by houmarathonstg | Jul 3, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Heather Foley “I have to am running tomorrow.” The beginning of marathon training season is almost here and it is one of my favorite times of year second only of course to Houston Marathon week! The air is thick with the collective optimism and...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 16, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Bryan Kreitz PR – those letters cause high fives to be passed around like a Hail Mary touchdown pass. Ok, maybe not that much, but it’s still awesome to say. I’m ready to hand out high fives now because I PR’d at a hot and humid June 7th race. Know how I am...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 11, 2014 | Ambassadors, Featured
By Ambassador Lindsay McClelland Waking up at 4:30 a.m., hungry all the time, and remembering how much I love vaseline can only mean one thing…it’s marathon training season. My training has begun and I’m on my way to running my eighth and ninth marathons this...
by houmarathonstg | Aug 6, 2013 | Fast Facts, Featured
Do you run at Memorial Park? Have you ever taken the time to read this sign as you run past it? With marathon and half marathon training season upon us, we thought it might be a good time to encourage good running etiquette. Here are a few “rules” to think about the...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 13, 2013 | Featured, Seen in the City
On Wednesday, June 5 the Houston Marathon Committee and 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi celebrated National Running Day with hundreds of runners at Memorial Park. There were free t-shirts, music from the KRBE Jam Van, refreshments, snacks and a...