By Ambsassador Bryan Kreitz This is hard work! Notice, I didn’t say it was work, but that it is hard work. What am I talking about? Training for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon or Chevron Houston Marathon of course. It takes time, commitment, and a little bit of crazy to wake up day in and
By Ambassador Matthew Carberry I've never considered myself much of a runner. That is, I run, but until recently I treated runner more like a title reserved for... well, athletes. It was always intimidating, but once I learned how easy it is to be a runner, I've not only enjoyed it more, but performed better
By Ambassador Lisa Chmiola It’s been 6 weeks since I started physical therapy for my hamstring strain. If you’ve been following along, you might recall that my injury will take closer to 3 months to heal versus a usual 6 weeks because my strain is in the tendon area of my muscle, not the “belly”
Do you run at Memorial Park? Have you ever taken the time to read this sign as you run past it? With marathon and half marathon training season upon us, we thought it might be a good time to encourage good running etiquette. Here are a few “rules” to think about the next time you
On Wednesday, June 5 the Houston Marathon Committee and 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi celebrated National Running Day with hundreds of runners at Memorial Park. There were free t-shirts, music from the KRBE Jam Van, refreshments, snacks and a group run around the Park led by Meb. It’s now been just over a
The Chevron Houston Marathon's Run for a Reason charity program links thousands of runners with participating nonprofits and provides a platform for charities to raise awareness and funds as well as educate others about their cause. With just a few days to go until Guaranteed HERO & Fundraising for Registration entries become available, we talked
For the fourth year in a row, runners from all over Texas lined up at CITYCENTRE in Houston to run the Green 6.2. Early this past Saturday morning, on a flat, fast course that winds through the Memorial Villages and ends at the CITYCENTRE courtyard, over 350 runners ran sub-51:08 to qualify for early registration
