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

Men's Overall

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

Women's Overall

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

Men's Masters

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

Women's Masters

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

Wheelchair - Handcrank

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

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

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

Last year, that number dwindled to just nine.

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

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

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

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

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

Those races with 750-999 finishers are listed here:

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

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

Certified Courses: Why They Matter

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

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

I consider myself old school.

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

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

One more:  I like certified courses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I would submit, though, two more.

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

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

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

So where am I going with all of this?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are a handful of new marathons in 2018.

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

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

I saw that Run The Alamo was adding a marathon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Or More Consecutive Wins at a Texas Marathon

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

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

4 The Park Brunch Run Finishers Numbers and Winners

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fresh 15K / 5K - Official Finishers Numbers

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

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

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

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

Seven-Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon

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

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

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

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

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

Surfside Marathon

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

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

Surfside Half Marathon

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

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

Surfside 50K

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

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

Surfin' Surfside 5K

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

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

ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run Finishers Numbers (2007-2018)

10K

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

5K (Untimed until 2014)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2018 The Woodlands Marathon Boston Qualifiers

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

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

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

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

Coming This Weekend

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

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

And I'll be at neither of them.

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

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

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

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

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

I informed Richard that I would be there.

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

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

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

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

Nonetheless, it was hard to be away last year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

So why not in Beaumont?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So we’ll see.

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

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

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

Kilgore to Longview 11-Mile Race: Official Finishers Numbers

2017 (February 11):  251 (123 men / 128 women)
2018 (February 10):  149 (87 men / 62 women)

Source:  sportspectrumusa.com

John J. Eikenburg Law Week 8K Champions - 2002-2018

Male Overall
2002 - 25:05, Drew Prisner, 30
2003 - 25:54, Luis Armenteros, 30
2004 - 24:56, Sean Wade, 38
2005 - 25:29, Sean Wade, 39
2006 - 24:47, John Hedengren, 28
2007 - 25:22, John Hedengren, 29
2008 - 25:33, John Hedengren, 30
2009 - 26:43, Gabriel Rodriguez, 31
2010 - 25:52, Nate Harkins, 31
2011 - 26:47, William Blancett, 35
2012 - 27:01, Chris Stelzer, 39
2013 - 26:49, Vaughn Gibbs, 39
2014 - 25:10, Maximo Mendoza, 25
2015 - 27:46, Peter Lawrence, 43
2016 - 27:21, Zachary Cater-Cyker, 31
2017 - 26:18, Calum Neff, 32
2018 - 26:29, Maximo Mendoza, 28

Female Overall
2002 - 29:18, Karen Killeen, 35
2003 - 29:43, Katrina Price, 32
2004 - 32:10, Caroline Burum, 38
2005 - 29:14, Heidi Hullinger, 22
2006 - 30:26, Christie Lammers, 49
2007 - 31:20, Melissa Henderson, 32
2008 - 31:01, Autumn Ray, 28
2009 - 30:25, Vigdis Holst, 39
2010 - 30:20, Marnie Staehly, 32
2011 - 31:40, Amanda Barth, 26
2012 - 30:45, Virginia Jones, 31
2013 - 30:44, Kylee Short, 32
2014 - 31:18, Hope Layman, 30
2015 - 32:43, Heidi Zimmerman, 31
2016 - 30:06, Jourdan Ellis, 24
2017 - 28:19, Lauren Stroud, 26
2018 - 29:03, Jourdan Ellis, 26

Male Masters
2002 - 28:58, Gary Johnson, 47
2003 - 28:37, Alan Mut, 45
2004 - 29:06, Rich Fredrich
2005 - 29:17, Jorge Alvarado, 40
2006 - 27:07, Joe Flores, 46
2007 - 28:05, Gerardo Mora, 40
2008 - 27:44, Joe Flores, 48
2009 - 27:51, Gerardo Mora, 42
2010 - 27:01, Gerardo Mora, 43
2011 - 28:32, John Yoder, 40
2012 - 28:03, Peter Lawrence, 40
2013 - 27:18, Chris Stelzer, 40
2014 - 28:17, Peter Lawrence, 42
2015 - 28:31, Kerry Lee, 40
2016 - 27:47, Chris Stelzer, 43
2017 - 27:42, Peter Lawrence, 45
2018 - 26:59, Luis Armenteros, 45

