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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, William Finnegan
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance, Dr. Kelly Starrett
Born to Run, Christopher McDougall

Endure, Alex Hutchinson
Essentialism, Greg McKeown
Finding Ultra, Rich Roll
Good to Go, Christie Aschwanden
How Bad Do You Want It?, Matt Fitzgerald

Hypoventilation Training, Push Your Limits, Xavier Woorons
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Liferider: Heart, Body, Soul, and Life Beyond the Ocean, Laird Hamilton
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Some Stories: Lessons from the Edge of Business and Sport, Yvon Chouinard
The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown
The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train and Thrive, Jim Afremow

The Game, Ken Dryden
The Glory Game, Hunter Davies
The Incomplete Book of Running, Peter Sagal
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play, Kobe Bryant
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein

Two Hours, Ed Caesar
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami

Running To Get Away; March 16, 2020

Saturday was just one of those days - and weekends - to just get out of Dodge, so to speak.

Early in the week, I had been looking to see what sporting events this weekend that I could wrap around a race or two.  I'm always looking at the possibilities to stay busy.

However, two dominos fell that quickly wiped all of that out.

The first was the announcement that a Montgomery County (Texas) man had tested positive for the coronavirus at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which forced its cancellation and sent in to motion measures around the City of Houston and the entire greater Houston area.

Then it was the fact that an NBA player had always tested positive.

That set off the nuclear reaction that cancelled or postponed every major professional and collegiate tournament and event known to mankind.

I don't disagree, but the only other earth-shattering changes in my life and schedule have come with the passing's of my sister, grandfather and grandmother.

This weekend there were races in Castroville, Kerrville and Wichita Falls, as well as Amarillo, and all of those were cities that I've not run a race in before.  I even considered Chris McWatters and Tejas Trails' race in Rocksprings.

As of Friday, Wichita Falls' race, at 12 noon, was still on the books, but I think everything from Dallas-Fort Worth was going to have rain.

The only issues with the Castroville and Kerrville races were the prices of hotels in the west side of San Antonio - and Kerrville.  I have the money, but it doesn't mean that I wanted to pay it.  Especially since I have another night's stay elsewhere in my plans this weekend.

So I confirmed that the New Braunfels race was on, even though I've run a race here before, got a really good price on a Courtyard by Marriott near the Guadalupe River (although I was going tubing or anything) and came here.

Race start time was 8 a.m. and I got to the race site at about 7:15 a.m.

Race day registration was easier than anything I've seen.  Simple form:  Name, age, gender, sign your name and date it.  Bam, you're done.

I warmed up a little bit, ran a little bit on the banks along the Guadalupe and practiced my best social distancing as well as waited in my car some too.

The kids race went off at 7:45 a.m.

Runners were lined up about 7:55 a.m., an excellent National Anthem was performed (and almost every single person stood still) and we were off on-time at 8 a.m.

The course was a little bit of an out and back with a loop on the top of it so to speak and it had a few slight inclines as MapMyRun.com afterward indicated a gain of 103 feet.

I ran OK.  It was the first warm, humid weather race of the year.  I finished in 30:03.77.

As I had some plans for the day, I exited the race site as soon as I could and not to keep away from other people.

I think the right decision was made to cancel larger races, especially if you have somebody who isn't abiding by socially acceptable practices and showing up ill.  However, after the mile one mark, where the chatter of participants seems to go away and you start to really hear things, I realized that I was able to hear people's breathing -- and this was a race of probably 200 or fewer registrants.

Not in fear, mind you, but what if in their exerted breathing, because they were racing, and if they were carrying the virus that causes CovID-19, passed them along to everyone around them.

I thought about it a little and kept my distance as best as I could; however, I was still glad that I had the opportunity to be out there.

I was questioned later in the day - rather decisively - about who was still having races and why.  I responded the three towns that had them (Castroville, Kerrville and New Braunfels) and that they were all under 250 people.

Over the rest of the weekend, I added nine counties to my "run at least a mile in every Texas county" total and may add more this coming weekend.

Run Houston! Race Series Finisher Numbers

These do not include any virtual finishers.

10K
2015
Sam Houston Race Park -- 369 (214 women, 155 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 723 (452 women, 271 men)
Clear Lake -- 617 (377 women, 240 men)
University of Houston -- 653 (414 women, 239 men)
Sugar Land -- 418 (248 women, 170 men)
2016
Sam Houston Race Park -- 651 (389 women, 262 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 845
Clear Lake -- 679
University of Houston -- 870
Sugar Land -- 356 (193 women, 168 men)
2017
Sam Houston Race Park -- 619 (311 women, 308 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 864 (484 women, 380 men)
Clear Lake -- 598 (304 women, 294 men)
University of Houston -- 799 (428 women, 371 men)
Sugar Land -- 510 (282 women, 228 men)
2018
Sam Houston Race Park - 387 (204 women, 183 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 848 (466 women, 382 men)
Clear Lake --  581 (305 women, 276 men)
University of Houston -- 862 (466 women, 416 men)
Sugar Land -- 444 (215 women, 229 men)
2019
Sam Houston Race Park -- 428 (229 women, 199 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 857 (477 women, 380 men)
Clear Lake -- 517 (271 women, 246 men)
University of Houston --
Sugar Land -- 378 (204 women, 174 men)
2020
Sam Houston Race Park -- 352 (190 women, 152 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 685 (344 women, 341 men)
Clear Lake --
University of Houston --
Sugar Land --

