by houmarathonstg | Aug 5, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
It’s that time of year in Houston…the days are hot and humid and it’s tough to think about getting your mileage in. Ambassadors Sara and Lindsay are here to give you some running and hydration tips to keep you moving during the hot summer months....
by houmarathonstg | Jul 20, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Heather Foley So…you’ve signed up for the Chevron Houston Marathon…YAY! What now? 1) Be really excited and tell everyone you know. Post your “In Training” badge everywhere! 2) Go get fitted for a really good pair of shoes. You will be in them...
by houmarathonstg | Jul 6, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured
Why I Want to Run the Chevron Houston Marathon By April Ockerman 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...
by houmarathonstg | Jul 2, 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...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 22, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured, Training Tips
By Ambassador Lindsay McClelland I’ve been an athlete most of my life. And most of my life I’ve been healthy and I learned to push through painful, tough training. Injury was just never present, until this past December. I tried to ignore it, the nagging pain in my...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 4, 2015 | Ambassadors, Featured, Foundation
By Becky Wade It’s wild to think that we’re already halfway to the next Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, not to mention another Olympic year. So what does a professional runner with Olympic dreams do during the in-between? The Houston...
