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Now that summer is coming, and with it the Houston heat, running in the morning is a great way to beat the hot weather. But, if you’re like me, waking up for an early morning run may be easier said than done. With that in mind, here are five tips to help get you on…
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…
Twenty-year-old Merima Mohammed of Ethiopia overcame leg problems and cold, wet conditions to run the second-fastest ever women’s race at the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon. Mohammed ran the first half of the race with Buzunesh Deba (ETH) and Meskerem Assefa (ETH) and that pack stayed together through 33km, when Mohammed made a strong move and…
Twenty-two year old Bazu Worku of Ethiopia ran away with the men’s title at the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon. Worku, who had been running in a pack of nine early in the race, came through the half at 65:25 with five others. But by 25km, he had opened up a 50 second lead over Solomon…
HOUSTON – Twenty-year-old Merima Mohammed of Ethiopia overcame leg problems and cold, wet conditions to run the second-fastest ever women’s race at Sunday’s Chevron Houston Marathon, while fellow countryman, twenty-two year old Bazu Worku, ran away with the men’s title. Course record-holder Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia defended his title in the men’s Aramco Houston Half…
For those who regularly make the trek out to run at Memorial Park on Saturday mornings, there was a bonus this weekend. Beginning at 7:00 am on Saturday, June 30th, the annual Chevron Houston Marathon Run for a Reason Kick-Off Party took place in Memorial Park. An event conducted in the past on Thursday evenings…
Check out the Local Running Club scene in Houston on the HMC site or Houston Area Road Runners Association site. You can meet fellow runners and a new social group or two. You’ll receive coaching and motivation from fellow runners. You can give motivation and inspiration to other runners. Running will become part of your weekly routine. Making…
National Running Day is not just about the sport of running, but the lifestyle. On June 6, runners all across the country united to celebrate the sport by proclaiming all of the reasons why “I RUN…”! Whether you run to fundraise for a charity, to improve your health, to achieve faster times, to eat more sweets,…
It was an Ethiopian sweep of the medal stands – and the record books – at the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday, as all four winners erased the course records. “Today was the perfect way to culminate the most significant road racing weekend ever in Houston,” stated Wade Morehead,…
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