5K
2015
Sam Houston Race Park -- 425 (283 women, 142 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 920 (605 women, 315 men)
Clear Lake -- 623 (422 women, 201 men)
University of Houston -- 807 (526 women, 281 men)
Sugar Land -- 492 (321 women, 171 men)
2016
Sam Houston Race Park -- 947 (602 women, 345 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 1,252
Clear Lake -- 905
University of Houston -- 1,272
Sugar Land -- 504 (282 women, 222 men)
2017
Sam Houston Race Park -- 991 (576 women, 415 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 1,212 (744 women, 368 men)
Clear Lake -- 893 (526 women, 367 men)
University of Houston -- 1,098 (665 women, 433 men)
Sugar Land -- 832 (503 women, 329 men)
2018
Sam Houston Race Park -- 591 (341 women, 250 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 1,377 (863 women, 514 men) - 12.8% increase
Clear Lake -- 807 (475 women, 332 men)
University of Houston -- 1,173 (719 women, 454 men)
Sugar Land -- 682 (409 women, 273 men)
2019
Sam Houston Race Park -- 699 (432 women, 267 men)

Minute Maid Park -- 1,371 (868 women, 503 men)
Clear Lake -- 771 (473 women, 296 men)
University of Houston --
Sugar Land -- 645 (355 women, 290 men)
2020
Sam Houston Race Park -- 722 (449 women, 273 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 1,353 (832 women, 521 men)
Clear Lake --
University of Houston --
Sugar Land --

1M/1K
2015
Sam Houston Race Park -- 29
Minute Maid Park -- 69
Clear Lake -- 81 (47 women, 34 men)
University of Houston -- 85 (45 women, 40 men)
Sugar Land -- 60 (37 women, 23 men)
2016
Sam Houston Race Park -- 58 (28 women, 30 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 86
Clear Lake -- 105
University of Houston -- 118
Sugar Land -- 52 (29 women, 23 men)
2017
Sam Houston Race Park -- 90 (50 women, 40 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 106 (48 women, 58 men)
Clear Lake -- 75 (33 women, 42 men)
University of Houston -- 97 (42 women, 55 men)
Sugar Land -- 64 (29 women, 35 men)
2018
Sam Houston Race Park -- 24 (7 women, 17 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 92 (37 women, 55 men)
Clear Lake -- 61 (28 women, 33 men)
University of Houston -- 82 (36 women, 46 men)

Sugar Land -- 70 (25 women, 45 men)
2019
Sam Houston Race Park -- 42 (19 women, 23 men)

Minute Maid Park -- 69 (28 women, 41 men)
Clear Lake -- 69 (32 women, 37 men)
University of Houston --
Sugar Land -- 54 (16 women, 38 men)
2020
Sam Houston Race Park -- 36 (18 women, 18 men)
Minute Maid Park -- 50 (21 women, 29 men)
Clear Lake --
University of Houston --
Sugar Land --

Total Finishers
2015
Sam Houston Race Park -- 823
Minute Maid Park -- 1,712
Clear Lake -- 1,320
University of Houston -- 1,545
Sugar Land -- 970
2016
Sam Houston Race Park -- 1,656 (101.2% increase)
Minute Maid Park -- 2,183 (27.5% increase)
Clear Lake -- 1,689 (27.9% increase)
University of Houston -- 2,260 (46.2% increase)

Sugar Land -- 912 (5.9% decrease)
2017
Sam Houston Race Park -- 1,700 (2.7% increase)
Minute Maid Park -- 2,182 (Basically even as '16)
Clear Lake -- 1,566 (7.3% decrease)

University of Houston -- 1,994 (11.7% decrease)
Sugar Land -- 1,406 (54.2% increase)
2018
Sam Houston Race Park -- 1,002 (39.3% decrease)
Minute Maid Park -- 2,317 (7.1 % increase)
Clear Lake -- 1,449 (7.5% decrease)
University of Houston -- 2,117 (6.2% increase)

Sugar Land -- 1,196 (14.9% decrease)
2019
Sam Houston Race Park -- 1,169 (16.7% increase)

Minute Maid Park -- 2,297 (0.86% decrease)
Clear Lake -- 1,357 (6.3% decrease)
University of Houston --
Sugar Land -- 1,077 (9.9% decrease)
2020
Sam Houston Race Park -- 1,110 (5.04% decrease)
Minute Maid Park -- 2,088 (9.1% decrease)
Clear Lake --
University of Houston --
Sugar Land --

2019 and 2020 The Woodlands Marathon Double

Twenty-four (24) runners have completed The Woodlands Marathon Double both years that the race made the recognition available by having a 5K on a separate weekend than the marathon and half marathon.

