The start of a new journey is always scary. This year, 2022, I found myself in an interesting place. A place many LGBTQ+ community members find themselves in after countless days of imagining all possible outcomes of their “coming out” journey. How will my friends react? What will my family think? I reached deep inside
As athletes and as humans, we go through seasons of life. Sometimes we're hitting home runs. Others we find ourselves in the status quo and, well, sometimes, life just feels hard. With the pandemic taking over our lives since March 2020, my assumption is that we've all hit some pretty low, lows in the last
The Joy is in the Journey I have told people for years that I started running as a dare. More recently, my perspective has changed. I started running because someone close to me believed in me. How powerful is that?! The first race I registered for was Chevron Houston Marathon, because my cousin was running
The Houston Marathon Committee Announces New Board of Directors Community Leaders with diverse professional backgrounds comprise BOD as HMC prepares for 51st edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon Weekend of Events Jan. 13-15, 2023 Houston (July 25th, 2022) – The Houston Marathon Committee announced today the addition of new members Tracey Anthony, Melissa Hahn, and Shannon Truman to its Board of
Defending Champions Return to Mark 50th Anniversary of Chevron Houston Marathon HOUSTON (Jan. 6, 2022) - With 194,039 finishers having run 5,083,822 miles since the first Chevron Houston Marathon, the race will mark its 50th anniversary on January 16. “When 113 runners lined up in 1972 to run loops in Memorial Park, no one would
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.
Managing and Adjusting Expectations I started running in 2013, after some friends asked me to sign up for a 5k color run. I loved the community and being able to run with my friends, and I worked my way up to a handful of half marathons before I decided to commit to my first full
7 Ways to Uplevel Your Running Upleveling your running can take place in a myriad of ways. From proper nutrition, hitting pace ranges that elevate your training, to mental strength, so many factors come together to move the needle and uplevel your running. Let's dig in! 1. Consistency - This is one of the first
The InsYde Grind The "insYde grind" is our mental state that creates the foundational purpose for being a healthier person all around. Understanding the "Y" or the reasons for your grind makes doing it much more important because it will be the reason you overcome "I can't", "I don't feel like" or "This is hard".
The Power of the Running Community Less than 130 days till race day! But come January 16, 2022, it'll have been almost two years since the last time we ran the streets of Houston together. If one good thing came out of the last year and a half, it's that more and more people picked
