No Spooks In Volte's Running on Halloween

While we're still not all the way back to pre-pandemic racing calendars, there is some semblance of things returning to a state of normalcy in our sport(s), including trail racing and triathlons.

It is just rare that - while somebody is typically racing every weekend between Labor Day and Memorial Day - nobody was on Saturday, October 30.

Volte and friends all bunched it up on Halloween, Sunday, October 31 with most racing the Houston Half Marathon and 10K in downtown Houston.

Carrie Hyde, though, took part in one of the oldest races in North America -- the 93rd annual Tely 10-Mile Road Race, which runs through Paradise, Mount Pearl and St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Finishing in the top 25% of her age group, Carrie stopped the clock in 1:33:22, good for 34th in that division.

Susan Rouse and Dan Jordan ran the West University Halloween Dash 5K together in 30:02, which netted Susan second place in her age group.

The Houston Half Marathon and 10K, produced by the Houston Striders, became the largest race post-pandemic in the greater Houston area, surpassing The Woodlands Marathon, by seeing nearly 5,000 runners across its finish lines, including 1,420 in the 10K and 3,563 in the half marathon.

Those numbers, of course, will be surpassed by the Chevron Houston Marathon and its companion events in January.

In the 10K, Volte put two on the podium with Erika Sampson winning her age group in 46:46 while Juan Murillo was second in his in 41:41.  

Sue Griffis rounded out our runners with a 1:00:20 effort.

Our friends were led by Erika Park, who was the second overall Masters runner in 42:49, and Jimmie Gowton, who posted a time of 1:00:53.

Volte had a huge contingent in the half marathon -- 11 of our own athletes and 14 friends!

Luis Murillo led us with a 1:15:14 first place age group, but Ramon Rosales stole the show with first place masters finish - with a time of 1:16:07 - that also earned him the designation of the 2021 Road Runners Club of America Southern Region half marathon masters champion.

Christopher Branch followed with a steady time of 1:31:51.  

1:31:51 was A-OK for Christopher Branch!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Amanda Jenkins ran casually with her sister Megan Saloom as they both crossed the finish line in 1:40:32.

Judith Albarran and Carlos Rodriguez finished within a couple of minutes of each other in 1:45:35 and 1:47:26, respectively.

Mimi Torrez easily kept it under two hours in 1:54:44, while Lillian Evans made excellent time in 2:05:49.

Lillian coming into the finish as nice and steady as possible!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Waverly Walk finished her 17th career half marathon - and her second in three weeks - with a mark of 2:21:15.

Could anybody have been more happy than Waverly Walk?!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Coach Rich Cooper and Sherry Cameron rounded out our half marathon performances with times of 2:26:18 and 2:35:24, respectively.

Mark Amann led our Volte friends in 1:15:52 and he was followed by Peter Lash and Josh Rivas with respective times of 1:21:19 and 1:35:22.

Kahn Grice and Sabina Lorca posted efforts of 1:46:18 and 1:49:43 while Cristina Gray finished in 2:03:41.

Randy Bradley continued to get ready for the Brazos Bend 50 with a time of 2:09:33.

Sisters Patricia Hernandez and Mariela Rodriguez ran the course in 2:10:20 and 2:34:18, respectively.

Vincent Attanucci added to his Dallas Marathon preparation with a 2:22:55 finish while Loren Denton stopped the clock in 2:29:50.

Lusi and Alvaro Trejo ran the course together, finishing in 2:39:09.

Volte Spanned the Globe, Country and State on Veterans Day Weekend

The second week of November saw Volte and friends stretching out across the state, country and even a little bit beyond.

We had a limited group participating on Sunday, November 14 at the Cypress Half Marathon and 5K, but there was certainly nothing limiting in their performances.

Rob Myers making the turn to the finish with one of Houston's most recognizable runners and nice guys, Hiroshi Himada.
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Rob Myers had a goal to get under two hours in the half marathon and did so in a big way with a superb 1:57:25 effort.

Tammy Grado makes a strong bee line for the finish.  Great to see her back at a road race!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Continuing to maximize their Ironman fitness were Paolo Biagi and Tammy Grado as they both captured second place age group wins with times of 21:16 and 24:12, respectively, and paces nicely under seven and eight minutes.

Three Happy Voltes -- Paolo Biaga, Rob Myers and Tammy Grado
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Our friends did well as Patrick Wills was the first overall men's finisher in the 5K in 17:37, in addition to three age group awards in the half marathon.

Peter Lash set the table with a 1:24:45 first place showing followed closely by Rip Reynolds' 1:30:36 performance that was good enough for second.

C. Stevenson Lake shined with a 1:37:14 age group win while Hailey King ran well with a 2:20:25 performance.

As part of their preparation for December's Rock 'N Roll San Antonio Half Marathon, Bill and Dana-Susan Crews ran the Navy 10-Miler in Fort Worth on Saturday, November 13 where they both earned second place age group awards.

Bill stopped the clock in 1:16:49 while Dana-Susan posted a time of 1:32:39.

Working backwards, Sherry Cameron took herself to the origins of the modern marathon -- Greece -- to run the Athens Marathon, Authentic on Sunday, November 14.

Interestingly, there was an "A" and a "B" race for the marathon, but the two were really just different starting times, one about an hour and a half after another.

She finished in 6:20:48.

Out west, a pair of Volte friends took on the Revel Big Bear Marathon and Half Marathon in Big Bear, California, mostly made running famous by the Halls - Ryan and Sara.

Instead of name dropping, our friends did a little time dropping while they were there.

Paul Blutt early in last month's Big Bear Marathon in California
(Photo courtesy of Revel)

Paul Blutt was 44th overall (41st male and ninth in his 40-44 age group) with an excellent time of 2:54:09, while Daniel Garcia executed his "no such thing as too much fun" approach to his 2:04:50 finish.

Too good not to share from Daniel Garcia during the Big Bear Half Marathon.
(Photo courtesy of Revel)

Running one of the more beautiful courses in the country was Dana-Leigh Formon as she ran the Richmond Marathon in Virginia.

She took advantage of temperatures, albeit a little biting cold at the start, which never got above 50 degrees before she finished in 4:38:06.

And, closing us out - and close to home - is Terence Baptiste with his 45:34 first place age group finish in the 10K race of Explore The Falls in Spring on Saturday, November 13.

Volte Starts November Off Strong

Volte kicked off the month of November with alcohol.

Let me restate, rather, Volte participated in a few races with some adult beverages in their name!

The Gayles - Michael and Diana - and the Haneys - Scott and Leticia - got us rolling on Saturday, November 6 with finishes at the Back Pew Brewing 5K in Porter.

Earlier, we called this a couples draw as Michael beat Scott to the finish by 40 seconds with his 24:03 finish while Leticia crossed a minute and 23 seconds before Diana did as she chalked up a time of 30:12.

A pair of our Volte friends - John Slate and Ken Johnson - made the podium with a pair of third place finishes.

John finished just before Scott did in 24:42 while Ken stopped running after 47:28 on the course.

George Rux imbibed - on running - with a pair of races at the Disney Wine & Dine event in Orlando, Florida.

He ran the 10K on Saturday in 1:06:03 and followed up with the half marathon in 2:38:25 on Sunday.