Those runners include the following:

HALF MARATHON BOTH YEARS
Amanda Lopez, 41, F, The Woodlands
Bobbie Petersen, 44, F, Conroe
Brandy Sambirsky, 46, F, Spring
Elias Rodriguez, 34, M, Conroe
Jason Davis, 48, M, Spring
John McGowan, 46, M, Spring
Katelyn Hunt, 22, F, Conroe
Kathy McWilliams, 75, F, The Woodlands
Lacin Coetzee, 28, F, Conroe
Malia Payne, 34, F, Conroe
Marcela Jaramillo, 46, F, Spring
Marty Cochran, 51, M, The Woodlands
Michelle Mouton, 47, F, Spring
Nilay Dinc, 41, F, Spring
Shannon Hill, 62, F, Conroe
Valerie Ferdin, 29, F, Corpus Christi

MARATHON BOTH YEARS
Amanda Kelly, 47, F, Magnolia
Christopher Kelly, 31, M, Spring
Gabriel Belforti, 48, M, The Woodlands
Stephanie Weiss, 58, F, Tomball

HALF MARATHON AND MARATHON
Bartenderx Oropeza, 44, M, Houston (HM19, MAR20)
Cynthia Biehle, 44, F, Spring (HM19, MAR20)
Danielle Cureton, 32, F, Spring (MAR19, HM20)
Jeffrey Custer, 49, M, Conroe (HM19, MAR20)

2019 The Woodlands Marathon Double

The following 113 athletes -- 95 in the half marathon and 18 in the marathon -- completed The Woodlands 5K Run on Saturday, February 23, 2019 and completed either the Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon or the Houston Methodist Half Marathon on Saturday, March 2, 2019.

HALF MARATHON (95)
Adela Allec, 36, F, Tomball
Alan Pate, 55, M, Magnolia
Alan Wilson, 59, M, Spring
Alejandro Domenzain, 10, M, The Woodlands
Alvaro Carbajo, 49, M, Conroe
Amanda Lopez, 40, F, The Woodlands
Amanda Miller, 40, F, Richmond
Amy Jackson, 52, F, Spring
Anahi Campos, 38, F, Conroe
Anette Jensen, 36, F, The Woodlands
Ashley Major, 34, F, Spring
Avya Sisco, 32, F, Magnolia
Bartenderx Oropeza, 43, M, Houston
Bobbie Petersen, 43, F, Conroe
Brandy Sambirsky, 45, F, Spring
Brooke McCoy, 34, F, Montgomery
Cesar Argueta, 38, M, Cypress
Christina Harughty, 30, F, Montgomery
Cynthia Biehle, 43, F, Spring
Damon Foy, 38, M, Tomball
David Brown, 41, M, Cypress
David Keithley, 37, M, Huntsville
Debra Sukin, 48, F, Spring
Denise Powers, 46, F, The Woodlands
Denise Smith, 65, F, Houston
Devan Atkinson, 26, M, Magnolia
Dorien McGee, 38, F, Spring
Elias Rodriguez, 33, M, Conroe
Elizabeth Ramirez, 31, F, Spring
Emmett Gott, 24, M, Spring
Eric Thomas, 59, M, Spring
Erica Alston, 39, F, Splendora
Erika Lawton, 45, F, Spring
Heather Stanley, 40, F, Spring
Horacio Espinoza, 29, M, Houston
Jackie Maerz, 33, F, The Woodlands
Jason Davis, 47, M, Spring
Jeffrey Custer, 48, M, Conroe
Jennifer Hartsock, 42, F, Cypress
Jerritt Park, 41, M, The Woodlands
Jesper Skov, 47, M, Houston
Jessica Estrada, 35, F, Willis
John McGowan, 45, M, Spring
Juan Lecanda, 35, M, Tomball
Juan Sorto, 33, M, Houston
Kara Lewis, 39, F, Montgomery
Katelyn Hunt, 21, F, Conroe
Kathy McWilliams, 74, F, The Woodlands
Kenward Sims, 70, M, Montgomery
Lacin Coetzee, 27, F, Conroe
Leslie Pallotta, 37, F, Spring
Linda Mireles, 36, F, Cypress
Lindsay Beaton, 35, F, Dickinson
Louis Hebert, 60, M, The Woodlands
Malia Payne, 33, F, Conroe
Marcela Jaramillo, 45, F, Spring
Marco Vazquez, 44, M, Spring
Mariana Sanchez, 43, F, Spring
Martha Contla, 48, F, The Woodlands
Marty Cochran, 50, M, Conroe
Maya Zani, 56, F, Spring
Michael Cortez, 29, M, San Antonio
Michael Kuykendall, 57, M, Spring
Michael Lemmons, 55, M, Spring
Michael Walsh, 45, M, Houston
Michelle Alvarez, 32, F, Houston
Michelle Mouton, 46, F, Spring
Nilay Dinc, 40, F, Spring
Oscar Estrada, 36, M, Willis
Paola Zapata, 42, F, Spring
Paul Phelps, 47, M, Spring
Rachel James, 30, F, Montgomery
Rachel Langille, 38, F, The Woodlands
Rajesh Ameen, 38, M, Sugar Land
Rajesh Vinna, 38, M, Spring
Ravi Kongara, 46, M, Pearland
Rebecca Brown, 33, F, Tomball
Renee Roker, 45, F, Cypress
Richard Salazar, 36, M, Spring
Rick Sanders, 35, M, Spring
Robert Rausch, 44, M, Richmond
Rod Booher, 65, M, Conroe
Roosevelt Johnson, 37, M, Houston
Rosalina Barragan, 45, F, Houston
Sarah Howard Alvarez, 29, F, Hockley
Sean Sipko, 42, M, Spring
Shannon Hill, 61, F, Conroe
Susan Moore, 54, F, Spring
Susana Flamenco, 35, F, Magnolia
Taylor Sharp, 25, F, Conroe
Travis Dreibelbis, 32, M, Spring
Trina McCollum, 50, F, Cypress
Valerie Ferdin, 28, F, Corpus Christi
Varun Reddy Desi Reddi, 28, M, Houston
Victoria Santos, 25, F, Houston

