Leigh Spruell Age: 62 Hometown: Houston, TX "Running has been a part of my life--through snow, rain, heat, mountains, pregnancy, divorce, depression, anxiety, and the stress of raising three beautiful daughters! I have always found solace on the streets, during the early morning hours before work. When everything else was 'out of control', running was
Trae Morris Age: 42 Hometown: Houston, TX Occupation: Police Officer Trae Morris consistently heard comments about his weight, while on duty as a police officer. He was 42 and had spent 17 years as a police officer when he realized he was not nearly in the physical shape that he wanted to be. “I hated
Jeremy Hanson Age: 34 Hometown: Houston, TX Occupation: Dispatcher for a Freight Forwarding Company Half Marathons Completed: 4 Jeremy Hanson is one of our participants that has most recently began running. He started running only 13 months ago. The Chevron Houston Marathon will be his first full marathon. His running journey began when a friend
Troy Carlson Age 30 Hometown: Houston, TX This is Troy Carlson’s fourth year to run for a reason. He runs for the American Cancer Society. This will be his first time to run the Chevron Houston Marathon, he ran the Chicago Marathon in 2008 and 2010 for the American Cancer Society. Although he didn’t run
"A joy in running that inspires her" Jen Simar, age 23, Houston, TX "I don't know if I've ever really thought about why I run; but, considering I spend most of my free time pounding the pavement, mouse-wheeling on a treadmill, or hitting the trails, it must be for a pretty good reason. Sure, running keeps
Jennifer Good Age: 44 Hometown: Waco, TX Occupation: Professor, Baylor University Marathons Completed: 5 Jennifer Good associates running with good memories and family jogging time with her parents. During her early years, Jennifer Good would occasionally run a 5K or 10K. She did not become serious about training and running marathons until 2009. Good enjoys
Christine Lawless Age: 39 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Occupation: Aerobics Instruction and Registered Nurse Christine Lawless will be running the Aramco Houston Half Marathon to prove to herself that she can do anything she sets her mind to. Lawless was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. To combat this, she underwent a bilateral mastectomy and
Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Hometown: Greece, NY Age on race day: 27 Best Qualifying Performance: 2:13:12, Duluth, 2011 PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:03:59 (2009); Marathon, 2:13:12 (2011) Olympic Trials Marathon History: Debut
Residence: Minneapolis, MN Hometown: Belmond, IA Age on race day: 33 Best Qualifying Performance: 2:13:28, Duluth, 2011 PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:03:44 (2010); Marathon, 2:13:28 (2011) Olympic Trials Marathon History: Debut
Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Age on race day: 28 Best Qualifying Performance: 2:11:30, Houston, 2011 PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:03:22 (2010); Marathon, 2:11:30 (2011) Olympic Trials Marathon History: 17th – 2:17:08 (2008)