Then, back closer to home, Kim White took third in his age group in 23:55 at the St. Arnold Art Cap IPA 5K while Volte friends Erika Lawton covered the distance in 30:50 followed by Mariela Rodriguez in 32:00.

The sons and husband of Volte alumni Jill Treasague also ran - Luke, the older of the two boys, was 14th overall in 20:09 while Jack was seven places behind in 20:39 while Dad, Matthew, punched in with a time of 23:16.

Sunday also saw Mike Kuykendall competing in the Oilman Texas Triathlon Aquabike, which included a 1.2-mile swim and 56 miles on the bike.

He completed the two distances in 4:26:18.

Volte friend and alumni Kate Looney was the women's overall winner in 5:04:47 while friend Alejandro Bedoya was third in his age group in 5:50:10 and Reggie Bruhn won his division in 6:07:54 -- just a few weeks after finishing Ironman Waco.

We certainly hope Kate's husband Bob celebrated her win with a nice bottle of wine, keeping with the alcohol theme.

While they were spending some extended time in Conroe, ten of our runners - including Roger and Robert King in support of the team - ventured south and west to Katy for the Texas 10 Series race on Sunday morning.

Brooke Hadden led the way with a second-place age group finish of 27:49 in the 5K while Jane Campbell grabbed first in her age group as she ran with her and Auggie's son, Simon, with a time of 28:46.

The Hadden family - daughter and Dad - had good races at Texas 10 Katy.
Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer

Auggie won second in his division with his mark of 31:32 while Toni Cardnell chalked up a time of 42:33.

It was another Hadden leading the way in the marquee 10-mile event.

Darren scored a first place age group award with his 1:06:05 while Jerritt Park took home a third place division award with a time of 1:11:22.

Erika Sampson spirited away from Bon the second loop - after coming into the turnaround close to one another.  

She was second in his age group in 1:16:30 while Rob finished in 1:20:42.

Kyley Hampton rounded out Volte's efforts in the 10-mile race with a 1:26:60 that netted her third place.

Kyley Hampton smiling as the finish line is in sight at Texas 10 Katy.
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Our friends ran in both the 5-mile and 10-mile races

Northside Running's Cristina Gray led our friends in the 5-mile race in 43:37.  Ray and Dianna Sarno ran together in a time of 57:02 with Ray taking home a third place age group award.  Ken Johnson recorded a time of 1:16:10.

Lu Bouanga ended Mark Amann's long Texas 10 win streak with a 56:35 time for the overall win.

Lu for the win!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Josh Rivas won first in his age group in 1:10:53 while C. Stephenson-Lake and Erin Gowton finished first and third, respectively, in their groups with marks of 1:14:31 and 1:31:14.

Randy Bradley and Jimmie Gowton rounded out our Volte friend efforts with times of 1:35:17 and 1:44:02.

In the next-to-the-last The Woodlands Running Club Sunday Night 5K of 2021 later that afternoon, Jerritt Park led the way with a time of 21:40 - making it a half marathon for the day.

Jane Campbell outsprinted her husband Auggie to the finish by 19 seconds in 24:26, while Curtis Barton ran it in 26:28.

Volte Achieves Trail Success in Late October

If you're a movie buff, we don't have to tell you the end of the expression that Bruce Willis uttered in the movie, "Die Hard", when he told Hans, the terrorist, "Yippee-Ki-Yay."

We're betting though that you didn't know that "Yippee-Ki-Yay" really stands for an expression of joy.

We also think a new PR is another form of expressing joy.

The two came together when Krystal Salinas met up with her friend Cassandra Rodriguez in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Krystal did just that:  belting out a new personal best in the Yippee-Ki-Yay Half Marathon on Saturday, October 23, 2021 with a time of 2:10:57.

Photo courtesy of Krystal Salinas

The race was contested on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail, which consisted of about 90% rail-to-trail and 10% concrete.

The same morning at the Land Heritage Institute in San Antonio, the Miller and Murillo families were also getting on some trails in the El Taco Loco races, produced by Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT).

Volte alumni Megan Miller, who competed in high school with Houston Homeschool Athletics and also trained with Salt and Light Homeschool, finished third in her age group in the 50K in a time of 5:03:19 while her mother, Lori, ran the 25K in 2:42:13.

Luis Murillo won the 5K in 19:19 while his father Jose was first in her age group in the 10K in 42:42.

Juan attempted the 100K, but completed 46.5 miles.

Volte Marathon Honor Roll

Patterned after our friends, the Seven Hills Running Club in Huntsville, we intend to recognize all of our runners who have completed a marathon or longer.  Distances run more than 26.2 miles are ultramarathons.  As an example, a 50K is 31 miles long.  Congratulations to all of our members who have accomplished what nearly 99 percent of runners will not complete.

40 - DREW GEORGE - 38 MARATHONS, 2 50K

3:40:47 - Rock N Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/16/08
3:31:59 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/8/09
3:27:48 - Newport Marathon, Newport, RI, 5/30/09
4:31:40 - Walt Disney World Marathon, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 1/10/10
4:30:37 - Napa Valley Marathon, Napa, CA, 3/6/11
3:11:11 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/11
3:49:47 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon, Galveston, 2/5/12
3:53:18 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:51:54 - Big D Marathon, Dallas, 4/15/12
3:16:13 - Scott and White BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/9/12
3:17:59 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon, Galveston, 1/27/13
3:42:21 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
3:53:27 - San Luis Obispo Marathon, San Luis Obispo, CA, 4/5/13
4:02:02 - Big D Marathon, Dallas, 4/14/13
4:09:56 - Oklahoma City Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK, 4/28/13
3:04:56 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/14
3:03:55 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon, Galveston, 2/16/14
3:36:17 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
3:10:54 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/21/14
3:40:16 - Big Sur International Marathon, Monterey, CA, 4/27/14
3:41:14 - San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco, CA, 7/27/14
3:29:47 - TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/2/14
3:14:10 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:10:23 - Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon, Galveston, 2/1/15
3:04:16 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 2/28/15
3:07:23 - Seabrook Lucky Trails Marathon, Seabrook, 3/15/15
3:15:02 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/20/15
4:12:11 - Rocky Mountain High-est Leadville Road Marathon, Leadville, CO, 9/6/15
3:40:34 - Galveston Marathon, Galveston, 2/14/16
3:20:15 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/5/16
3:40:34 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
3:56:46 - San Luis Obispo Marathon, San Luis Obispo, CA, 5/1/16
3:53:24 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/9/16
7:01:09 - Leadville Trail Marathon, Leadville, CO, 6/17/17
4:58:56 - The Madison Marathon, Madison, MT, 7/21/18
8:07:21 - Pikes Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs, CO, 8/18/18
3:50:22 - American Discovery Trail Marathon, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/3/18
3:08:17 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18