MARATHON (18)
Amanda Kelly, 46, F, Tomball
Chris Vasquez, 43, M, Spring
Christopher Kelly, 30, M, Spring
Danielle Cureton, 31, F, Spring
Danielle Skelton Reeves, 61, F, The Woodlands
Gabriel Belforti, 47, M, The Woodlands
Hai Nguyen, 62, M, Spring
Jake Goldstein, 25, M, Magnolia
Johanna Chesser, 41, F 
Leslie Pavlock, 45, F, Magnolia
Lillian Evans, 45, F, Waller
Linda McCall, 67, F, Conroe
Nicky Massey, 40, F, Spring
Oscar Fumero, 46, M, Springspring
Sally Redmon, 43, F, Conroe
Sonia Carr, 45, F, Conroe
Stephanie Weiss, 57, F, Tomball
Val Parreno, 45, M, Houston

Bayou City Half Marathon Series Official Finishers

Katy Half Marathon - Sunday, February 7, 2015

Cypress Half Marathon - Sunday, November 15, 2015
Katy Half Marathon - Sunday, February 6, 2016
Cypress Half Marathon - Sunday, November 13, 2016
Katy Half Marathon - Saturday, February 11, 2017
Vintage Park Half Marathon - Sunday, April 9, 2017
Cypress Half Marathon - Sunday, November 12, 2017
Katy Half Marathon - Saturday, February 3, 2018
Vintage Park Half Marathon - Sunday, April 8, 2018
Cypress Half Marathon - Sunday, November 11, 2018
Katy Half Marathon - Saturday, February 2, 2019
Vintage Park Half Marathon - Sunday, April 14, 2019
Cypress Half Marathon - Sunday, November 10, 2019
Katy Half Marathon - Saturday, February 8, 2020

Half Marathon

Katy -- 2,257 (1,332 female / 925 male)

Cypress -- 1,831 (1,121 female / 710 male)
Katy 2016 -- 1,610 (895 female / 715 male)
Cypress 2016 -- 1,436 (831 female / 605 male)
Katy 2017 -- 1,181 (655 female + 3 elite / 512 male + 11 elite)
Vintage Park 2017 - 970 (545 female + 5 elite / 413 male + 7 elite)
Cypress 2017 -- 1,149 (625 female + 527 male)
Katy 2018 - 1,194 (622 female + 572 male)
Vintage Park 2018 -- 876 (489 female + 377 male + 11 elite)
Cypress 2018 -- 1,077 (546 female + 512 male + 11 elite + 8 PC)
Katy 2019 -- 1,085 (525 female + 560 male)
Vintage Park 2019 -- 907 (488 female / 399 male / 14 elite / 6 PC)
Cypress 2019 -- 1,055 (549 male + 506 female)
Katy 2020 -- 1,129 (554 female + 575 male)

5K
Katy -- 466 (305 female / 161 male)

