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 excitement for the adventure everyone is about to take
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 going
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 year. I’ll be heading to the windy city to run
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 next time you
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 group run around the Park led by Meb. It’s now been just over a
The Chevron Houston Marathon's Run for a Reason charity program links thousands of runners with participating nonprofits and provides a platform for charities to raise awareness and funds as well as educate others about their cause. With just a few days to go until Guaranteed HERO & Fundraising for Registration entries become available, we talked
For the fourth year in a row, runners from all over Texas lined up at CITYCENTRE in Houston to run the Green 6.2. Early this past Saturday morning, on a flat, fast course that winds through the Memorial Villages and ends at the CITYCENTRE courtyard, over 350 runners ran sub-51:08 to qualify for early registration
The Houston Marathon Committee's Erin McGowan, Director, Legal Affairs & Participant Services, recently traveled to London, England to work the 2013 Virgin London Marathon. There for just over a week, Erin was on the elite meet and greet team that spent most of it's time at London Heathrow Airport. There were some long days in
