The Formula Run Ethiopia is a charity run helping to provide Baby Formula for infants in need in Africa. The run will be held on Saturday, March 19th beginning and ending at Barbara Bush Elementary located at 7420 Crownridge Drive in the Woodlands. Proceeds will go directly to helping feed those less fortunate. You may early register for the race here, www.intothestreetsofethiopia.com, or you may register the morning of the race from 7 am to 7:45am. Race registration is $12, the cost of one can of baby formula, per participant. Also, you may purchase a t-shirt for $30 online or at the race. Please understand that all registrations are final.
Please join us for awards, coffee, and a Chick fila breakfast following the race!Children’s 1 Mile Run will begin at 8 am. All children under the age of 12 are welcome to participate. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 boys and top 3 girls.
FormulaRunEthiopia 5k will begin at 8:15 am. All are invited to run or walk this race. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 males and top 3 females.
“If you can’t feed one hundred then feed just one.” -Mother Teresa
James Engle and Berk Clare started out the cycling season with some strong racing at the Tour de New Braunfels last weekend! They both raced the 40-minute Circuit Race on Saturday and finished with the pack. On Sunday, they both raced the 48-mile Cat 4/5 Road Race along with several other cyclists from The Woodlands Cycling Club Race Team. Despite some mishaps with the team (including a dereilleur getting taken off and John Scott Wilmeth switching bikes with another teammate), James Engle was able to hang with the main pack and duke it out for the sprint finish. James finished 9th overall out of 60+ cyclists. Berk and several of the other WCCRT guys were able to bridge back up to the field for a pack finish. Next up for both James and Berk is Walburg this weekend. Way to race guys!
Photos coming soon!
Blake Henning, Melissa Rothe, and Jonathan Knapp all raced the “Run Away with My Heart 5-Miler” in the Woodlands last weekend.
As usual, these three athletes had fast races. Blake Henning finished second in his age-group with a time of 39:02, or 7:50 min/mile pace. Melissa Rothe finished fourth overall female and first in her age-group with a time of 36:24, or 7:17 min/mile pace. Jonathan Knapp finished third in his age-group with a time 36:22, or 7:16 min/mile pace.
Blake is training for IMTX and Melissa is training for the Memorial Hermann Half Ironman. Great running everyone!
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| Melissa Rothe at the Run Away with My Heart 5-Miler |
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| Allison, Christi, and Cathy after the New Orleans Marathon |
The OutRival Racing 12- Week Group Training Program for the CB&I Triathon starts next week. Our kick-off meeting for those already registered as well as those interested in joining is this Saturday at 10am at Villa Sport (https://www.villasport.com/tw/). Information about our program is listed below and will be explained at the kick-off meeting. Email us if you have any questions!
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| Curtis Hooper (left) |
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| Curtis Hooper and Friend |
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The REMISSION RUN began as a way to celebrate non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor Bill Crews’ 5 year anniversary of remission. He discovered he was in remission at the end of January 2004, but because his disease is currently “incurable” he had to continue more than two years of treatments. Following those treatments, Bill returns regularly to MD Anderson Cancer Center for check ups with his lymphoma doctor, Rick Hagemeister. Bill is a marathoner and triathlete. He is a USAT certified coach and Ironman finisher as well. He credits the strength of his faith, his family and his doctor with his survival.
100% of the proceeds of The Bill Crews Remission Run are donated to the Hagemeister Research Fund. Through this fund, the lymphoma tissue bank was established to provide tumor data to researchers at MD Anderson and outside institutions as well. Researchers use this data to develop better therapies which will lead to the cure for blood cancers and other malignancies. Your participation in this race is a way for you to use your healthy body to aid the cause of eliminating cancer.
Over 300 runners came out for the third Annual Remission Run. OutRival Racing athletes Blake Henning, Curtis Hooper and George Roffe raced the Remission Run this last weekend. All three of these athletes are preparing for Ironman Texas and used this 5K as a training race.
Curtis ran a super speedy 19:08 to finish 1st place in the 40-44 age group and 6th overall while George had a very solid performance to place 6th in the 45-49 age group in 27:46. Blake ran the 5K in 22:47, or 7:20 min/mile average. Blake finished on the podium with a 3rd place finish in the 50-54 Age Group. Congratulations! |
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| Blake Henning |
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| Bill Dwyer and Blake Henning |
The Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA) awards The Roger Boak Award to the runner who runs the most races in a calendar year. Blake Henning was the honored recipient of the Roger Boak Award for 2010. Last year, Blake competed in:
- The Chevron Houston Marathon
- The Bayou City Classic 10K
- The Koala Luke’s Locker Half Marathon
- The HMSA Classical 25K
- The Sugar Land Lakes of William Ranch 30K
Not only did Blake run often, he ran fast! Blake set some PRs last year in these races as well. Blake also ran the Houston Marathon last weekend and plans on racing Ironman Texas in May.
Congrats Blake! Keep on running (well, and biking and swimming!)