5:09:20 - Blazing 7's Trail Run 50K, Cat Springs, 9/29/18

4:54:30 - Trivium 50K, Marble Falls, 11/10/18

39 - MICHELLE MCGILL

4:43:05 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/07
4:29:01 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/08
4:46:41 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, 12/14/08
4:32:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/09
4:33:33 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/15/09
4:23:09 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, 12/13/09
4:18:53 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/10
4:23:54 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/14/10
3:58:27 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/14/10
3:54:45 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, 12/5/10
3:58:38 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
3:58:30 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/20/11
4:02:32 - Nike Women's Marathon, San Francisco, CA, 10/16/11
4:10:18 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/13/11
3:54:15 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12
3:49:23 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:53:57 - Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 12/2/12+
3:47:36 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
3:48:55 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
3:44:39 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/13
3:39:05 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/13/13
3:34:59 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:48:23 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
3:55:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15+
3:53:40 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/20/15
3:53:16 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/1/15
3:41:53 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:50:01 - Wineglass Marathon, Corning, NY, 10/2/16
4:09:39 - Chevron Houston Maraton, Houston, 1/15/17+
4:02:16 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/17
3:55:31 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:52:03 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/14/18
4:04:54 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18
3:51:36 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18

3:57:20 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/19
3:59:24 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/19
3:50:25 - Last Chance BQ2 Chicagoland Marathon, Geneva, IL, 9/14/19

3:49:36 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20

3:52:41 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

33 - STEVEN LOPEZ

4:48:55 - Disney World Marathon, Orlando, FL, 1/11/09 (State #1)
4:06:11 - Disney World Marathon, Orlando, FL, 1/9/11
3:47:05 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12 (State #2)
3:46:18 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
4:26:20 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/11/12
4:02:55 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
4:13:36 - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 10/6/13 (State #3)
4:30:25 - Disney World Marathon, Orlando, FL, 1/12/14
4:07:22 - Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, 5/4/14 (State #4)
4:04:11 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/12/14 (State #5)
4:11:32 - Richmond Marathon, Richmond, VA, 11/15/14 (State #6)
5:03:37 - Big Sur International Marathon, Carmel, CA, 4/26/15 (State #7)
4:20:45 - Detroit Free Press International Marathon, Detroit, MI, 10/18/15 (State #8)
4:51:22 - New York City Marathon, New York City, NY, 11/1/15 (State #9)
5:02:36 - Ironman Texas, The Woodlands, 5/14/16
5:18:36 - Aspen Valley Marathon, Aspen, CO, 7/16/16 (State #10)
5:27:27 - Portland Marathon, Portland, OR, 10/9/16 (State #11)
4:44:15 - Kiawah Island Marathon, Kiawah Island, SC, 12/10/16 (State #12)
4:40:12 - Rock 'N' Roll New Orleans Marathon, New Orleans, LA, 2/5/17 (State #13)
4:53:47 - Missoula Marathon, Missoula, MT, 7/9/17 (State #14)
5:57:19 - Steamtown Marathon, Scranton, PA, 10/8/17 (State #15)
5:08:36 - Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville, AL, 12/9/17 (State #16)
4:58:02 - Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR, 3/4/18 (State #17)
5:08:56 - Fargo Marathon, Fargo, ND, 5/19/18 (State #18)

5:06:37 - Hartford Marathon, Hartford, CT, 10/13/18 (State #19)
5:19:10 - Tulsa Marathon, Tulsa, OK, 11/18/18 (State #20)

5:50:48 - Mississippi Blues Marathon, Jackson, MS, 1/26/19 (State #21)
5:25:50 - Sand Hollow Marathon, St. George, UT, 3/9/19 (State #22)
5:39:20 - Sugarloaf Marathon, Carrabassett Valley, ME, 5/19/19 (State #23)
5:42:55 - Mesa Falls Marathon, Ashton, ID, 8/24/19 (State #24)
4:59:14 - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Indianapolis, IN, 11/9/19 (State #25)
5:28:10 - Callaway Gardens Marathon, Pine Mountain, GA, 1/25/20 (State #26)

5:51:38 - Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines, IA, 10/17/21 (State #27)

31 - TODD HUNTER

3:59:47 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/08
4:09:01 - Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, 5/4/08
4:02:16 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/09
3:53:51 - Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth, 2/28/09
3:55:13 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/1/09
3:54:39 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/10
3:50:14 - Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, LA, 2/28/10
4:03:37 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK, 4/25/10
3:57:56 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, 12/5/10
4:02:56 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
4:05:47 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/20/11
3:55:12 - Portland Marathon, Portland, OR, 10/9/11
3:57:22 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12
4:01:58 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/13/12
4:19:43 - Bryan/College Station Marathon, College Station, 12/9/12
4:03:23 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
3:54:48 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
4:00:38 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:57:36 - Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, Louisville, KY, 4/19/14
3:57:10 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:50:26 - Dallas Marathon, Dallas, 12/13/15
3:42:43 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
4:14:00 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/30/16
3:47:49 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
3:36:13 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
3:25:21 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:55:26 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
3:56:11 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

3;30:37 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18

3:54:03 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/13/19
4:17:24 - Galveston Marathon, Galveston, 2/9/20

30 - MICHAEL CSIKOS

4:27:07 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
3:28:54 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/06
3:36:49 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/22/06
3:41:11 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/28/07
3:30:38 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/08
3:38:34 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/16/08
3:32:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/09
3:29:58 - St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, 10/3/09
3:30:07 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, 12/13/09
3:15:59 - Rock 'N' Roll New Orleans Marathon, New Orleans, LA, 2/28/10
3:28:55 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
3:38:46 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/11
3:48:40 - ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY, 11/6/11
3:22:11 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12
3:23:41 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:49:54 - Fort Worth Marathon, Fort Worth, 11/11/12
3:24:25 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
3:45:31 - ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY, 11/3/13
3:40:04 - Big Cottonwood Marathon, Salt Lake City, UT, 9/13/14
3:31:18 - Scott & White Health BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/14/14
3:18:36 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:27:36 - Scott & White Health BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/13/15
3:46:06 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
3:44:17 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
3:19:48 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
3:20:52 - Eugene Marathon, Eugene, OR, 5/7/17
3:26:04 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
3:48:23 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

3:18:36 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/19

3:39:20 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21

26 - TRUDY REGNIER - 19 MARATHONS, 1 50-MILE, 6 50K

4:16:58 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/06
4:29:01 - USA Fit Marathon, Houston, 1/11/09
4:34:11 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, 3/15/09
4:05:09 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon, Groveton, 4/11/09
5:57:09 - Rocky Raccoon 50K, Huntsville State Park, 11/7/09
4:38:24 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/15/09
6:07:25 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/05/09
4:16:46 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/10
4:16:22 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/14/10
4:22:56 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/19/10
6:09:57 - Rocky Raccoon 50K, Huntsville State Park, 11/2/10
7:19:22 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/11/10
4:32:05 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/12
4:27:04 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
6:37:10 - Rocky Raccoon 50K, Huntsville State Park, 11/3/12
6:37:10 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/1/12 (6:39:14)
4:38:51 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
13:07:00 - Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile, Huntsville State Park, 2/2/13
4:58:07 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, 3/17/13
4:40:53 - Tucson Marathon, Tucson, AZ, 12/8/13
4:44:43 - Galveston Marathon, Galveston, 1/16/14
4:38:28 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
4:49:41 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/16
4:46:50 - Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/18/16
4:19:13 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/15/19

5:23:59 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

25 - BRIAN SCHULTZ (Unconfirmed)