Cypress -- 303 (198 female / 105 male)
Katy 2016 -- 362 (219 female / 143 male)
Cypress 2016 -- 242 (149 female / 93 male)
Katy 2017 -- 503 (322 female / 181 male)
Vintage Park 2017 -- 356 (221 female / 135 male)
Cypress 2017 -- 246 (155 female / 91 male)
Katy 2018 -- 354 (224 female / 130 male)
Vintage Park 2018 -- 392 (252 female / 140 male)
Cypress 2018 -- 284 (174 female / 110 male)
Katy 2019 -- 594 (390 female / 204 male)
Vintage Park 2019 -- 430 (262 female / 168 male)
Cypress 2019 -- 301 (182 female / 119 male)
Katy 2020 -- 667 (484 female / 183 male)

Half Marathon Relay

Katy -- 42 (20 female / 3 male / 17 mixed)

Cypress -- 58 (29 female / 5 male / 24 mixed)
Katy 2016 -- 61 (24 female / 12 male / 25 mixed)
Cypress 2016 -- 58 (39 female / 19 male)
Katy 2017 -- 47 (24 female / 3 male / 19 mixed)
Vintage Park 2017 -- 52 (19 female / 10 male / 23 mixed)
Cypress 2017 -- 32 (12 female / 8 male / 12 mixed)
Katy 2018 -- 56 (33 female / 17 coed / 5 male)
Vintage Park 2018 -- 64
Cypress 2018 -- 34
Katy 2019 -- 45
Vintage Park 2019 -- 38
Cypress 2019 -- 28
Katy 2020 -- 55

Kids 1K

Katy -- 126 (71 female / 55 male)

Cypress -- 83 (44 female / 39 male)
Katy 2016 -- 80 (35 female / 45 male)
Cypress 2016 -- 46 (19 female / 27 male)
Katy 2017 -- 71 (32 female / 39 male)
Vintage Park 2017 -- 59 (30 female / 29 male)
Cypress 2017 -- 42 (21 female / 21 male)
Katy 2018 -- 54 (23 female / 34 male)
Vintage Park 2018 -- 60 (29 female / 31 male)
Cypress 2018 -- 30 (13 female / 17 male)
Katy 2019 -- 75 (40 female / 35 male)
Vintage Park 2019 -- 71 (35 female / 36 male)
Cypress 2019 -- 46 (25 female / 21 male)
Katy 2020 -- 104 (48 female / 56 male)

Total Finishers (Counting Relay as 1 finisher)

Katy 2015 -- 2,891

Cypress 2015 -- 2,275
Katy 2016 -- 2,133
Cypress 2016 -- 1,782
Katy 2017 -- 1,802
Vintage Park 2017 -- 1,437
Cypress 2017 -- 1,469
Katy 2018 -- 1,635
Vintage Park 2018 -- 1,392
Cypress 2018 -- 1,425
Katy 2019 -- 1,799
Vintage Park 2019 -- 1,446
Cypress 2019 -- 1,430
Katy 2020 -- 1,955

Sources:  No Limits Timing, No Limits Timing DFW, Bayou City Half Marathon Series and RunSignUp.com, Negative Split Timing, Negative Split Productions, RM Timing Systems

Last updated March 10, 2020.

2020 The Woodlands Marathon Boston Qualifiers

Listed below are the 114 qualifiers for the 2021 Boston Marathon, based on the times listed on the "Qualify For The Boston Marathon" web page at baa.org, from Saturday's ninth annual Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon.

These are totally unofficial as I do not represent the event in any way, shape or form.

These also do not include any Athletes With Disabilities (AWD) qualifiers as I am not completely verse and up-to-speed on what time each athlete must meet dependent upon what category they're in.

If an athlete below has a (+) at the end of their name, it means that they qualify in the next age group as they will be in that division next year when the race is run in Boston.

F20-24 (2)
2:58:12 - Casey Mulroy, 24, F, Richmond, VA
3:13:09 - Devyn Cook, 24, F, Conroe

F25-29 (6)
3:14:02 - Josephine Novak, 25, F, Spring
3:16:36 - Maria Elisa Gonzales, 25, F, Houston
3:12:28 - Lacey London, 27, F, Houston
3:23:29 - Mallory Crutchfield, 29, F, Tulsa, OK
3:25:43 - Rebecca Garza, 29, F, Cypress
3:28:37 - Kelli Tomlinson, 28, F, Houston

F30-34 (1)
3:21:09 - Raeah Braunschweiger, 30, F, Houston

F35-39 (11)
2:44:32 - Emily Parker, 35, F, Center Point
3:09:48 - Keri Amador, 36, F, Spring
3:13:20 - Gina Goodgame, 36, F, Friendswood
3:15:46 - Trisha Vigil, 38, F, Loveland, CO
3:27:17 - Sarah Roach, 39, F, Pearland
3:29:13 - Nikki Cannon, 38, F, Houston
3:29:15 - Victoria Nolan, 35, F, Houston
3:29:16 - Emma Alonso, 39, F, Mexico, DIF
3:31:02 - Krystal Riley, 37, F, Lufkin
3:33:56 - Jennifer Forman, 35, F, The Woodlands
3:36:50 - Dinora Villegas, 39, F, Mexico City, DIF (+)

