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Inspired by a friend, Gary Anderson took on the challenges
of running long distances after bouncing back from early surgery

By Gary Anderson

I started running after being inspired by my neighbor Dwayne Hargrove, who was training for a marathon.  After seeing him finish the Cowtown Marathon in 2002, I was ready to do a marathon, but not before a minor setback.  The week after Cowtown, I got the MRI results from a knee injury I sustained playing soccer.  My ACL was completely torn along with a tear in my meniscus. I had surgery to replace my ACL and repair the meniscus at the end of March 2002.  I was able to start running in May 2002 as part of my physical therapy and I gradually began building mileage, a quarter mile at a time.

My first “race” was a half marathon in November 2002, followed by my first marathon in February 2003.  I was completely hooked on running after completing that first marathon.  I started running in the Metroplex events at every distance from 5K to 50K.  The marathon is my favorite race distance. I’ve had the opportunity to run marathons all over the country, including four times at the Boston Marathon. Boston is my favorite with Cowtown running a close second (sorry Heidi).  You get to meet so many people at running events no matter what size.  The running community is such a remarkable group of people with so many interesting stories.

A couple of years ago, Jim and James Newsom of Fort Worth Running Company asked if I would be one of their marathon coaches. I was honored and humbled to be asked to take on such a task.  I absolutely love coaching runners and hope I inspire them to enjoy running as much as I do. Long runs, tempo runs and track work, all that hard work people put in and the successes they have are incredible to see. In the fall of 2011, I met Eve Pearson of Nutriworks CNC who said she could make me a faster marathoner by changing my nutrition.  My first thought was “well you’re full of it.”  Being an engineer, I was a bit skeptical, but I accepted her challenge.  I need to give her credit for my race times over the past year or so, especially in longer races. The strength and energy that I have during races has been amazing.  She really does know her stuff about nutrition.

The engineer in me keeps a detailed running log with times, distances and heart rate for every type of runs during training and racing. A couple weeks ago, I rolled over 25,000 total miles in my running log as well as completing my 57th marathon.  I’m looking forward to the next 25,000 miles and all the new friends along the way.
My personal records: 5K -- 17:36, 10K -- 37:26, 15K -- 57:04, Half -- 1:20:51, Marathon -- 2:49:25

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Top DFW area finishers at the Boston Marathon,
which was shocked and cut short because of two bombs near finish line