4:20:12 - Bryan/College Station Marathon, College Station, 12/9/12
3:54:31 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/2/13
3:39:29 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/15/13
4:20:18 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
4:05:34 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/12/14
4:33:58 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:51:03 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/11/15
4:21:55 - Bryan/College Station Marathon, College Station, 12/13/15
4:01:08 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
4:31:36 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/14/16
4:09:07 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/5/16
4:05:57 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/5/16
3:50:14 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/9/16
4:15:39 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 12/4/16
3:53:22 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
3:47:41 - Rock 'N' Roll New Orleans Marathon, New Orleans, LA, 2/5/17
3:36:13 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:40:57 - Go! St. Louis Marathon, St. Louis, MO, 4/9/17
3:53:20 - Spring Chance BQ 2 Marathon, Geneva, IL, 4/22/17
3:36:17 - Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland Marathon, Geneva, IL, 9/9/17
3:57:37 - Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 11/12/17
3:53:12 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
4:11:57 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/18
3:57:06 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18
3:50:11 - Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland Marathon, Geneva, IL, 9/8/18

23 - KIMBERLY SIMMONS  - 21 MARATHONS, 1 50M, 1 50K (Unconfirmed)

4:11:31 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/17/02
3:53:28 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/27/02
6:02:11 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/16/02
3:41:12 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/03
4:10:47 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/15/04
4:05:03 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/19/04
3:38:54 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/10/04
3:24:31 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
3:29:56 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/05
5:36:13 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/3/05
3:29:27 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/06
3:34:38 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/06
4:01:14 - Carlsbad Marathon, Carlsbad, CA, 1/21/07
4:22:52 - Big Sur Marathon, Carmel, CA, 4/29/07
3:52:29 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/03/07
3:44:36 - Long Beach International City Marathon, Long Beach, CA, 10/14/07
4:33:33 - ING New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/4/07
3:32:28 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/21/08
4:19:24 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/01/08
3:34:30 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/20/09
10:19:32 - Dick Collins Firetrails 50M, Castro Valley, CA, 10/10/09
3:25:21 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/19/10
7:29:00 - Cuyamaca Three Peaks 50K, Cuyamaca, CA, 7/9/11

22 - TAMMY GRADO

5:10:50 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/17/08
5:14:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/09
4:57:54 - Dallas Marathon, Dallas, 12/13/09
5:01:49 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/10
4:51:46 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/14/10
4:56:57 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/14/10
4:43:38 - Dallas Marathon, Dallas, 12/5/10
5:07:20 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
5:06:44 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/20/11
5:12:20 - Nike 26.2 - Nike Women's Marathon, San Francisco, CA, 10/16/11
4:31:44 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12
4:55:27 - Dallas Marathon, Dallas, 12/9/12
4:51:50 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
5:21:07 - Austin Marathon, Austin, 2/17/13
4:24:09 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/13/13
4:04:41 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/15
4:12:13 - Wineglass Marathon, Corning, NY, 10/1/16
3:51:37 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
4:26:16 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

3:56:49 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18
4:30:46 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/19
4:17:34 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

20 - LAURA GODFREY

4:38:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/25/12
4:03:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
4:17:43 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
4:09:11 - Zydeco Marathon, Lafayette, LA, 3/30/14
4:13:41 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/12/14
3:53:44 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/15
3:54:34 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:51:52 - Rock 'N' Roll New Orleans Marathon, New Orleans, LA, 2/28/16
3:39:54 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/18/16
4:48:57 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/17
4:17:53 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/17
3:50:53 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:37:59 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
4:23:28 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18
3:44:56 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18
3:31:16 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/19
4:00:21 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/19
3:48:02 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/3/19
3:29:44 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20

4:23:27 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

15 - GEORGE ROFFE

5:53:14 - HP Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
7:30:42 - Mayors Midnight Sun Marathon, Anchorage, AK, 6/18/05
5:10:47 - Rochester Marathon, Rochester, NY, 9/17/06
4:44:18 - Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/16/07
7:08:18 - Sunmart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/8/07
5:08:23 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/08
5:25:37 - Rochester Marathon, Rochester, NY, 9/13/09
5:32:24 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/10
6:16:01 - Ironman Texas, The Woodlands, 5/21/11
5:19:18 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/12
4:59:20 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
5:33:05 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
5:31:28 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
5:33:13 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/16
5:26:58 - Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/18/16

15 - MAYRA CAAMANO - 11 MARATHONS, 1 50-MILE, 1 54K, 2 50K+

3:53:56 - Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 12/4/11
3:54:40 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:56:13 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, 10/28/12
3:27:22 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:44:39 - Boston Marathon, Boston, 4/20/15
9:10:52 - Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile, Huntsville, 2/13/16
4:05:18 - Love. Run. Marathon., Huntsville, 2/18/17
3:27:14 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
3:49:59 - Scott & White Health BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/10/17
6:17:02 - Running The Rose 54K, Tyler, 1/27/18
3:47:44 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/18
3:43:46 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/6/18
3:49:18 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20
7:18:49 - Mission Tejas Trail Run 50K, Grapeland, 10/24/20

15 - RICHARD COOPER

3:30 - Summit Marathon, Los Gatos, CA, 11/81
3:45 - Golden Gate Marathon, San Francisco, CA, 10/82
3:15 - Oakland Marathon, Oakland, CA, 11/83
4:39:17 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/12/97
4:22:44 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/98
4:25:07 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/99
4:15:02 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/24/99
4:33:23 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/01
4:35:33 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/03
4:42:30 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/04
4:44:00 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
4:54:56 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/07
4:37:35 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/10
4:53:51 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
5:15:26 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14

14 - BONNIE SCHOLZ - 8 MARATHONS, 2 50-MILE, 4 50K (Unconfirmed)

6:00:40 - Compaq Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/02
5:14:08 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 2/28/15
4:16:42 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/5/16
5:27:42 - Brazos Bend 50K, Needville, 4/16/16
4:13:11 - Huntsville Utah Marathon, Huntsville, 9/17/16
6:15:21 - Palo Duro Canyon 50K, Amarillo, 10/15/16
4:11:19 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 12/4/16
3:33:21 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:35:49 - Brazos Bend 50K, Needville, 4/8/17
3:39:38 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
5:29:56 - The Wild Hare 50K, Warda, 11/18/17
9:30:00 - Brazos Bend 50M, Needville, 12/9/17
11:47:49 - Antelope Canyon Ultramarathon 50M, Page, AZ, 2/24/18
4:00:26 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

13 - BRIAN JACKSON (Unconfirmed)

3:16:41 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:33:39 - Columbus Marathon, Columbus, OH, 10/21/12
3:58:24 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/27/13
3:03:25 - Bryan/College Station Marathon, College Station, 12/8/13
3:21:46 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
3:16:14 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, 3/16/14
3:13:06 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
2:59:12 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/20/15
2:54:00 - Chicago Marathon, 10/11/15
3:17:36 - Disney World Marathon, Orlando, FL, 1/10/16
3:24:22 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
3:19:58 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/6/16
2:59:25 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*

13 - JEN SMITH

5:11:03 - HP Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
5:09:53 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/30/05
3:44:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
4:15:51 - Big Cottonwood Marathon - 9/13/13
3:41:32 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:51:51 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/26/14
3:40:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:51:57 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/11/15
3:43:46 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
4:02:58 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/8/16
3:52:47 - Wineglass Marathon, Corning, NY, 10/2/16
3:58:54 - Valencia Marathon, Valencia, ESP, 11/19/17
4:05:34 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