F40-44 (11)
3:02:39 - Melissa Hopper, 42, F, Cypress
3:17:25 - Alison Matthews, 40, F, Houston
3:22:07 - Erin Rivers, 40, F, Dublin, OH
3:28:46 - Jennifer Williamson, 42, F, The Woodlands
3:29:20 - Melody Presswood, 40, F, Houston
3:29:37 - Ehimhen Agunloye, 40, F, Houston
3:31:05 - Jeana Baldwin, 41, F, Round Rock
3:36:49 - Ana Gabriela Riva Palacio, 41, F, Mexico City, DIF
3:38:24 - Marie Eikefet, 40, F, Katy
3:41:31 - Jen Foreman, 44, F, Katy (+)
3:47:49 - Jennifer Kuylen, 44, F, Fort Worth (+)

F45-49 (8)
3:20:04 - Su Wang, 46, F, Sugar Land
3:28:49 - Casey Brand, 47, F, Houston
3:31:45 - Kori Scott, 45, F, The Woodlands
3:34:07 - Kathy Bell, 46, F, Sugar Land
3:43:23 - Becky Nesbitt, 49, F, Hempstead
3:44:21 - Maricela Pol, 45, F, Houston
3:48:25 - Heather Carr, 46, F, Houston
3:53:54 - Gabriela Iorio, 49, F, Spring (+)

F50-54 (4)
3:17:10 - Henrita Van Wyngaarden, 50, F, The Woodlands
3:39:12 - Jill Weisenbach, 52, F, Indianapolis, IN
3:42:03 - Sandra Tezino, 52, F, Spring
3:53:54 - Ana Maria Bazavilvazo, 50, F, Spring

F55-59 (2)
3:45:16 - Ann Delve, 56, F, The Woodlands
3:58:37 - Kay Stewart, 58, F, Friendswood

F60-64 (1)
4:16:40 - Beverly Pottkotter, 60, F, Tyler

F65-69 (1)
4:14:28 - Yong Collins, 65, F, Richmond

M15-19 (1)
2:52:36 - Joseph Smith, 17, M, Houston (will be 18 on Boston Marathon race day 2021)

M20-24 (2)
2:38:47 - Eric Kroon, 22, M, Austin
2:59:53 - Dorian Zarate, 21, M, Houston

M25-29 (7)
2:46:23 - Eduardo Rodriguez, 28, M, Dallas
2:49:09 - Logan Terry, 27, M, Houston
2:50:30 - Magdaleno Arana, 29, M, Houston
2:52:19 - Taylor Morrison, 29, M, Fort Wort
2:57:00 - Oscar Perez, 26, M, Ciudad De Mexico, DIF
2:57:25 - Luke Wilding, 28, M, Baton Rouge, LA
2:58:21 - Eric Chen, 29, M, Houston

M30-34 (6)
2:26:24 - Benjamin Zywicki, 31, M, Louisville, CO
2:38:26 - Miguel Ramos, 30, M, Mexico City, DIF
2:51:13 - Mitchell Parker, 32, M, Vail, AZ
2:57:13 - Carlos Varas Ibarra, 34, M, Port Arthur
2:57:30 - Jeffrey Pecora, 32, M, Mount Pleasant, SC
2:57:35 - Pablo Ramos Amtmann, 34, M, Mexico City, DIF

M35-39 (8)
2:46:45 - Abel Blancas Moran, 39, M, Mexico, DIF
2:48:06 - Alberto Castro, 39, M, Dallas
2:48:48 - Luis Murillo, 36, M, Houston
3:02:01 - Richard James, 35, M, San Antonio
3:02:30 - David Cobb, 38, M, Houston
3:02:53 - Jongkook Kim, 36, M, Houston
3:04:35 - Nizar Nayani, 37, M, Houston
3:04:58 - Jarrett Hubert, 36, M, Houston

M40-44 (6)
2:49:50 - Aaron Reed, 44, M, League City
2:51:00 - Michael Hinterberg, 40, M, Loveland, CO
3:00:13 - Marcus Lewis, 43, M, Rosharon
3:04:59 - Brad Oswalt, 41, M, Baton Rouge, LA
3:06:27 - Bartenderx Oropeza, 44, M, Houston
3:13:00 - Nicolas Gonzales Nagels, 44, M, The Woodlands (+)