Jared McNeil, 25, Fort Worth, 2:29:20; Noel Fernandez Maros, 36, Irving, 2:36:20; Brent A. Woodle, 28, Dallas, 2:40:05; Kolin Styles, 26, Weatherford, 2:40:55; Allen Helton, 22, Plano, 2:41:45; Logan Sherman, 27, Dallas, 2:42:20;  John H. Morgan Jr., 42, Grand Prairie, 2:42:36; Michael S. Dooley, 41, Denton, 2:47:38; Daniel Russey, 26, Arlington, 2:49:25;  Austin Saylor, 38, Dallas, 2:50:28; Brent Williams, 20, Arlington, 2:51:48; Jake Perez, 30, Rockport, 2:52:01;  Kiet Hoang, 39, Flower Mound, 2:52:29; Briseida E. Ramos, 29, Dallas, 2:52:59; Greg Rankin, 46, Allen, 2:53:17; Garrett B. Underdown, 37, Mansfield, 2:53:34; Robert A. Watling, 38, Dallas, 2:54:01; Todd Reynolds, 45, Benbrook, 2:54:10; Brent Yost, 33, Dallas, 2:54:49; Randy J. Bobe, 36, Keller, 2:55:04; Scott Olden, 43, Dallas, 2:55:33; Steve Gillis, 30, Dallas, 2:56:43; Greg Takacs, 35, Willow Park, 2:56:45; Scott Stemberger, 38, Dallas, 2:56:57; Patrick S. Martin, 44, Fort Worth, 2:57:32; Kiran A. Gyr, 35, Richardson, 2:57:49; David Jones, 49, Plano, 2:58:17; Grant Wickard, 32, Dallas, 2:58:41; Keith Grisham, 42, Plano, 2:59:21; Paul Durkes, 36, Dallas, 2:59:34; James Ayres IV, 34, Dallas, 2:59:35; Jeff Alexander, 43, Fort Worth, 3:00:03; Patrick Zimmerer, 28, Denton, 3:00:11; Ajith Pai, 33, Dallas, 3:02:16; Caleb Wood, 31, Dallas, 3:02:39; Henry Zoch III, 30, Rockwall, 3:02:56; Steve Monks, 53, Dallas, 3:03:06; Jillian Norman, 35, Arlington, 3:04:05; Adam Rubin, 26, Dallas, 3:04:29; Mark Wooten, 33, Garland, 3:04:34; Christina Graham, 26, Denton, 3:04:53; Jerod Honrath, 39, Dallas, 3:05:01; Jason Peacock, 40, Celina, 3:05:34; Jeff Kirk, 2, Grand Prairie, 3:07:21; Thomas Aaberg, 41, Alvord, 3:07:34; Anson Markwell, 35, Frisco, 3:08:18; David Jones, 41, Dallas, 3:09; Michael Held, 47, Dallas, 3:09:43; Ingrid L. Schwendinger, 35, Flower Mound, 3:10:55; Tim Olson, 44, Fort Worth, 3:10:57; Nadine Jones, 37, Dallas, 3:11:22; Mark Horstman, 46, Dallas, 3:11:45; Tim Szumila, 50, Plano, 3:12:02; Matthew Searfus, 39, Dallas, 3:12:10; Robert Hailey, 38, Irving, 3:13:41; James Weber, 50, Dallas, 3:13:44;  Rachel Hanson, 39, Flower Mound, 3:14:03; Ross Parker, 40, Dallas, 3:14:56; Paul Bieda, 51, Murphy, 3:15:50; Jordan Konig, 37, Dallas, 3:16:12; John Burns Jr., 43, Dallas, 3:16:15; Russ Stukel, 49, Denton, 3:16:59; Trey Bryant III, 44, Dallas, 3:18:22; Richard Humphrey, 50, Keller, 3:18:50; Westyn Rosiles, 24, Carrollton, 3:19:11; Jose Lopez, 28, Rockwall, 3:19:11; Luis Reynoso, 45, Rockwall, 3:19:16; Alison Daubert, 27, Dallas, 3:19:18; Ernie Bueno, 45, Rowlett, 3:19:21; David Dominy, 25, Dallas, 3:20:15; Tre Montigue, 49, Irving, 3:20:58;  Michael Mowers, 51, McKinney, 3:21:22; Sabine Norris, 37, Dallas, 3:21:38; Mark Newcomb, 56, Plano, 3:22:06; Lowell Koppel Jr., 40, Flower Mound, 3:23:05; David Bell, 53, Grapevine, 3:23:06; Kyle Horne, 31, Hurst, 3:23:22; Enid Schantz-Hagelberg, 57, Allen, 3:23:48; David McKenna, 52, Granbury, 3:24:48; Jeffery Arnier Sr., 56, Arlington, 3:24:57; Kevin Herbert, 50, Greenville, 3:25:02; Thomas Rodgers, 52, Arlington, 3:25:11; Jason Couch, 40, Southlake, 3:25:17; Kelley Aviles, 46, Lewisville, 3:25:55; Karen Lee, 41, Dallas, 3:26:10; Curt Metzger, 46, Mansfield, 3:26:30; Kelli Johnston, 38, Dallas, 3:26:44; Curtis Mamzic, 57, Flower Mound, 3:27:36; Shandra Moore, 27, Roanoke, 3:28; Thomas Raney, Fort Worth, 3:28:19; Chris Blackman, 53, Dallas, 3:28:24; Stacey Blaylock, 24, Denton, 3:28:45; Debbie Clark, 60, Colleyville, 3:29:09; Paul Vance, 53, Grand Prairie, 3:29:13; Marcie Matthews, 47, Dallas, 3:29:42; Tina Jeon, 28, Dallas, 3:30:13; Meredith Dolan, 28, Irving, 3:30:39; John Studebaker, 51, Hurst, 3:30:50; Robert McElroy, 46, Fort Worth, 3:31:04; Meifang, Zhu, 61, Allen, 3:31:23; Jean Dymott, 35, Dallas, 3:31:29; Jennifer Flack, 26, Dallas, 3:31:36; Paul Vasta, 50, McKinney, 3:32:30; Stacey Malcolmson, 43, Dallas, 3:33:25; Claudia Zulejkic, 42, Rockwall, 3:33:31; Russ Wedemeyer, 51, Colleyville, 3:33:45; Donald Robertson, 40, Grand Prairie, 3:33:52; Jan Vicary, 41, Plano, 3:33:55; Cecil Cooper, 51, Fort Worth, 3:34:01; Gary Marlow, 47, Sherman, 3:34:08; Julie Simon, 30, Frisco, 3:34:26; Ann Brink, 39, Dallas, 3:35:01; Kim Dukes, 44, Coppell, 3:35:11; Suzanne St. Clair, 38, Fort Worth, 3:36:10; Susana McDole, 42, Allen, 3:36:22; Larry Lichnovsky, 65, Arlington, 3:36:24; Catherine Clifford, 30, Plano, 3:36:56; Tamara Adams, 34, McKinney, 3:37:04; Kelly Green, Irving, 3:37:25; Brian Lillard, 47, Frisco, 3:37:26; Sonia Soprenuk, 50, Denton; Stephen Harding, 45, Plano, 3:37:43; Erin Storey, 36, Dallas, 3:37:45; Melissa Desilets, 23, Dallas, 3:37:50; Amanda Klein, 29, Dallas, 3:38:14; Emily Denny, 23,Trophy Club, 3:38:48; Heather Wallace, 42, Southlake, 3:39:02; John Eder, 47, Dallas, 3:39:12; Matthew Parker, 47, Kaufman, 3:39:14; Amber Boley, 33, Wylie, 3:39:51; Lisa Allen, 36, Allen, 3:39:52; Wendy Holden, 40, Fort Worth, 3:40:11; Amy Houdek, 41, Dallas, 3:40:14; Mitch Walters, 44, Dallas, 3:40:31; J.D.Sandfort, 48, Coppell, 3:40:39; Sara Smith, 35, Dallas, 3:40:40; Sam Pernice, 46, Plano, 3:40:45; Jennifer Wilford, 43, Flower Mound, 3:41:02; Melissa McGaughey, 34, Dallas, 3:41:14; Erika Cooper, 39, Prosper, 3:41:17; George Ochoa, 52, Dallas, 3:41:28; Carrier Varner, 53, Rockwall, 3:41.1; Janice Hauge, 45, Denton, 3:42:05; Kristin Emerson, 46, Dallas, 3:42:17; Robert Benson, 63, Dallas, 3:42:46; Glenn Barker, 54, Dallas, 3:43; Kim Gray, 38, Arlington, 3:43:43; Kristi Madden,39, Dallas, 3:43:54; Courtney Zaharis, 50, Trophy Club, 3:44:03; Cathal Grant, 56, Dallas, 3:44:07; Ashley Olson, 33, Fort Worth, 3:4:23; Jennifer Sharpe, 40, Dallas, 3:44:29; Brittney Udell, 23, Carrollton, 3:44:58; Julio Lopez, 57, Farmers Branch, 3:44:58; Maria Trejo, 28, Bedford, 3:45:06; Mandy Lozano, 35, Frisco, 3:45:32; Mark Dorsett, 49, Frisco, 3:45:46; Tommy Tharp, 60, Fort Worth, 3:46:04.