13 - RANDALL HARRIS (Unconfirmed)

3:52:08 - BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/11/11
3:57:21 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:50:29 - Scott and White BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/9/12
3:29:55 - Big D Marathon, Dallas, 4/14/13
3:17:37 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:28:35 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:23:50 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/20/15
3:29:17 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:42:50 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
3:54:23 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/17
4:13:42 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:20:41 - Athens Classic Marathon, Athens, Greece, 11/12/17
4:02:39 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

13 - MACK MILLER - 11 MARATHONS, 2 50K (Volte Alumni)
 
4:43:48 - hp Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/05
4:57:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/06
7:06:00 - Lone Star 50K Trail Run, Coldspring, 3/4/06
6:28:31 - Summart Texas Trail 50K, Huntsville State Park, 12/1/06
4:54:01 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/07
5:43:09 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/08
5:42:53 - Eugene Marathon, Eugene, OR, 5/4/08
5:41:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/09
4:52:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
5:36:57 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/19

5:49:51 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20
5:26:08 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21
4:03:52 - St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, 10/2/21

12 - PAUL VITA (Unconfirmed)

4:27:33 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/12
4:23:39 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
5:10:51 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
4:18:41 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
4:43:23 - Pittsburgh Marathon, Pittsburgh, PA, 5/5/13
4:47:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
5:50:15 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
4:26:52 - Pittsburgh Marathon, Pittsburgh, PA, 5/4/14
4:51:18 - Mount Desert Island Marathon, Bar Harbor, ME, 10/19/14
5:00:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
5:41:07 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/25/15
6:52:51 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/22/17

11 - NAIKA VARGAS - 8 MARATHONS, 1 50-MILE, 2 50K

4:32:32 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
4:29:49 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/28/12
4:13:58 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
4:07:30 - Nike 26.2 - Nike Women's Marathon, San Francisco, CA, 10/01/13
6:54:49 - Rocky Raccoon 50K, Huntsville State Park, 11/2/13
4:09:16 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:56:22 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/12/14
4:36:34 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 12/06/14
6:30:20 - Houston Running Festival 50K, Houston, 12/27/14
10:57:35 - Rocky Raccoon 50-Mile, Huntsville State Park, 2/7/15
4:43:33 - Erie Marathon, Erie, PA, 9/13/15

11 - SANDRA TEZINO - 10 MARATHONS, 1 50-MILE

3:39:18 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/18/16
4:18:45 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/17
3:41:08 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:50:01 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
4:03:29 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18
3:38:24 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18
13:56:27 - Rocky Raccoon 50, Huntsville, 2/2/19
4:19:19 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/19
4:20:36 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/3/19
3:42:03 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/7/20

4:13:44 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

10 - DARREN HADDEN+

4:25:52 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/16/01

3:10:08 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/07

3:12:48 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, 3/18/07

3:21:30 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/07

3:11:49 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/25/09

2:59:04 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/30/11

3:39:52 - Louisiana Marathon, Baton Rouge, LA, 1/20/13

3:28:16 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/15/13

4:13:51 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/11/15

3:03:02 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

9 - JUDITH ALBARRAN+

5:07:32 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
4:33:54 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
4:19:31 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

3:59:11 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18

4:07:26 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/20/19

4:00:28 - St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, 10/5/19

3:58:06 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20

3:53:01 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21

3:39:20 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

8 - ANITA REGISTER

4:20:31 - Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/03
4:32:00 - Carlsbad Marathon, Carlsbad, CA, 1/16/05
3:34:48 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/06
3:32:30 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/06
3:16:35 - LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/22/06
3:48:26 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/07
3:45:22 - ING New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/4/07
5:04:29 - Ironman Texas, The Woodlands, 5/21/11

8 - CARRIE HYDE

3:50:44 - Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon, Hamilton, ON, CAN, 11/4/12
3:50:01 - Toronto Marathon, Toronto, ON, CAN, 5/6/12
3:47:07 - Toronto Marathon, Toronto, ON, CAN, 5/5/13
4:03:30 - Big Cottonwood Marathon, Salt Lake City, UT, 9/13/14
4:00:43 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:58:57 - Erie Marathon, Erie, PA, 9/13/15
4:34:16 - Wineglass Marathon, Corning, NY, 10/2/16
4:03:43 - Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17

8 - JULIEE SPARKS

4:02:41 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/31/10
3:53:46 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/16/11
3:44:33 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/12
3:45:43 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:42:14 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/1/14
3:44:31 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
4:23:38 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
3:41:20 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/18

8 - KRISTI CHEN

4:20:44 - Louisiana Marathon, Baton Rouge, LA, 1/20/13
4:04:40 - Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR, 3/2/14
3:47:21 - Louisiana Marathon, Baton Rougle, LA, 1/17/15
4:17:40 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
4:08:15 - Charlevoix Marathon, Charlevoix, MI, 6/25/16
5:12:22 - Wineglass Marathon, Corning, NY, 10/2/16
3:46:14 - Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17
4:36:35 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17

8 - MIKE KUYKENDALL

4:35:38 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/4/00
4:22:21 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/22/00
4:40:31 - Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, 6/1/01
5:08:33 - Tucson Marathon, Tucson, AZ, 12/9/01
4:52:47 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK, 4/28/02
5:13:33 - New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/3/02
4:48:13 - Mad City Marathon, Madison, WI, 5/23/03
5:09:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11

7 - AMANDA CRUISE

3:29:58 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:47:20 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 12/6/15
3:11:34 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:11:04 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18/16
2:57:53 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
3:01:31 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/17
2:44:42 - California International Marathon, Sacramento, CA, 12/3/17

6 - JUAN FLORES

4:09:30 - Methodist Health Care Houston Marathon, 1/12/97
3:35:22 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, 11/14/10
3:37:36 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
3:23:12 - Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17
3:17:21 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:36:36 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/18

6 - LAYTON GILL - 4 MARATHONS, 1 50K+

4:44:34 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:29:50 - Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 10/1/17

3:59:15 - The Tunnel Lite Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/16/18

6:44:01 - Brazos Bend 50K, Needville, 4/6/19
4:57:02 - Northern Ohio Marathon, Cleveland, OH, 10/6/19
4:26:03 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

5 - JUANA "YAYA" HERRERA

3:59:07 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
3:37:30 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
3:34:21 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
3:59:32 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
4:08:22 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

5 - RICHARD TONG (Volte Alumni)

4:53:54 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/5/16
4:34:55 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:08:05 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:14:32 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
4:43:02 - Eugene Marathon, Eugene, OR, 4/29/18

5 - SHELBY WILLIAMS

3:16:19 - Rock 'N' Roll Savannah Marathon, Savannah, GA, 11/07/15
3:23:26 - Space Coast Marathon, Cocoa, FL, 11/27/16
3:33:56 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/17/17
3:21:50 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/28/18
3:30:29 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/16/18

5 - TAMMY NINKE

4:53:49 - Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, 12/13/09
4:15:53 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
4:14:58 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/09/11
4:35:23 - ING New York City Marathon, New York, NY, 11/3/13
5:33:33 - Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17

4 - CHRISTOPHER BRANCH (Unconfirmed)

3:26:02 - St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, 10/5/19

3:46:12 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/20
3:32:12 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21
3:10:28 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