M45-49 (17)
2:36:53 - Meng Zhao, 45, M, Dallas
2:58:48 - Rich Ducote, 45, M, San Diego, CA
3:09:07 - Marc Gyselen, 46, M, The Woodlands
3:11:58 - Xiangmi Shi, 48, M, Sugar Land
3:12:30 - Jose Alfredo Uzeta, 47, M, Magnolia
3:12:42 - Tj Fry, 46, M, The Woodlands
3:13:28 - Troy Schrenk, 45, M, Spring
3:14:29 - Stephen Baumgartner, 46, M, Houston
3:14:30 - Kerry Lee, 45, M, League City
3:16:45 - Venkat Ganesan, 45, M, Austin
3:17:56 - Jason Wallace, 45, M, Huntsville
3:18:18 - Eduardo Garzon, 46, M, Cypress
3:18:21 - Eric Gerken, 46, M, Richmond
3:18:46 - Kunquan Yu, 45, M, Katy
3:19:19 - Enrique Rincon, 48, M, Houston
3:19:46 - Pablo Perez-Leon, 49, M, Katy
3:20:03 - Fulin Han, 49, M, Houston (+)

M50-54 (10)
3:00:25 - Myron Tetreault, 52, M, Calgary, AB
3:05:53 - John Zepeda, 50, M, Webster
3:07:44 - Patrick Hall, 50, M, Austin
3:15:34 - Keish Doi, 53, M, Kailua Kona, HI
3:15:51 - Mohamed Dolliazal, 52, M, Houston
3:17:29 - Alfonso Rodriguez, 50, M, Mexico, DIF
3:17:29 - Mark Deeny, 51, M, Austin
3:24:59 - Shihui Mang, 50, M, Plano
3:24:47 - Peter Herten, 54, M, Spring
3:24:59 - Xiang Wei, 54, M, Plano

M55-59 (6)
3:19:51 - Donny Danner, 58, M, Kansas City, MO
3:30:30 - Ariel Velasco, 55, M, Houston
3:32:07 - Cory Robinson, 55, M, Denver, CO
3:32:05 - Gerard Candrian, 59, M, Tomball
3:39:22 - Domingo Juarez, 59, M, Pflugerville (+)
3:48:13 - Robert Stepp, 59, M, Spring (+)

M60-64 (4)
3:36:46 - Pat Dunn, 63, M, Katy
3:41:55 - Ilya Itkin, 60, M, Houston
3:46:27 - Baoxiang Guan, 63, M, Houston
3:49:57 - Dan Priest, 60, M, Port Bolivar

2020 The Woodlands Marathon Double

The following 131 athletes -- 107 in the half marathon and 24 in the marathon - completed The Woodlands 5K Run on Saturday, February 29, 2020 and completed either the Fidelity Investments The Woodlands Marathon or the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Half Marathon on Saturday, March 7, 2020:

