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Amanda Fiser
Amanda Fiser Age: 29 Hometown: Houston, TX "Running has always been a part of my life. My family would go for runs after dinner. Sometimes on the...
Loaded fields set for 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend
Olympians Hall and Keklezighi to be honorary starters HOUSTON – The 41st edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend features stacked...
Len Verhulst
Len Verhulst Age: 51 Hometown: Ripon, WI Half Marathons Completed: 1 Len Verhulst, of the fairly frosty Wisconsin, ran track in high school; so he...
New Year, New Life
Runner Profile: James Coligan Age: 39 Hometown: Houston, TX Running turned James Coligan’s life around and gave him renewed life. On August 23,...
Yen Nguyen
Yen Nguyen Age: 49 “Running is a privilege and one should embrace it while he or she can still run.” On January 26, 1996, Yen Nguyen ran her first...
Running to a Better Life
Michael Canle Age: 31 Hometown: Tomball, TX January 2010 was a breakthrough month for Michael Canle. Weighing in at 332 pounds, he knew he needed to...
Trials Contender: Clara Grandt
Growing up on a dirt road in rural West Virginia in a house with no TV, Clara Grandt was up and out early every summer morning with her five...
“Inspiration. Determination. PERSPIRATION!”
Samantha Bivenour Age: 25 Hometown: Columbus, OH Occupation: Works for Lululemon Athletica Marathons Completed: 1 January 15th will be a significant...
“I Just Want to Run”
Leigh Spruell Age: 62 Hometown: Houston, TX "Running has been a part of my life--through snow, rain, heat, mountains, pregnancy, divorce,...
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