Tri Night at Luke's Locker on April 11 6:30-8:30pm

Luke’s Locker in The Woodlands will be host a Tri Night on Wednesday, April 11 from 6:30-8:30pm. The event will feature nutrition samples, prizes, and shopping discount.

Sugarland Half Marathon

Chris Weir (Left) and Skip Moschell have no pre-race jitters at Sugarland Half Marathon.

Skip Moschell (pictured above) wins his age group!!

2nd Annual Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Half Marathon was held on Sunday March 25, 2012. The 13.1 mile course was a double-loop course through Sweetwater. Finish Strong Racing Skip Moschell came away with 1st in his 50-54 AG finishing the race in 1:28:25 at a speedy 6:45/mile pace. Chris Weir just missed the podium and finished fourth in his competitive 25-29 AG. Chris averaged 6:32/mile pace and finished the half marathon in 1:25:29. Edson Jones finished 7th in his 45-49 AG in a time of 1:43:55 (7:56/mile pace). Great job!

Woodlands Marathon Support at Township Meeting on March 28 at 6pm

It looks like The Woodlands Marathon is catching some heat from some residents in the community over the marathon. These residents plan on being at the next Township meeting to complain about these events that cause road closures.

This was an amazing event for our community please do you part to make sure it is not our last! Woodlands Marathon needs your help and support! Please consider coming to the meeting and possibly speaking. The Township meeting is Wednesday March 28th at 6 PM. The meeting is held at The Woodlands Township, 2801 Technology Forest Blvd. All meetings are open to the public.

Bahrain Riffa Views Duathlon

Buck Snyder represented Finish Strong Racing at the Bahrain Riffa Views Duathlon on Friday, March 16. The race started with a 3 K run that Buck breezed through in 13:13at 6:36/mile pace. Despite extremely strong 30 mph winds, Buck completed the 20K two loop course in 35:30 at a 19.5 mph pace. Buck finished the last 5K run in 22:41 with an average 6:47/mile pace. Among the individuals who competed, Buck placed 6th overall and 2nd in his 40-44 AG. Buck commented, "I was glad I did the race. I had only done one duathlon before and found it to be quite fun. I would do another."

Little Rock Marathon

Finish Strong Racing's Chris Weir recently competed in the Little Rock Marathon. Chris finished in 2:58:37 and took 26th overall and 2nd in his AG. Congratulations on a fine race!

HARRA Runner of the Season Results for Fall

Recently, the Houston Area Runner's Association (HARRA) compiled their “Runner of the Season” standings for Fall of 2011. Several Finish Strong Racing athletes ranked high on the list.

Brandon Sager - 7th AG
Skip Moschell – 10th AG
Mike Menster – 17th AG

Edson Jones - 26th AG
Pam Meaux – 38th AG (but only ran 2 races & you
need 3 to get full credit for standings)

For complete listing of HARRA results, go to

http://www.harra.org/955dir/rots/results.html

Bayou City Classic 10K

Finish Strong was well represented by three athletes who all three had podium finishes at the Bayou City Classic 10k on March 10.

Jennifer Anthony placed 2nd in the F 30-34 with a 41:27 (Her time was even better than her recent Rodeo Run 10K).

Chris Strait placed 3rd M 35-39 with a time of 35:24.

Brandon Sager placed 3rd M 25-29 with a finishing time of 36:17 (a PR by over 30 sec).

The athletes performed well despite rain and 10-15 mile an hour headwind back into town.