Female Masters
2002 - 33:55, Vicki Danielson, 41
2003 - 34:12, Suzanne Day, 46
2004 - 32:36, Heide Mairs
2005 - 31:51, Helen Grant, 42
2006 - 30:49, Helen Grant, 43
2007 - 32:00, Lisa Tilton McCarthy, 40
2008 - 33:33, Helen Grant, 45
2009 - 32:11, Sabra Harvey, 60
2010 - 30:29, Vigdis Holst, 40
2011 - 32:46, Laura Bennett, 43
2012 - 31:52, Laura Bennett, 44
2013 - 31:07, Laura Bennett, 45
2014 - 32:31, Laura Bennett, 46
2015 - 33:53, Alexis Llewellyn, 40
2016 - 32:10, Laura Bennett, 48
2017 - 32:50, Pamela Skaufel, 42
2018 - 30:48, Peggy Yetman, 49

Male Veterans
2009 - 29:05, Joe Melanson, 53
2010 - 29:52, Rich Fredrich, 52
2011 - 29:48, Sim Cuevas, 51
2012 - 29:28, Joe Melanson, 56*
2013 - 30:39, Peter Mullin, 62*
2014 - 30:30, Peter Mullin, 63*
2015 - 31:38, Sim Cuevas, 55
2016 - 31:10, Sim Cuevas, 55
2017 - 31:34, Steve Schroeder, 51
2018 - 30:30, Garrett Rychlik, 50

Female Veterans
2009 - 34:40, Rebecca Marvil, 50
2010 - 33:16, Sabra Harvey, 61
2011 - 33:12, Sabra Harvey, 62
2012 - 36:12, Suzy Seeley, 52*
2013 - 35:13, Jody Berry, 52*
2014 - 33:47, Sabra Harvey, 65*
2015 - 35:40, Melissa Hurta-Crites, 51
2016 - 33:56, Allyson Serrao, 50
2017 - 33:28, Allyson Serrao, 51
2018 - 35:37, Cristy Moreno, 55

* Unofficial

Law Week 8K Finishers Numbers

2018 (February 17) - 394 (216 men / 178 women)

2017 (March 11) - 325 (185 men / 140 women)
2016 (March 12) - 386 (217 men / 169 women)
2015 (March 21) - 216 (129 men / 87 women)
2014 (March 22) - 478 (266 men / 212 women)
2013 (March 23) - 488 (273 men / 215 women)

2012 (March 24) - 560 (294 men / 266 women)
2011 (March 26) - 599 (342 men / 257 women)
2010 (March 27) - 619 (326 men / 293 women)
2009 (March 28) - 424 (266 men / 158 women)
2008 (March 29) - 483 (290 men / 193 women)

2007 (March 24) - 431 (267 men / 164 women)
2006 (March 25) - 555 (333 men / 222 women)
2005 (April 9) - 631 (366 men / 265 women)
2004 (March 27) - 466 (292 men / 172 women)
2003 (March 22) - 669 (385 men / 284 women)
2002 (March 23) - 514 (313 men / 201 women)

Sources:  runhoustontiming.net, eztoregister.com, active.com, athlinks.com, doitsports.com, archive.org

Texas' Fastest Marathon Courses: Updated

Back on December 17, 2015, I inspected the average finishing time of each and every Texas road marathon (but maybe not every trail race that has a marathon distance).

Most races are listed in marathonguide.com and the data is able to be obtained from their site.  Three marathons -- Amarillo, Irving and the Hill Country Marathon -- I obtain the results independently.

And as I stated before, the debate over a "fastest course" would only be settled if the same person ran all of the courses in the exact same conditions (training, race day temperature, field, etc.).

And that, of course, just isn't going to happen.

Since the last time I calculated the totals, six races have gone by the wayside (see the list below) and Beach To Bay Marathon in Corpus Christi added an individual competition in 2016.

Frankenthon Monster Marathon was unable to get "permits and permission worked out" last October and we'll wait for an update if they'll return in 2018.

Harlingen goes from a half to the marathon distance, moving from November to February.

Lubbock is adding a marathon - its second, following the Panhandle Marathon, which was a Mellew Productions race that ran for three years from 2012-2014.

It looks like the Silo District Marathon ($150 registration) in Waco will come into being on Sunday, May 6 - course unseen for the moment - and Dane Rauschenberg is going to produce a 104 times around the track marathon ($110 right now) in Texline, Texas on a Friday (no they don't play football in Texline) - the opening weekend of Texas high school football in 2018 - as part of a series of five marathons in five states in five days.  All on oval tracks.