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Plano Pacers add to Hall of Fame

In 2009, the Plano Pacers Running Club established a Hall of Fame to recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to the club. The club is inducting three new members into its Hall of Fame in 2013. Rio King, Sue Padden, and Cary Sherf will be recognized immediately before the club’s 3K and 8K Hall of Fame Races on April 27. The presentations will be made at 7:50 a.m. at the Bob Woodruff Park pavilion in Plano. The club was formed in 1978 by the City of Plano Parks and Recreation Department and a group of local runners to promote fun and fitness through distance running. The club has successfully operated as a family-oriented organization for over three decades. Many individuals have contributed to the growth and success of the club. Read more about the club and its Hall of Fame members.

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All White Rock Marathon results books online

Mary Kennard collected and saved the Dallas White Rock Marathon results books, Executive Director Marcus Grunewald and his kids scanned the books and now they're online. "We're quite proud on being able to have this info online and hope people are able to take advantage of it,'' Marcus said in an e-mail. "We will be enhancing this page in the near future as time allows."

Click here to see the results. Marcus also said that Mary is still involved in helping with the White Rock museum, any artifacts from the event that people might have and would like to donate would be appreciated. He said some of this will be on display at the Health & Fitness Expo, and other items will be on permanent display at the marathon office.

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Check out the runners' aids

The Runners' Tools page has been part of this website for a long time, and it's visited quite often. However, it understandably lags far behind the Calendar and Results pages in number of visitors. You might want to visit the Runners Tools page because it has several helpful tools, such as pace calculator, target heart calculator, body mass index calculator, caloric needs calculator, nutritional needs calculator, ideal weight calculator and body fat calculator. Also, the links to each has been fixed so that each goes to the correct calculator.

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Share your race experiences -- good, bad or ugly

Runners, like golfers, usually like to relive their greatest and sometimes not so greatest moments. Most have some interesting stories and experiences that need to be shared. Or maybe there is a favorite race that others should know about and you'd like to spread the word. So do it. Tell your tale on this form. Include some pictures if you want. So, what could be easier except for having me write it for you? If it takes more than one form to complete the report, just number each submission as Page 1, Page 2, etc.. Thanks, Charles Clines. Visit the Favorite or Interesting Event Reports.

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*-Note: If you've participated in a marathon and/or ultra and would like to have your name, time and finish noted here, please fill out this form and submit it.

