by houmarathonstg | Dec 3, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Lindsay McClelland We’re less than two months out from race day, so I figure it’s appropriate to share my appreciation for the Chevron Houston Marathon, the committee staff and my fellow ambassadors. The Chevron Houston Marathon is a fantastic race and I...
by houmarathonstg | Nov 26, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Matthew Carberry Out of all the ridiculous phobias I suffer from, none afflict me more than the fear of the holiday season. The most wonderful time of the year? HAH! More like the most terrifying. I mean, how’s a runner supposed to train? Between...
by houmarathonstg | Nov 12, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Steph Fraser I know what you’re thinking, you didn’t even know I’d started training for the Chevron Houston Marathon, and here I am about to unload an update on you. Oh well, these things happen and we just have to move on. Training actually started at...
by houmarathonstg | Nov 3, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured, Race Experience
By Ambassador Lindsay McClelland On October 12th, I ran my 8th marathon, The Bank of America Chicago Marathon. While I didn’t PR (personal record), I did learn some important lessons that I’m confident will make the Chevron Houston Marathon a successful race! Chicago,...
by houmarathonstg | Oct 29, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Melissa Carlson Last night I overhauled our training plan for the Chevron Houston Marathon. Again. Sunday long runs just weren’t working for us. The only thing we really enjoyed was the ability to sleep in on Saturday morning after a long work week...
by houmarathonstg | Sep 26, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Melissa Carlson Marathon training, that is. To be honest, I didn’t think another marathon was in my future. The idea of it seemed fun as I tracked fellow runners’ training and PRs each spring and fall. I wanted to run the five boroughs in New York, snag...
