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Here is my time-lapse video of the 2016 Texas Half-Marathon, shot 1 January 2016 with GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition, from crossing the start line through two loops of the course to crossing the finish line, in the Kingwood master-planned community of Houston, Texas — the site of the Texas Marathon, which occurs concurrently on …
“Emotion Will Take You Only So Far, and Other Lessons Learned from The Woodlands Half Marathon” was going to be the title of this article, but I went for brevity over completeness! My wife and I last year registered for The Woodlands Marathon and Half Marathon, respectively. Because my wife is an endurance walker and …
Can finisher medals bring you happiness? Some endurance runners and walkers might reflexively respond, “No!” They might justify that response with a comment about a medal being “just a thing” and that happiness comes from the inside. Others might reflexively say, “Of course!” They might justify that response with a comment about how they only …
Are you trading happiness for better chip-times? If you are a marathoner or other endurance runner or walker, there is a risk that you may be trading some of your happiness for the sake of a better chip-time. Of course, faster times in races can lead to more happiness. I acknowledge that. I suppose that …
I originally had posted here a video with scenes from the Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon in Seabrook, Texas, on 20110319 (the Saturday edition of the two-day event). However, I removed all videos from that site after it lost my trust.
I completed the Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon in Seabrook, Texas, today — Saturday, 19 March 2011. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the Saturday edition of the 2011 event — the eighth year for the two-day event in Seabrook, which hosts another (second) half marathon, as well as a …
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I completed the Seawall Half Marathon in Galveston, Texas, on 20 November 2010 — the first year for the event. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the 2010 event. Exposition Not Applicable: No exposition! Toilets Good: Public restrooms near start line Good: Portable toilets at many water stations (especially at …
Endurance walkers get my renewed respect today. I launched SpryFeet.com last year for endurance runners and walkers. I did this because it was a walking group, not a running group, that helped me return to marathon training two years ago after being away from it for six years. But today anyone who can walk — …
I am grateful for every SpryFeet.com reader. And today I want to congratulate and thank reader Soraya Habeych. First, the congratulations: Soraya, congratulations on completing your first half marathon on June 6 in the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half Marathon, with a very respectable 2:38:52 chip-time! Second, the thanks: Thank you, Soraya, for …
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Well, well. Sometimes the size of a half-marathon medal is smaller than the size of a full-marathon medal at the same weekend event. Take, for instance, the “his & hers” medals that I got with my wife last Sunday at the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, respectively: Completing either distance is …
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