3:00 Pace Team Leader
Starla Garcia
Starla Garcia is a Registered Dietitian, owner of The Healthy Shine, LLC, 2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier, former University of Houston cross country and tracks and field athlete, and body and cultural diversity advocate. Starla will line up at the 50th Chevron Houston Marathon as a 3-time finisher.
Cali Roper
Cali is an athlete and clinician at McLean OCD Institute // Houston that is also obtaining her Ph.D. at Baylor University. While at Rice, Cali won 9 conference championships and was named an honorable mention All-American in the 10k. Cali recently qualified and competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in 2020 and continues to pursue her passion for running while advocating for those struggling with mental illness through her research, therapy, and her own personal testimony.
Eugenio Olivarez
3:05 Pace Team Leaders
Stephen Wolff
Stephen Wolff became a runner at the encouragement of his mother Lyn and a marathoner at the encouragement of his friend Dr. Funk, PhD. His current PRs include 2:42:49 in the marathon (2020) and 1:16:45 in the half (2019). Stephen runs here in Houston with the Houston Harriers. This is his second time pacing the Houston Marathon.
Luis Lopez
Hi! I’m Luis. I’ve started running since early 2018. I’m an engineer and amateur athlete in love with distance running. I have completed 5 marathons. My first one was in Monterrey MX, 2018. My second one was the Mexico City Marathon, after that came to my resume Chicago in 2019 registering a 3h04 hours. After that Phoenix with 2h50 (current PR) and finally Boston Marathon on October 11th, 2021.
Don Wang
I was a lazy sprinter in high school (200m, 400m), and the thought of running a marathon (or even a half) never crossed my mind until I was 25, when I watched as a housemate trained for her third consecutive Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Numerically-inclined, I thought it would be cool to run my age in miles, and I completed my first marathon at 2008 RnR (San Diego). Since then, I’ve run nearly 60 marys, most of them as a pacer, with a PR of 2:50 at 2019 NYC. As a pacer I strive to bank energy (not time) and go by even effort (slower on the uphills, faster on the downhills).
3:10 Pace Team Leaders
Matt Tabor
Matt is a veteran marathon runner from Dallas, TX with 41 marathon finishes to date, including back to back marathon finishes at Chicago and Boston this year. He has a passion for pacing and helping others reach their goals; he truly believes the running community is about giving back. His current running goal is to finish a marathon in every state, which he hopes to have finished in the next few years. He trains with Team Pegasus and the White Rock Running Coop in Dallas and is excited to pace the Houston Marathon in January.
Kim Lowry
Kim is excited to be pacing the 3:10 group at the 2022 Houston Marathon. 4 years ago Kim moved to Houston from New Jersey to pursue her career as a sports dietitian. She is a lifelong athlete who ran track all the way through college. After receiving some “positive peer pressure” from local Houston runners she completed her first marathon in under 3 hours at Houston 2019. Kim is grateful to be apart of the running community and excited to help others reach their goals.
Javier Mere
3:20 Pace Team Leaders
Shawn Woodland
Completed 13 marathons, helped pace the 3:10 group at the 2020 Chevron Houston Marathon, PR is 2:46:15 at the New York City Marathon. Live in Kingwood, TX.
Micah Petersen
Micah Petersen is from Houston, Texas and is a Captain in the US Army. In 2017, he was selected as 1 of 126 Schwarzman Scholars from around the world and earned a MA in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Prior to studying in China, he graduated in May 2017 from the University of Delaware where he was the recipient of the Alexander J. Taylor award for graduating as the top Male in the class of 2017. He is a graduate of the US Army’s Ranger School and Airborne School, is the founder of an online bowtie company, has run across the United States four times, and is an avid triathlon and marathoner.
Andrew Postolovsky
3:25 Pace Team Leaders