HALF MARATHON (107)
Marvin Adamson, Tomball, M50-54
Bryan Alsdorf, Spring, M35-39
Mayra Alvarado, Missouri City, F40-44
Allison Bailey, Conroe, F35-39
Audriane Bakanauskas, Spring, F40-44
Oliver Belforti, The Woodlands, M1-14
Judith Blevins, Spring, F60-64
Leah Blevins, The Woodlands, F35-39
Crystale Bonjour, Conroe, F40-44
Mark Bonney, The Woodlands, M45-49
Angela Brasington, Spring, F45-49
Paul Brice, Spring, M55-59
Melanie Bush, Conroe, F35-39
Lexi Cansler-Pitt, Spring, F25-29
Mirna Changlee, Willis, F50-54
Christine Christler, Conroe, F55-59
Erin Ciaravino, Spring, F30-34
Drake Clifton, Spring, M15-19
Marty Cochran, The Woodlands, M50-54
Lacin Coetzee, Conroe, F25-29
Allison Connolly, The Woodlands, F35-39
Candy Conti, Tomball, F30-34
Denise Cooper, Humble, F40-44
Mark Curda, Conroe, M45-49
Stephanie Curda, Conroe, F45-49
Danielle Cureton, Spring, F30-34
Debra Dallmeyer, Spring, F35-39
Jason Davis, Spring, M45-49
Nilay Dinc, Spring, F40-44
Erika Espinosa, Spring, F50-54
Valerie Ferdin, Corpus Christi, F25-29
Juan Flores, Spring, M25-29
Joshua Foster, Spring, M35-39
Raul Garcia, Spring, M35-39
Cesar Garibay, Houston, M40-44
Sammy Gomez, Conroe, M65-69
Paul Gonzalez, Humble, M30-34
Vanessa Goodman, Conroe, F50-54
Maria Green, Houston, F55-59
Stacy Gregory, Conroe, F45-49
Kerrie Guerrero, Cypress, F40-44
Viviano Guerrero, Cypress, M40-44
Ryan Gunnell, The Woodlands, M30-34
Noah Guthrie, Conroe, M20-24
Shannon Hill, Conroe, F60-64
Katelyn Hunt, Conroe, F20-24
Taylor Hunt, Willis, F25-29
Avery Hunter, Houston, M50-54
Marcela Jaramillo, Spring, TX, Masters
Ken Johnson, Huntsville, M75-99
Ruth Johnston, Baytown, F60-64
Nelsida Jones, Houston, F40-44
Becky Julian, The Woodlands, F40-44
Mike Kuykendall, Spring, M55-59
Dellon Laban, Houston, M40-44
Clark Lara II, Conroe, M40-44
Rafael Lima, The Woodlands, M20-24
Jennifer Lofland, Spring, F40-44
Amanda Lopez, The Woodlands, F40-44
Chris MacGregor, Houston, M45-49
Arturo Maldonado, Spring, M35-39
Thomas Malone, Tomball, M50-54
Stephanie Marks, Tomball, F40-44
Katie Marshburn, Spring, F25-29
Regina Massingill, Houston, F35-39
Yilma Maya, Shenandoah, F40-44
Brian McCloskey, Spring, M60-64
John McGowan, Spring, M45-49
Kathy McWilliams, The Woodlands, F75-99
Ayssa Medina, Spring, F30-34
Carlos Francisc Mendoza Tangassi, Spring, M40-44
Marta Mixa, Conroe, F60-64
Yanira Montes, Houston, F35-39
Cass Moore, Tomball, M30-34
Patricia Moreno, Spring, F40-44
Michelle Mouton, Spring, F45-49
Anna Noel, Spring, F35-39
Pam On, Houston, F60-64
Analuisa Ortega, Houston, F25-29
Cindy Ough, Spring, F45-49
Felipe Oyzon, Houston, M45-49
Malia Payne, Conroe, F30-34
Bobbie Petersen, Conroe, F40-44
Hamed Pourzargham, Houston, M30-34
Sam Presley, The Woodlands, M30-34
Vivek Purohit, Houston, M35-39
Vinod Ramayanam, Shenandoah, M40-44
John Roche, Spring, M40-44
Elias Rodriguez, Conroe, M30-34
Ernesto Rodriguez, The Woodlands, M35-39
Matthew Rutledge, Spring, M45-49
Brandy Sambirsky, Spring, F45-49
Maria Sanchez, Kingwood, F40-44
Yesenia Sanchez, Kingwood, F15-19
Sheila Shipp, Spring, F50-54
Aliya Smith, Conroe, F35-39
Michael Sparks, Conroe, M40-44
John Specht, The Woodlands, M55-59
James Spencer, The Woodlands, M35-39
Dawn Spoljaric, The Woodlands, F35-39
Pam Stanosheck, The Woodlands, F45-49
Christopher Stewart, Tomball, M45-49
Brian Teed, Aubrey, M25-29
Faith Thomas, The Woodlands, F50-54
Abdiel Urriola, Spring, M45-49
Meagan Vernuccio, Magnolia, F25-29
Tim Walsh, Conroe, M65-69

MARATHON (24)
Britney Alban, Montgomery, F30-34
Harshitha Appidi, Cypress, F30-34
John Bailey, Conroe, M35-39
Gabriel Belforti, The Woodlands, M45-49
Julia Belforti, The Woodlands, F45-49
Cynthia Biehle, Spring, F40-44
Nikki Cannon, Houston, F35-39
Benjamin Conti, Tomball, M35-39
Tom Cooper, The Woodlands, M55-59
Jeffrey Custer, Conroe, M45-49
Peter Herten, Spring, M50-54
Keith Ingram, Spring, M70-74
Maria Laura Ituah, Sugar Land, F25-29
Amanda Kelly, Magnolia, F45-49
Christopher Kelly, Spring, M30-34
Tejal Kurwa, Cypress, F45-49
Nathan Logan, Magnolia, M20-24
Levi Nealy, Houston, M45-49
Bartenderx Oropeza, Houston, M40-44
Phillip Parcon, Beaumont, M50-54
Pranav Patankar, Houston, M45-49
Purushothaman Ranganathan, Cypress, M40-44
Robert Stepp, Spring, M55-59
Stephanie Weiss, Tomball, F55-59

Nine-Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon

This 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 (10)
Brent Scott
Charles Frymire
David Coats
Gabriel Belforti
Henrita Van Wyngaarden
Jonathan Zwickel
Karen Berglund
Kori Scott
Ron Berglund
Stephen Kallus

HALF MARATHON (12)
Barry Beacher
Camellia Jacks
Carlos Sepulveda
Catriona Edmond
Deborah Sanborn
Denise Andrew
Edward Campos
Erica Welter
Kathy McWilliams
Lyndon Yates
Rich Fredrich
Rip Reynolds

Sources:  nolimitstiming.com (2012-2016), mychiptime.com (2017-2020), thewoodlandsmarathon.com

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

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

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

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

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

* Texas ties

My 2020 Race Splits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jail Break Run Finishers Numbers (2011-2020)

Half Marathon

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

5K

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

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

RAM Racing - Texas Finisher Numbers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas 10 Series - Official Timed Finishers Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

Texas 10 Series All-Time 1M - By Date

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eight-Year Finishers of The Woodlands Marathon or Half Marathon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Five Or More The Woodlands Marathon 5K Finishes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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