Plenty of Huntsville runners in Houston races

Discussion

January 18, 2010

By Ken Johnson The Huntsville Item Mon Jan 18, 2010, 11:14 PM CST

Nearly 20,000 runners finished the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Half Marathon and El Paso 5K in Houston on Sunday.

Teshome Gelana of Ethiopia set a new Chevron Houston Marathon record with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 37 seconds. Defending women’s champion, Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia also set a new record with a time of 2:23:53.

Antonio Vega of Minnesota won the Aramco Half Marathon with a time of 1:01:54 and Shalane Flanagan, a two-time Olympian from Oregon, set a new Aramco Half Marathon with a time of 1:09:41.

There were plenty of Huntsville runners participating in all three races.

Nathan Winkelmann, a multi-sport athlete, led the local runners in the marathon with a time of 3:25:34, improving from his time of 3:39:34 last year.

Suzy Riley of Richards, and mother of four, finished her second Houston Marathon with a time of 3:40:18, qualifying her for the Boston Marathon.

Melvin Neely finished his 12th Houston Marathon.

Jesse Parker, cross country coach at Sam Houston State University, was the fastest local runner in the Aramco Half Marathon with a time of 1:28:52. This was a personal record for Parker.

Congratulations to all Huntsville runners who competed in these races.

Chevron Houston Marathon (26.2 miles)

Nathan Winkelmann, 29 3:25:34

J. C. Guzman, 38 3:39:46

Suzy Riley, 31 3:40:18

Melvin Neely, 53 4:00:14

Darryl Shreves, 49 4:07:13

Jody Slaughter, 46 4:23:26

Mark Robinson, 63 5:14:45

Ken Johnson, 68 5:46:31

Jason Tafelski, 35 5:48:50

Aramco Half Marathon (13.1 miles)

Jesse Parker, 26 1:28:52

Emily Garner, 29 1:39:49

Leslie Wiggins, 28 2:00:38

Stephenie Kieschnick, 29 2:06:41

Jackie Edwards, 50 2:13:18

Leslee Cade, 38 2:23:08

Lavonne Zaiontz, 42 2:36:27

Marty Reeder, 33 2:40:11

Garrett Cradduck, 31 2:40:12

Anna Shreves, 50 2:49:53

Leah Mulligan, 31 3:00:02

Angie Taylor, 28 3:00:02

Patsy Collins, 51 4:15:50

El Paso 5K (3.1 miles)

Kevin Andrews, 46 24:02

Cindy Andrews, 46 26:22

Theresa Ballew, 33 32:40

Jason Barnett, 35 32:46

Naomi Vance, 25 35:04

Kristian Cross, 18 42:31

Linda Sue Farrell, 62 45:46

Jennifer Driscoll, 34 51:31

Other recent race results:

USA Fit Half Marathon, Sugar Land, Jan. 10

John Cook, 54 2:51:33

Run the Woodlands 5K, The Woodlands, Jan. 9

Ken Johnson, 68 33:33

Upcoming Huntsville races:

Jan. 30 - Frost Your Fanny 10K, 5K, 1-Mile, Health & Kinesiology Center, SHSU.

Feb. 6 - Rocky Raccoon 100 and 50 Mile, Huntsville State Park

For more about these and other races in the area, visit the Seven Hills Running Club Web site at http://www.7hills.us and click on Race Schedule.

Text Only

Running Shorts

Running: a good sport for the whole family
A family that runs together, stays in better physical condition together.
Running is one of those sports that the whole family can participate in. Family members can support and encourage each other and all reap the benefits the sport has to offer.

June 21, 2011
Running hills is actually good for you
Huntsville has plenty of hills. That can be good or bad, depending on your perspective. As runners, we complain about the hills and many of us try to avoid them when we are out on our training runs.

February 16, 2010
Plenty of Huntsville runners in Houston races
January 18, 2010
Now is the time to start making running resolutions It’s January. We ate too much over the holidays and know that we need to lose that extra weight and improve our health. This should start with healthy eating and an exercise program. Above all else, quit smoking and using other tobacco products.

January 4, 2010
A few helpful tips for safer running during the winter With fewer daylight hours during the winter months, many of us have to change our running habits and schedule. If work and/or school forces you to run in the dark, here are some tips to make your runs safer:

December 14, 2009
Seven Hills Running Club elects new officers The Seven Hills Running Club of Huntsville elected new officers for 2009-2010 at a recent meeting.

December 1, 2009
Downhill Dash to precede Christmas Parade Some of you may remember the Charity Mile, a one-mile race down the Huntsville Christmas Parade route just before the start of the parade.

November 16, 2009
Give your body enough fuel for the long run ahead Now that cooler weather is here, many of us are doing longer training runs and longer races. As we increase our distance, it is important that we fuel our bodies accordingly.

November 2, 2009
Several runners on hand for Huntsville Half Marathon Nearly 500 runners and walkers from 60 different cities and several states were in Huntsville for the 31st Hillcrest Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk on Saturday.

October 19, 2009
Deadline quickly approaching for Hillcrest Huntsville Half Marathon The early entry deadline for the Hillcrest Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk is Saturday. The entry fees go up after that.

October 5, 2009
More Running Shorts Headlines

Running Shorts

Search Results

Discussion

Plenty of Huntsville runners in Houston races

Site Map

Contact Us