You'll see in the list below two times for The Woodlands Marathon.

Last year, the course turned out to be short after a lead official missed a turn cutting 0.8 miles off the course.  I took the average time of those grabbed by marathonguide.com and ran it through the pace calculator that I use at coolrunning.com to get a new adjusted time for The Woodlands.

All that said, these are the average times by races within the same groups of numbers of finishers using the data from their last completed race:

1,000 finishers or over
4:27:26 - Chevron Houston Marathon (2018:  6,710 finishers)
4:38:39 - BMW Dallas Marathon (2017:  2,818 finishers)
4:42:08 - Cowtown Marathon - Fort Worth (2017:  1,244 finishers)
4:52:44 - Austin Marathon (2017:  2,670 finishers)
5:18:22 - Humana Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon (2017:  2,828 finishers)

500-999 finishers
4:22:38 (4:14:26) - The Woodlands Marathon (2017:  935 finishers)

250-499 finishers
4:33:03 - El Paso Marathon (2017:  251 finishers)
4:38:43 - Fort Worth Marathon (2017:  299 finishers)
4:41:06 - Bryan/College Station BCS Marathon - College Station (2017:  476 finishers)
5:42:48 - Metal Sawing Technology Texas Marathon - Kingwood (2018:  254 finishers)

Under 250 finishers
4:23:45 - Gusher Marathon (2017:  65 finishers)
4:34:11 - Galveston Marathon (2017:  129 finishers)
4:38:23 - Marathon 2 Marathon (2017:  91 finishers)
4:40:05 - Miracle Match Marathon - Waco (2018:  84 finishers)
4:45:21 - New Year's Eve Marathon - Allen (2017:  88 finishers)
4:46:36 - Irving Marathon (2017:  208 finishers)
4:49:43 - New Year's Day Marathon - Allen (2018:  43 finishers)
4:50:36 - Amarillo Marathon (2017:  35 finishers)
4:53:48 - Frankenthon Monster Marathon - Cedar Park (2016:  74 finishers)
4:58:17 - McAllen Marathon (2018:  130 finishers)
4:58:56 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase - Groveton (2017:  71 finishers)
5:01:28 - USA Fit Marathon - Sugar Land (2018:  149 finishers)
5:04:52 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (2017:  161 finishers)
5:09:22 - Hill Country Marathon - Marble Falls (2017:  16 finishers)
5:17:55 - Surfside Beach Marathon (2017:  79 finishers)
5:19:15 - Beach To Bay Marathon - Corpus Christi (2017:  35 finishers)
5:25:18 - Grasslands Trail Run Marathon - Decatur (102 finishers)
5:35:17 - Love.Run.Marathon - Huntsville (2017:  32 finishers)
5:45:33 - South Padre Island Marathon (2017:  150 finishers)
6:07:05 - Cross Timbers Trail Runs Marathon - Lake Texoma (2017:  69 finishers)
6:07:14 - Dust Bowl Series Marathon - Dalhart (2017:  30 finishers)
6:45:42 - Brazos Bend Marathon - Needville (2017:  148 finishers)

Gone since 12/17/15
Big-D Texas Marathon
The Army Marathon
HITS Running Festival - Austin
Tyler Rose Marathon
Chosen Marathon for Adoption - New Braunfels (now a half)
South Padre Island Marathon

New for 2018
Harlingen Marathon (February 25, 2018)
Lubbock Mayor's Marathon (April 22, 2018)
Silo District Marathon - Waco (May 6, 2018)
Texline Marathon (August 31, 2018)

And then if you merged them altogether, this is what it would look like:

