The Shamrock Strut 5k and 10k Houston has been a small charity fun run for the past 33 years hosted by the Houston Eye Association Foundation. The race raises money for adults and children on the verge of losing their eyesight. The money directly supports patient services to help cover: surgical facility fees, vision-saving medications, and other ancillary services necessary…
The Houston Rodeo Run is one of the larger races in Houston. While its not the Houston Half or the annual Marathon – almost 10,000 runners and walkers participate every year. Its more of a “fun” run because it precedes the Rodeo parade downtown so there are lots of people cheering over the 1st mile. Even along the course, some…
Two runs in one day completed. Who would have thought that I would ever do that! A few days ago, my friend Jennifer said she was feeling better and would like to resume running with me on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (We’ve run together a few times recently and we used to run together as part of the Luke’s Locker training…
USA Fit Houston training has been good so far. I finished my first week of training and I have to admit that it isn’t easy for me. The first Saturday was the 3 mile time trial and I’ve already blogged about that experience. Suffice it to say that I spent most of the rest of that day getting warm then…
This past week, I decided I needed get some honest feedback on my blog. I posted on the Facebook group “Slow Runners Community” asking members to to read my blog and provide some honest feedback. This was difficult for me because I know that I needed some feedback but it’s scary putting my writing out there, knowing that it won’t…
Newbie runners – New Year’s Advice. This advice may be helpful for someone who has NEVER run (like me when I started, aka “Newbie runner”) or someone who is looking to add running to their current fitness routine. 1. SHOES (& socks) – do not start running until you have good running shoes. It will be next to impossible to…