4 - JILL TRESAUGUE+

4:12:47 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14
3:59:16 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
3:59:24 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:51:44 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

4 - LAURA HANYZEWSKI

4:19:15 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/12/14
3:55:02 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
5:26:54 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:32:21 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

4 - LAWRENCE "LARRY" BATTON (Unconfirmed)

4:11:48 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/25/15
3:46:35 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
3:52:14 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/22/17
3:55:52 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

4 - ROBERT DEMPSEY (3 marathons, 1 50K)

5:26:23 - All American Marathon, Fayetteville, NC, 4/3/16
5:22:14 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
6:23:05 - Brazos Bend 50K, Needville, 4/7/18
5:42:25 - Silo District Marathon, Waco, 5/7/18

4 - TIM RUSSELL

4:56:46 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
4:03:38 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 2/28/15
4:07:34 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
4:20:33 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

3 - ALAN RAMSEY

4:32:08 - USA Fit Marathon, Sugar Land, 1/27/13
3:57:57 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
4:23:33 - Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17

3 - AMANDA BECKER+

6:21:09 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/3/18
5:56:42 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/19

6:05:32 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21

3 - DANA FORMON+

4:58:10 - Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, HI, 12/13/15
5:08:54 - Marathon 2 Marathon, Marathon, 10/21/17
4:52:06 - Texas Marathon, Kingwood, 1/1/18

3 - GABBY WESTBROOK

4:13:51 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:23:35 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
4:01:44 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

3 - JERRITT PARK

4:01:45 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/2/13
3:49:24 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
4:15:16 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

3 - MONSERRAT "MONSE" LOUIMEUS

4:29:20 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:23:36 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/17/17
4:09:00 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

3 - PENNY GARZA

6:29:14 - Big-D Texas Marathon, Dallas, 4/10/16
5:36:36 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17
7:07:20 - Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon, Anchorage, AK, 6/17/17

3 - ROB MYERS

5:02:33 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/03/12
4:41:34 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/02/13
4:53:39 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/22/17

3 - ROGER KING+

3:02:06 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21

2:58:53 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

3:27:18 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

3 - ROBERT KING+

3:02:25 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/6/21
2:54:10 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21
4:24:12 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

3 - WIL COLE

4:26:14 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
3:45:04 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 3/4/17*
4:17:52 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 10/22/17

2 - BRIAN HANYZEWSKI

5:26:54 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:36:21 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

2 - CHRISTOPHER REED+

3:15:08 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

4:16:33 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/10/21

2 - DESNA MCDONALD-JACKSON

5:55:19 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16
6:00:04 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17

2 - GREG NETTLETON

4:50:02 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/8/17
4:05:29 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

2 - HOPE JIMENEZ RAMSAY

4:18:13 - Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/18/16
3:54:49 - Revel Mt. Charleston, Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/17

2 - JULIE PEARCE

5:03:45 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/18/15
5:00:42 - London Marathon, London, ENG, 4/22/18

2 - LANDA WRIGHT+

3:56:00 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/15/17
4:34:57 - Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, The Woodlands, 4/22/17

2 - LETICIA GONZALEZ

6:10:44 - Marathon Makeover Marathon, Madison, MS, 10/15/11
7:44:20 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook, 3/18/17

2 - PAOLO BIAGI

4:35:04 - The Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, 2018

3:50:29 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

2 - STEPHANIE REED

3:29:28 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

4:16:33 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 10/10/21

2 - TABITHA YOUNG

5:10:12 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/13/13
5:39:39 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/15

2 - TOM NINKE

4:29:55 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/30/11
4:24:28 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/19/14

2 - WAVERLY WALK+

4:51:08 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18
5:17:21 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C., 10/27/19

1 - AUGIE CAMPBELL

4:14:21 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

1 - DEVYN COOK

4:04:27 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

1 - ERIKA SAMPSON

3:27:44 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

1 - JASON BODIE+

3:35:49 - Tunnel Light Marathon, North Bend, WA, 9/12/21

1 - KELLY GREEN

6:12:19 - BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/8/13

1 - LLANA BINGHAM

4:49:41 - BCS Marathon, College Station, 12/14/14

1 - LOUISE PEARCE

5:00:42 - London Marathon, London, ENG, 4/22/18

1 - MEGAN EASTIN+

4:50:37 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/14/18

1 - RAMON ROSALES

2:44:17 - Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 10/11/21

1 - SALLY BUCKELEW

4:15:28 - Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, 1/17/16

1 - STEPHEN SFEIR+

4:39:51 - Buffalo Marathon, Buffalo, NY, 6/27/21

To submit your races, please forward the race and time (we'll get the date, etc.) to Nine Volte at voltenine(at)gmail.com.

Just Another Race Weekend in Volte, USA; Volte Youngsters Conclude 2021 XC Seasons

Despite being one week into a four-week gap between Texas 10 Series races and with a large number of athletes still recovering from fall marathons and Ironman competitions, Volte still had a good number of athletes competing this past weekend.

A half dozen of our athletes traveled north to compete in the Seven Hills Running Club's 42nd annual Huntsville Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5K.

The half marathon is one of the oldest races at its distance in the state of Texas.

Crossing the unified (start and) finish line was coach Layton Gill, who won his age group with a time of 24:46 and was fifth overall.

Layton Gill finishing the 5K.
(Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Half Marathon)

In the quarter marathon, which was one loop of the two-loop half marathon course, it was good to see both Ruth Perez and Letty Gonzalez out racing with us.

Ruth Perez all happy with putting the Quarter Marathon behind her.
(Photo courtesy of Huntsville Half Marathon)

Both of them took first place in their respective age group.  

Ruth ran it in 1:07:49 while Letty, who was excited to be running her first race in two years, did so in 1:34:29.

Very easy to see that Letty Gonzalez is very happy with her first race in two years.
(Photo courtesy of Huntsville Half Marathon)

Volte friend Ken Johnson of the Seven Hills Running Club won his division in 1:46:19, but not without a little excitement -- and concern.

"About a quarter mile from the start, I tripped on some very rough asphalt and took a very hard fall," Ken reported on his blog.  "I cut up my forehead, elbow, knee and hands.  I probably looked bad, but I kept going, washing the blood off the best I could with water from an aid station."

While it looked, when Johnson finished, worse than what it turned out to be, he did visit the local ER post-race and had X-rays taken to ensure nothing had broken during the fall.

Rob Gay was the first across the line of our three competitors in the half marathon.

Rob Gay serves up a fourth place finish in the half marathon.
(Photo courtesy of Layton Gill)

He was fourth overall in a time of 1:45:24, allowing him to win his age group by less than a minute.

Setting a two-minute personal best, over her time from this past March's The Woodlands Half Marathon, was Kyley Hampton, who broke two hours with a showing of 1:58:37.

Kyley Hampton finishes strong, as she netted a sub 2-hour half marathon
(Photo courtesy of Layton Gill)

With as much steadiness as she displayed in singing the National Anthem before the race, Waverly Walk ran even splits on her way to her 16th career half marathon finish and a second place age group award.

Waverly Walk halfway through the Huntsville Half Marathon.
(Photo courtesy of Huntsville Half Marathon)

Walk praised Advice For Eating registered dietitian Catherine Kruppa for her success as she hadn't covered the distance at all since April when she ran the Blue Bell Half Marathon with her father.