4:22:38 (4:14:26) - The Woodlands Marathon (2017:  935 finishers)
4:23:45 - Gusher Marathon (2017:  65 finishers)
4:27:26 - Chevron Houston Marathon (2018:  6,710 finishers)
4:33:03 - El Paso Marathon (2017:  251 finishers)
4:34:11 - Galveston Marathon (2017:  129 finishers)
4:38:23 - Marathon 2 Marathon (2017:  91 finishers)
4:38:39 - BMW Dallas Marathon (2017:  2,818 finishers)
4:38:43 - Fort Worth Marathon (2017:  299 finishers)
4:40:05 - Miracle Match Marathon - Waco (2018:  84 finishers)
4:41:06 - Bryan/College Station BCS Marathon - College Station (2017:  476 finishers)
4:42:08 - Cowtown Marathon - Fort Worth (2017:  1,244 finishers)
4:45:21 - New Year's Eve Marathon - Allen (2017:  88 finishers)
4:46:36 - Irving Marathon (2017:  208 finishers)
4:49:43 - New Year's Day Marathon - Allen (2018:  43 finishers)
4:50:36 - Amarillo Marathon (2017:  35 finishers)
4:52:44 - Austin Marathon (2017:  2,670 finishers)
4:53:48 - Frankenthon Monster Marathon - Cedar Park (2016:  74 finishers)
4:58:17 - McAllen Marathon (2018:  130 finishers)
4:58:56 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase - Groveton (2017:  71 finishers)
5:01:28 - USA Fit Marathon - Sugar Land (2018:  149 finishers)
5:04:52 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (2017:  161 finishers)
5:09:22 - Hill Country Marathon - Marble Falls (2017:  16 finishers)
5:17:55 - Surfside Beach Marathon (2017:  79 finishers)
5:18:22 - Humana Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon (2017:  2,828 finishers)
5:19:15 - Beach To Bay Marathon - Corpus Christi (2017:  35 finishers)
5:25:18 - Grasslands Trail Run Marathon - Decatur (102 finishers)
5:35:17 - Love.Run.Marathon - Huntsville (2017:  32 finishers)
5:42:48 - Metal Sawing Technology Texas Marathon - Kingwood (2018:  254 finishers)
5:45:33 - South Padre Island Marathon (2017:  150 finishers)
6:07:05 - Cross Timbers Trail Runs Marathon - Lake Texoma (2017:  69 finishers)
6:07:14 - Dust Bowl Series Marathon - Dalhart (2017:  30 finishers)
6:45:42 - Brazos Bend Marathon - Needville (2017:  148 finishers)

USA Fit Marathon and Half Marathon All-Time Winners (2009-2018)

Marathon - Men
2009 - 3:33:03, Brad Mauritzen, 31, Houston
2010 - 3:02:42, Cory May, 39
2011 - 2:48:14, Matthew Birkel, 19, Pekin, IL
2012 - 3:03:41, Cheney Chang, 32
2013 - 2:54:35, Jason Brown, 32
2014 - 3:09:31, Bryan Lewis, 38
2015 - 2:58:25, Byron Adams II, 51, New Orleans
2016 - 2:50:46, Andrew Erwin, 25, Houston
2017 - 2:48:07, Adam Saloom, 27, Houston
2018 - 2:44:21, Julius Michael, 29, Houston

Marathon - Women
2009 - 3:47:54, Diana Mayo, 50, Houston
2010 - 3:13:56, Sarah Wilson, 29
2011 - 3:14:31, Anja Jokela, 26, Minneapolis, MN
2012 - 3:21:24, Melinda Davis, 31
2013 - 3:40:27, Rachel Mittelman, 23
2014 - 3:24:52, Erica Cahill, 48, The Woodlands
2015 - 3:30:28, Claudia Smith, 32, Kingwood
2016 - 3:36:30, Gabrielle Helfgott, 28, Boston, MA
2017 - 3:22:40, Victoria Webster, 32, Houston
2018 - 3:14:43, Patricia Shaffer, 40, Rosenberg

Marathon - Masters Men
2009 - 3:46:01, Scott Demaree,
2010 - 3:12:16, Gregg Garrard, 46, Montgomery
2011 - 2:57:00, Patrick Flores, 46, Katy
2012 - 3:10:21, Richard Humphrey, 49
2013 - 3:02:52, Rick Gardner, 49
2014 - 3:18:45, Matthew Neighbors, 40
2015 - 3:01:05, Olli Haavikko, 40, Houston
2016 - 3:09:53, Bryan Gottfried, 40, Spring
2017 - 2:59:42, John Mannion, 45, Sugar Land
2018 - 3:06:01, Francisco Garza, 52, Houston

Marathon - Masters Women
2009 - 3:53:59, Parvaneh Moayedi, 44, San Antonio
2010 - 3:29:49, Helen Grant, 46
2011 - 3:42:53, Arburn Cain, 42, Missouri City
2012 - 3:51:36, Cheri Payne, 40
2013 - 3:42:35, Karen Smith, 48
2014 - 3:53:01, Cynthia Medwedeff-Blake, 60
2015 - 3:40:16, Laura Faria, 41, The Woodlands
2016 - 3:49:26, Stacey Slover, 49, Kansas City, MO
2017 - 3:42:01, Diane Lybarger, 40, Richmond
2018 - 3:43:03, Victoria Van Wie, 47, Cypress

