18 - Rogelio Pena, 40, Space City 10-Miler
0:59:36 - Kerry Lee, 38, Space City 10-Miler
0:59:39 - Edward Aviles, 43, Space City 10-Miler

0:59:51 - Chris Robbins, 38, Space City 10-Miler
1:00:08 - Geoffrey Speelman, 20, Ten For Texas
1:00:16 - Colin Wolfe, 33, Ten For Texas
1:01:06 - Zach Morgan, 23, Space City 10-Miler
1:01:31 - Andrew Sharenson, 42, Space City 10-Miler

Women

0:58:29 - Samantha Draney, 25, Texas 10 Conroe
0:59:36 - Mary Davies, 31, Space City 10-Miler
1:00:25 - Samantha Draney, 25, Ten For Texas
1:01:48 - Kristine Burciaga, 24, Texas 10 Katy
1:02:05 - Megan Saloom, 25, Ten For Texas

1:02:21 - Lauren Smith, 22, Space City 10-Miler
1:03:45 - Kimberly Mac Namee, 42, Space City 10-Miler
1:04:22 - Obsie Birru, 24, Ten For Texas
1:05:34 - Steph Shasteen, 27, Texas 10 Katy
1:05:55 - Laura Bennett, 45, Ten For Texas

1:06:10 - Anngela Caron, 32, Space City 10-Miler
1:06:31 - Steph Shasteen, 27, Ten For Texas
1:06:33 - Amber Brunmeier, 24, Texas 10 Katy
1:07:19 - Kylee Short, 33, Space City 10-Miler
1:07:55 - Cheryl Bridgens, 25, Ten For Texas

1:08:00 - Amanda Stephens, 27, Texas 10 Conroe
1:08:18 - Nikki Dillard, 35, Ten For Texas
1:08:38 - Kim Tripp, BCS Five and Dime
1:09:15 - Cindy Taylor, 44, Space City 10-Miler
1:09:24 - Michelle LeBlanc, 38, Ten For Texas

1:09:46 - Kassie Harris, 27, Texas 10 Katy
1:10:01 - Krista Blevins, 43, Ten For Texas
1:10:04 - Natalia Dominguez, 36, Space City 10-Miler
1:11:17 - Oleysa Prystayao, 28, Ten For Texas
1:11:35 - Vera Heg, 53, Ten For Texas