“Thank you for your wisdom in fueling for the race! I felt great," she told Kruppa post race of her 2:22:57.8 effort where she went 1:11:26.8 on the first half and a second faster on the second loop.

Volte friend Mark Amann won his second overall Huntsville Half Marathon title with a mark of 1:17:36 while Vincent Attanucci was second in his age group in 2:28:57.

Speaking of Dads and daughters, Mike Csikos ran with his daughter Micahela, currently a student at Texas A&M University, during the BCS Oktoberfest Half Marathon in College Station on Sunday.

They ran the course together in 2:07:35.  

Faith Craig, a regular at this race, finished in 2:22:25.

Our friends did well, including Paul Blutt who was first in his age group in 1:25:26 and one of Volte's first coaches, Adrienne Langelier, who was the first overall female finisher in 1:29:16.

On Sunday, Stephen Lopez completed a marathon in his 27th state with a 5:51:38 finish at the Des Moines Marathon in Iowa.

And a marathon finish that escaped us with Ramon Rosales' 2:44:17 at last Monday's Boston Marathon.

Friday and Saturday, Kim White, Julie Stevenson and a pair of Volte friends Erika Lawton and Mariela Rodriguez competed the 120-mile Ragnar Trail Texas Relay in Comfort, Texas.

As part of the "Team Day Drinkers", they covered the three loop course at the Flat Rock Ranch - where the loops were anything but flat - in 25 hours, 52 minutes and 52 seconds for a very respectable 12:56 per minute pace throughout the event.

What was unique about this specific Ragnar Relay and venue is that each runner had to do each of the three loops, which were rated "easiest", "intermediate" and "hardest"

And while the adults were having their fun, our Volte youngsters were putting the finishing touches on their 2021 cross country seasons.

On Friday morning, the UIL District 13-6A cross country championships were held at the Texas National Golf Club in Willis.

Volte's Chloe Kramer-Caamano, the daughter of our Mayra Caamano, who was celebrating a birthday on race day, competed in the JV Girls 5K race for The Woodlands College Park and finished in 23:22.

The Woodlands' Stoya Laydevant, who ran with us on Tuesday night track during the late spring and summer, was fourth overall in the Varsity Girls 5K race with a time of 19:22.  

The Highlanders will advance with The Woodlands College Park and Conroe Grand Oaks to the UIL 6A Region II meet the Monday and Tuesday after next.

Some community shout-outs include:

+ Conroe Oak Ridge's Raul Luzardo, the son of the local Ironman triathlete by the same name, ran 18:23 in the Varsity Boys 5K race.

+ Conroe Oak Ridge's Minnie Beedle, the daughter of Texas 10 Series race announcer Nathan Beedle, finished the Varsity Girls 5K race in 23:42.

+ The Woodlands' Jae Green, the daughter of TWHS' boys and girls head cross country and track and field coach Juris Green, was 12th overall in the Varsity Girls 5K race in 20:43.

+ The Woodlands College Park had three daughters of Volte friend Erica Falcon - and the former head of Falcon Fit - competing:  Olivia was 10th overall in the Varsity Girls 5K race in 20:08, Juliana was 9th overall in the JV Girls 5K race in 22:23 and Grace was 14th overall in the Girls 2-mile race in 15:28.

+ The Woodlands' Sarah Rothe, the daughter of local Ironman athlete Melissa Rothe, ran 15:09 for 9th place in the Girls 2-mile race.

+ The Woodlands' Jack Whitehead, the daughter of Volte friend and former Woodlands Fit coach Beth Whitehead, ran the Open Boys 5K race in 18:07, while Luke Tresaugue, the daughter of Volte alumni Jill, also ran the Open Boys 5K race in 19:31.

On Saturday morning at the Conroe ISD Middle School District championships, Brayden Park, the son of Jerritt and Kristi Park, was third overall on Saturday in the eighth grade boys race.

He ran the two-mile distance in 11:15.80 and was the McCullough Highlanders top runner, behind runners from York and Irons, who finished first and second.

McCullough easily won the district championship over York Junior High with 23 points to York's 49 points.

Brooke Kramer-Caamano, the daughter of our Mayra Caamano, ran for Knox Junior High in the eighth grade girls race and ran the two miles in 14:52.77.

Knox was second behind McCullough, who scored a perfect 15 points for finishing in the top five positions, and led third place York by 18 points.

Maddison Hanyzewski, the daughter of Brian and Laura Hanyzewski, ran in the eighth grade open girls race for McCullough Junior High and was seventh overall in a time of 14:25.40.

Some community shout-outs include:

+ The son and daughter of TJ and Amy Fry, Andrew and Megan Fry competed for Knox Junior High in the seventh grade boys and eighth grade girls races.  

Andrew was 10th overall in 12:12.43, while Megan was just 10 seconds and two spots behind Kramer-Caamano in 15:02.27.  

Their Dad swam for McCullough HS (before it was known as The Woodlands HS), Clemson University and is probably The Woodlands' greatest triathlete ever, qualifying for Kona in three different decades.

+ Miles Delzer, the son of Vantage Point Endurance founder Ronnie Delzer and his wife Stefanie, ran in the eighth grade open boys race in 14:13.20.

Volte Put All Hands On Deck For Historic Race Weekend

This weekend, perhaps one of the most historic here in our endurance sports community with Ironman Texas, the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon on three consecutive days, was a total Volte team effort.

While we had our athletes and friends competing in each of these major events, there was a lot of support and love shown to all of them.

From being an athlete's sherpa to chalking up a few sidewalks.

From handing out water in an aid station to banging a drum (wait, we weren't embedded with Hippie Hollow, were we?)

Alright, maybe then putting up a tent on Sunday morning.

From fixing one's hair (yes, this was a pre-race thing on Saturday) to giving a COVID-safe fist bump or even safer, a hearty cheer.

Luke said, "... For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required:  and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."

We've all been given very much and many exercised all they had this past weekend.

Early in the day Saturday at Barry Blanton's "Some Like It Hot!" run course aid station, an Ironman Texas volunteer came by to check on his daughter-in-law and grandson, who were both helping out there.

He's an athlete who has done - and seen - it all.

From finishing the Western States 100 and winning his age group at Kona in the same calendar year (1990) to running both the 5K and 10K this year at The Woodlands Marathon at the age of 85, Jim Braden once shared some sage advice with this scribe that I thought might be appropriate here.

He shared once, "We're all equal if we're doing our best."

Fate and circumstances could have clouded the look in from the outside as failure.  

However, within that prism of "doing our best", failure - in the eyes of Volte - was nowhere to be found.

Volte is a group of runners, right?  

But some destined to write another chapter in our group's history to join Landa Wright as a Volte Ironman.

And in what might have been the longest preparation for an Ironman on record, after COVID cancelled Ironman Texas last year, teased an October move to Waco and then slammed out of this past April by Harris County, our four Ironman-seeking athletes - Paolo Biagi, Tammy Grado, Yaya Herrera and Gabby Westbrook - persevered in their chance to navigate the dirty waters of Lake Woodlands with many new acquaintances from around Texas, US and lesser than 2019, the world.