Half Marathon - Men
2009 - 1:26:22, Blair Gordon, 18
2010 - 1:16:34, Patrick Pitts, 18
2011 - 1:18:47, Patrick Pitts, 19
2012 - 1:11:55, Weston Caceres, 22
2013 - 1:19:15, Stuart MacDougall, 29
2014 - 1:12:01, Maximo Mendoza, 24
2015 - 1:12:41, Ryan Smith, 29, Kingwood
2016 - 1:23:35, Phil Teijeira, 38, Houston
2017 - 1:28:59, Alexis Ortiz, 41
2018 - 1:20:20, Pita Javier, 37, El Monte, CA

Half Marathon - Women
2009 - 1:40:58, Michelle Colombo, 27
2010 - 1:30:26, Amanda Walters, 17
2011 - 1:39:27, Annabella Betancourt, 38
2012 - 1:29:04, Aroline Hanson, 32
2013 - 1:35:57, Hailey Crosswel, 29
2014 - 1:34:02, Emma Awatif Elhalaby, 29, Missouri City
2015 - 1:34:55, Kristin Duplantis, 32, Houston
2016 - 1:33:28, Naomi Whymant, 46, The Woodlands
2017 - 1:22:34, Julie Amthor Croley, 26
2018 - 1:26:20, Julie Amthor Croley, 27, Texas City

Half Marathon - Masters Men
2009 - 1:34:41, John Gordon, 55, Katy
2010 - 1:27:16, Chris Neugebauer, 41
2011 - 1:26:14, Brett Cole, 44, Sugar Land
2012 - 1:24:38, Ismael Terrazas, 40
2013 - 1:26:56, Brett Cole, 46, Sugar Land
2014 - 1:27:46, Jin Zhao, 40, Houston
2015 - 1:27:17, Brett Cole, 48, Sugar Land
2016 - 1:26:54, William Bitner, 40, Austin
2017 - 1:29:18, John Zepeda, 47
2018 - 1:30:11, Bryan Lewis, 42, Houston

Half Marathon - Masters Women
2009 - 1:43:05, Melissa Masi, 42
2010 - 1:43:19, Stacy Koscinski, 40
2011 - 1:41:21, Linda Trinkle, 43, The Woodlands
2012 - 1:35:52, Sheila Carmody, 45
2013 - 1:41:15, Juka Smits, 46
2014 - 1:38:17, Susan Walters, 49, Wallis
2015 - 1:37:56, Shawna Myers, 40, Richmond
2016 - 1:37:04, Felicia Taylor, 50, Missouri City
2017 - 1:39:05, Lara Font, 46
2018 - 1:44:44, Melanie Yarzy, 41, Houston

Chevron Houston Marathon Age-Group Winners - 2018

Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Overall Men's Winner - Bazu Worku, ETH, 2:08:30

12-15 - 3:35:30, Logan Schaunaman (USA/TX)
16-19 - 2:48:23, Will Lord (USA/TX)
20-24 - 2:09:07, Yitayal Atnafu (ETH)
25-29 - 2:15:52, Wilkerson Given (USA/TX)
30-34 - 2:09:32, Elisha Barno (KEN)
35-39 - 2:23:40, Riley Cook (USA/UT)
40-44 - 2:20:52, Juan Carlos Romero (MEX) - 7th fastest 40-44 time ever
45-49 - 2:26:40, Sergio Garcia (MEX) - set new AG mark, besting Charleston, SC's Bob Schlau's 2:26:43 in 1995
50-54 - 2:49:52, Paul Thiels (USA/LA)
55-59 - 2:58:54, Haakon Bull (NOR)
60-64 - 3:13:30, Tim Heitzwebel (USA/TX)
65-69 - 3:23:56, Jerry Hammervold (USA/TX) - Benji Durden 3rd
70-74 - 3:49:12, Larry Lichnovsky (USA/TX) - Ben Harvie 2nd
75-79 - 4:01:04, Bob Hoekman (USA/TX) - owns 3rd and 4th best time in division

