Houston Marathon and Half Marathon

January 15 was a great day with cool temperatures -- perfect for running the Houston Marathon or Half Marathon! Sixty-one Finish Strong athletes marked the day with stellar performances in both the marathon (37) and half marathon (24). Eight athletes qualified for the Boston marathon, three athletes placed first or second in their AG, and several enjoyed their best personal record.

Marathon results:

Jen Anthony 3:26:11 - Boston Qualifier!

Casey Clark 4:01:44

Judith Clark 3:39:17 (est)

Stephen Clouthier 4:06:50

Kristin Collins 3:48:41 -- 2nd fastest of her 20 marathons!

Michael Collins 3:55:33

Jose Contreras 4:46:58

Phillip Deprang 4:01:44

Christelle Gigant 3:23:04 - Boston Qualifier!

Bill Glaser 3:21:44

Tammy Grado 4:31:44

Susan Hardwick-Smith 4:13:08

Jim Harrington 3:30:50

Dustin Harris 3:15:02

Misty Harris 3:51:40

Lisa Hill 3:38:24 - Boston Qualifier!

David Kayda 3:00:14 - Boston Qualifier!

Charlie Knific 3:55:32

Bill Mack 4:24:04

Ron McCauley 4:37:57

Kim McElligott 3:49:55

Jessica Menendez 3:30:11 Boston Qualifier and PR!

Michael Menster 3:13:07 - Boston Qualifier!

Roger Mercier 4:58:08

Julio Morales 4:15:39

Leo Morales 3:07:34 (est)

Quinci Morales 4:30:54 - 2nd in her AG!

Skip Moschell 3:07:13 - Boston Qualifier!

Matthew Murphy 5:19:30

Alan Neely 3:50:04

Scott Pinkston 4:50

Cory Richard 5:21:03 - PR by 22 minutes!

Brandon Sager 2:53:22 - Boston Qualifier!

Colleen Sager 4:32:09

Josh Scott 3:34:24

Robert Simmons 3:26:39

Sandy Vasser 3:59:18

Half Marathon Results:

Manuel Abascal 2:09:27

Rodrigo Abascal 1:44:15

David Barnes 1:44:22

Don Cole 1:37:14

Rich Cooper 2:06:55

Shannon Crowe 1:37:40

Irasema DeAquino 2:14:43

Lindsay Erck 2:25:50

Max French 1:39:55 - 1st for boys 7-11 years!

Jessica Gonzales 1:35:1

Steve Hardy 1:56:04

Michael Lechtenberg 1:35:25

Marshall McInnis 1:56:19

Pam Meaux 1:34:58 - 2nd in her AG!

Mary Mitchell 2:01:41 - PR by 24 minutes!

Kim Neveu 2:15:24 - PR

Louis Neveu 2:32:28

Chris Normyle 1:53:55

Willie Ocejo 1:54:45

Terry Peppers 1:42:45

Scott Peterson 1:18:20

Anne Powell 2:25:49

Rip Reynolds 1:29:41

Tommy Sustala 1:32:51

William Tietze 1:37:33

Way to go, ya'll!!