by houmarathonstg | Sep 13, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
I started running about three years ago as a way to get in shape after having kids. Running is a type of exercise that doesn’t necessarily require equipment, unless you want a treadmill, and can be done at any time – day or night. If you are like me and have kids, you...
by houmarathonstg | Sep 13, 2015 | Featured, Foundation, Press Releases
HOUSTON (July 2, 2015) – The Houston Marathon Foundation (HMF) announced today that Laine Zizka of James E. Taylor High School and Chris Winski of Morton Ranch High School were named the first recipients of the Susan Poorman Blackie Scholarship. The two stand-out...
by houmarathonstg | Sep 9, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Emilia Benton When it comes to nailing down my one marathon for the year, the decision is always an easy one for me: the Chevron Houston Marathon, duh. I ran my first Houston Marathon in 2012, sort of by accident after I was initially set to run the...
by houmarathonstg | Sep 3, 2015 | Featured, Houston Marathon Committee, Press Releases
Races sell-out for eleventh consecutive year; Run for a Reason charity race entries available HOUSTON – (September 3, 2015) – The Houston Marathon Committee has announced that for the eleventh-consecutive year, the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco...
by houmarathonstg | Sep 2, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured, Foundation
By Houston Marathon Foundation Ambassador Becky Wade I’m back in Houston after a summer of roaming, and have to admit that I’m so glad to be back in the sauna-like conditions I’ve trained in my whole life, and reunited with the people and community that reinforce my...
by houmarathonstg | Aug 13, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
You don’t have to be first By Ambassador Sarah Pepper You don’t have to be first to get in the race. I remember when I started running as a kid, because I am super competitive and took losses hard, my mom would tell me the race is not always to the swift,...