Overall Women's Winner - Biruktayit Degefa, ETH, 2:24:51

12-15 - 3:53:38, Caroline Harris (USA/GA)
16-19 - 3:21:43, Julia Romero (USA/MO)
20-24 - 2:27:21, Melesech Tsegaye Beyene (ETH)
25-29 - 2:24:57, Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
30-34 - 2:27:32, Gladys Kipsoi (KEN)
35-39 - 2:43:45, Kelly Boler (USA/MN)
40-44 - 2:49:18, Merrilee Blackham (USA/UT) - Skaufel 3rd, Kruppa 4th
45-49 - 3:25:00, Henrita Van Wyngaarden (USA/TX)
50-54 - 2:57:42, Regina Yamin (MEX) - second best all-time; Heidy Lozano 2nd in 3:07:39 (5th best)
55-59 - 3:19:34, Cristy Moreno (USA/TX) - third best all-time; Stoll 2nd, Seeley 3rd
60-64 - 3:42:02, Pam Butler (USA/TX) - eighth best all-time
65-69 - 3:47:03, Alyn Park (USA/CO) - third best all-time
70-74 - 4:53:46, Brenda Hilton (USA/TX) - second best all-time (maybe first)

Source:  chevronhoustonmarathon.com, houstonresults.com

Aramco Houston Half Marathon Age-Group Winners - 2018

Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Overall Men's Winner - Jake Robertson, NZL, 1:00:01

07-11 - 1:45:44, Daniel Benz (USA/TX)
12-15 - 1:21:45, Jonathan Robbins (USA/TX)
16-19 - 1:17:01, Dawson Schmidt (USA/TX)
20-24 - 1:00:20, Shura Kitata (ETH)
25-29 - 1:00:15, Guye Adola Idemo (ETH)
30-34 - 1:00:37, Sam Chelanga (USA/CO)
35-39 - 1:11:36, Matthew Slocum (USA/NJ)
40-44 - 1:02:00, Bernard Lagat (USA/AZ) - fastest
45-49 - 1:05:11, Kevin Castille (USA/LA) - fastest, shattered Sean Wade's 1:09:54 from 2012.
50-54 - 1:20:24, Sherm Everett (USA/TX) - 7th fastest.
55-59 - 1:23:58, Charles McIlroy (USA/TX)- 5th fastest.
60-64 - 1:29:23, Joe Melanson (USA/TX) - 8th fastest.
65-69 - 1:36:24, Jamal Jamalyaria (USA/TX) - 4th fastest.
70-74 - 1:40:55, George Sandoval (USA/TX) - 5th fastest.  First four?  Ino Cantu.
75-79 - 2:11:39, Tommy Welch (USA/TX)
80-84 - 2:30:57, Jim Braden (USA/TX) - Jim has 3rd and 4th fastest in 80-84 (1st is suspect)
85-89 - 3:06:30, Jesse Real (USA/TX) *unofficial age group (oldest men HM finisher ever)

Overall Women's Winner - Rugi Ata, ETH, 1:06:39

07-11 - 1:54:48, Loghan Gonzales (USA/TX) - 6th fastest (1-3 to Heather Welsch, 5th to Kaytlynn)
12-15 - 1:26:01, Avery Clover (USA/TX) - 3rd fastest behind Lauren Smith and Nichole Jones
16-19 - 1:22:41, Nubia Garcia Barcenas (MEX) - 2nd fastest non-elite
20-24 - 1:06:48, Caroline Chepkoech (KEN)
25-29 - 1:06:50, Mary Wacera (KEN)
30-34 - 1:07:13, Edith Chelimo (KEN)
35-39 - 1:11:31, Natasha Wodak (CAN) - 3rd fastest
40-44 - 1:25:43, Cristina Burbach (USA/VA)
45-49 - 1:15:35, Perry Shoemaker (USA/VA) - fastest, beating 1:16:19 of Colleen De Reuck in 2011.
50-54 - 1:41:14, Penny Rettenmaier (USA/TX)
55-59 - 1:28:38, Terri Cassel (USA/OK) - fastest, bettering her 1:32:51 from last year.
60-64 - 1:47:01, Billie Melanson (USA/TX) - 10th fastest
65-69 - 2:02:33, Katherine Collins (USA/TX)
70-74 - 2:12:43, Kathy McWilliams (USA/TX) - 6th fastest
75-79 - 2:16:16, Isabelle Noiret (USA/WA) - fastest, besting Kay Duplichan's 2:46:26 five years ago.
80-84 - 3:30:36, Marsha Smith (USA/TX)- 3rd over 80 finish, the only one to do so.

Source:  chevronhoustonmarathon.com, houstonresults.com