However, the man-made lake, which was excavated in 1984 and saw its official opening in 1985, figuratively challenged our athletes like the ships tossed at sea in Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

Gabby Westbrook showing her love to supporters from the Hardy Toll Road
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Gabby led us out of the water in 1:44:13, followed by Yaya in 1:48:43, Tammy in 2:01:37 and Paolo in 2:22:15.

The lake didn't spit Paolo out into transition until two minutes and 15 seconds after the mandatory cut off time for the swim portion of the event had passed.

However, Ironman race officials would allow Paolo to continue, but his eventual finish would be official to him - and in our hearts and minds.

After logging so many training miles together, it almost seemed like they were riding the course together when you looked at the team's bike times.

Yaya Herrera has her own machine to navigate down the Hardy Toll Road
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Yaya covered the 112 miles in 7:02:50, while Paolo and Gabby followed in times of 7:08:36 and 7:09:36, respectively.

And that left Tammy, stranded on the Hardy Toll Road.

Through the 19.5 mile checkpoint, Tammy was averaging 14.62 miles per hour, according to Ironman's tracker app.

She was told by an Ironman official, after having to stop as a result of some nausea, that she had to be off the bike course by a certain time, which wouldn't be possible to make.  However, after vacating the course, Tammy realized that it was really that she needed to be at mile 80 by that time -- a big difference that cost her the opportunity to continue.

While she was unable to continue, Yaya, Gabby and Paolo advanced to the run course where Yaya led the way with a 4:47:08 marathon followed by Paolo's 5:24:46 and Gabby's 5:49:04.

Overall, Yaya finished in 14:00:07, Gabby in 15:08:57 and Paolo in 15:12:15.

Volte friend Shannon Truman, who logged many, many training miles with our crew -- and who all trained under the guidance of Sandra Sutherland's TXTRI leadership, finished in 12:41:14 with a 1:24:26 swim, 6:07:47 bike and 4:45:51 run.

While our friends were going long in The Woodlands on Saturday, October 9, 2021 the Murillo family competed in the Mission Tejas Trail Run in Grapeland.

Luis took second overall in the 25K in 2:19:46 while Juan finished the 50K in 5:37:18 and their father Jose went the same distance in 7:48:53.

Galveston played host to Michael Gayle and Scott and Leticia Haney Saturday morning as they ran in the Galveston Island Brewing Co 5K Beer Run, which was primarily along the Galveston Seawall.

Am sure there were a few yarns spun during this race between Michael Gayle and Scott Haney
(Photo courtesy of Run In Texas)

Michael outsprinted Scott to the finish by five seconds as he posted a nice time of 26:43 for third in his 40-49 year old age group, keeping Scott off the podium.  

Leticia also missed the podium, like her husband, by one spot with a time of 30:53.

It seems kind of simple, but only a marathoner can understand finishing a marathon easily.

Our Christopher and Stephanie Reed did just that on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

After bagging their Boston qualifiers at Tunnel Light Marathon last month, the couple - with Christopher running his second marathon ever - accomplished their goals of running the race together, taking in the event, not getting in a hurry and enjoying.

They ran through the first half in 1:59:45 and finished together in a time of 4:16:33.

At Sunday's Cypress 10 Miler, the second race of the 2021-2022 Texas 10 Series, we had athletes - and friends - who competed in all three of the Series' distances -- the 5K, the 5-miler and the marquee 10-mile distance.

If you weren't here at Texas 10 Cypress, we missed you!
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer)

Coach Layton Gill got the fun started with a seventh place overall finish in the 5K in 25:17, while Coach Rich Cooper was the first one across the line for us in the 5-miler in 48:33 - and in a tough 50-59 division.

Randy Bradley led all of our Volte friends in the five-miler in 55:12, followed by Ray and Dianna Sarno who ran together in 59:09 and Ken Johnson in 1:20:33.

In the 10-miler, Darren Hadden led us with a fourth place overall finish - second men's master - in 1:05:50 while Jerritt Park and Rob Gay crossed the line next in 1:13:46 and 1:22:36, respectively.

Winning her age group in her first ever 10-miler was Maria Sanchez, who did so with a time of 1:25:02, and was followed by Kyley Hampton in a time of 1:34:07.

Todd Hunter rounded out our crew with a planned pedestrian finish of 2:02:24.

Leading our Volte friends was overall winner Mark Amann, who won his ninth Texas 10 Series race and seventh straight, as he stopped the clock in 57:16 followed by Lou Bouanga, who was second overall in 1:00:34.

Paul Blutt continued the glasswear grab as he finished second in his 40-44 age grop in 1:10:51, while Erin Gowton took second in her age group in 1:35:05 and her husband Jimmie ran well with a mark of 1:50:47.

Then, of course, on Monday, there was Boston.

The 125th running.

Houston commissioned a couple of spies to Fenway to put a hex on the Red Sox.
Only time will tell if it worked.
(Courtesy of Roger or Robert King)

Roger King led our parade down Boylston, finishing in 3:27:18 and was the first of the four first-time Boston finishers from our group.

After a pair of qualifiers at The Woodlands Marathon, Devyn Cook finally fulfilled a goal she had since she started running in 2008 to run the Boston Marathon, coming away with a time of 4:04:27.

Fourth timer showing the first timer how to celebrate post-race at Boston.
Congratulations, ladies!
(Photo courtesy of Laura Godfrey)

Sandra Tezino and Laura Godfrey were the next two as they journeyed to Boston for the fourth straight race, starting in 2017, and ended with times of 4:13:44 and 4:23:27, respectively.

Robert King and Trudy Regnier, who both got into this year's race late in the game, finished in 4:24:12 and 5:23:59, respectively.

Early Saturday morning, Chris Branch and Judith Albarran got their virtual Boston Marathon completed - before Monday's main event -  in 4:43:23 and 4:55:35, an easy long run that came with a few stops mixed in to cheer for Ironman Texas competitors, while Carrie Hyde got hers done, eh, in Canada in 4:58:10.

Four of our Volte friends were all close together in time in Boston on Monday.

Volte friend Erika Park is all smiles after a sub-3:30 Boston.
(Photo courtesy of Erika Park)

Erika Park was running her last Boston Marathon.  She finished her fourth Boston, including a virtual one a year ago, in 3:29:53, which bettered her debut Boston time of 3:41:49 in 2017.

Terence Baptiste bettered his 2019 debut time of 3:44:05 in Boston with a fine showing on Monday of 3:34:18.

Running in Beantown for the very first time was Josh Rivas, who was one of 77 BQs at March's The Woodlands Marathon to finish Boston this year and left Massachusetts with a time of 3:42:06.

And Sonia Dhodapkar, who ties the tongues of most race announcers, finished her third career Boston Marathon in 3:46:05.

The best we save for last.

A great friend to our founder and scribe - and who is more involved in endurance sports than just about anybody you can think of - completed an Ironman Texas and Boston Marathon double this weekend.

Waco's Nancy Goodnight, who is the race director of the Miracle Match Marathon there and just a force of nature, completed her 10th Ironman Texas - the only woman to do so - on Saturday in 12:03:33, winning her a Kona spot as she took her division.

Then she arrived just a little after midnight on Monday morning before proceeding to run a 3:41:44 marathon -- her 11th Boston and sixth IMTX/Boston double but the first time in reverse.