Notes: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has proclaimed this year's race date of December 8, 2013 Dallas Marathon Day. Along with this proclamation, he has also designated the Dallas Marathon as the official marathon of the City of Dallas. A ceremony was held May 15 at City Hall to honor the marathon, now in its 44th year....The first GE Irving Marathon on April 27 raised $7,969.69 for Our Children's House at Baylor Irving, which will provide continued care and services to chidren who live with severe to moderate medical needs...Using a combination of proceeds from the Fairview Half Marathon, held April 6, and efforts of the Frisco Running Club, The Active Joe donated $1,500 to sponsor a tunnel for a preschool playground area to help children with special needs....The MetroPCS Dallas Marathon announced on April 9 three new members --  Paul Billings, Gwen Echols and Don Hunter -- to its board of directors. Billings, former president of Datascan, Echols, former senior vice president of Bank of America, and Hunter, former member of the U.S. Air Force, bring leadership experience to their new board positions. Dallas Marathon board members serve two-year terms and are charged with growing sponsorship and awareness of the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon....Several DFW runners brought home winner's medals from the Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon and Half Marathon on March 16-17. Maria Martinez of Fort Worth added another overall female marathon title to her collection on March 17 by running a 3:18:53.7. T.O. Okazaki of Southlake bagged two 55-59 age group victories. He won his half marathon division on March 16 with a 1:39:35 and came back the next day to win the marathon male 55-59 division by clocking a 3:50:43.7. And Kim Gray of Arlington won her 35-39 age division in the marathon with a 3:47:14.2....Sisters Maria Martinez and Eva Contreras of Fort Worth finished second and third female at the Miracle Match Marathon in Waco on Jan. 27. Maria and Eva finished virtually together as Maria was timed in 3:25:40 and Eva in 3:32:48....Bill Berenson traveled to Israel to notched another Boston Marathon-qualifying time. He ran a 3 25:38 at the Tiberias Internatonal Marathon on Jan. 10, held at the Sea of Galilee. It was his fourth sub 3:25 in past three months, and 30th BQ out of 40 attempts...Jonathan Swiatocha, 20, of Keller placed eighth at the 3M Half Marathon in Austin with a 1:10:07 on Jan. 13. Jonathan won his age division and is planning to run his first marathon, the NAIA 2013 Marathon, on May 26th in Indiana....His dad, Ed, is a former winner of the Dallas Marathon.…Marylyn Patrick, 68, on Plano, finished her 28th consecutive Chevron Houston Marathon on Jan. 13, in 5 hours, 55 minutes, 36 seconds.….While several DFW area runners participated in Houston, some others journeyed farther to compete. At the Disney World Marathon on Jan. 13, Monica Briggs, 33, of Fort Worth was the 361st finisher among the 20,679 finishers with a 3:26:49 to earn a BQ. Also on Jan. 13, Jerod Honrath, 38, of Dallas was in front of three other area runners at the First Light Marathon in Mobile, Ala., by finishing in 3:30:48 and was 23rd among the 334 finishers. Orion Graham, 36, of Dallas ran a 3:38:39, and Jon Grutzmacher, 47, of Hurst finished in 3:48:03.....On Jan. 12, Scott Rand, 46, of Arlington, was the top area finisher at the Running from an Angel Marathon in Boulder, Colo., won his age division with a 3:55.54....For those who had registered for the canceled ING New York City Marathon, event officials have given them three options. They can receive a refund of their entry fee; be guaranteed an entry into the 2013, '14 or '15 marathon with fees at the 2012 rate; or receive a guaranteed entry into the 2013 NYC Half Marathon on March 17. Those who registered must choose their option between Jan. 11-25...:Bill Berenson, 58, of Fort Worth placed third (out of 37) in his age division at the Rehoboth (Delware) Seashore Marathon on Dec. 8 by finishing in 3:24:30. It was Bill's seventh marathon in nine months and of his past 20 marathons, he has placed in his age division 17 times. There were 829 finishers overall....At the Kiawah Island (S.C.) Marathon on Dec. 8, Clint Bissett, 38, finished 131st among the 1,078 finishers with a 3:32:27....Among the top finishers at the Tucson Marathon on Dec. 9, Michael Cooke, 49, of Fort Worth came in 212th among the 1,051 finishers with a 3:29:15; Mark Stevens, 49, of Arlington ran a 3:30:16 and was the 220th finisher; and Allan Crawford, 32, of Fort Worth was 290th with a 3:38:35..... .Noel Fernandez of Irving finished fifth overall at the Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Dec. 2 by running a 2:44:51. Thomas Kellner of McKinney was the 40th finisher with a 3:06:44. There were 3,202 finishers....At the California International Marathon on Dec. 2, Benson Osoro of Dallas finished 13th overall by running a 2:24:57. There were 6,186 finishers....There were some people who showed up at Fair Park in Dallas for the Veteran's Day 5K on Nov. 10, but no one else was there. The organization that conducts the event in several cities, had canceled the Dallas run several weeks ago, but there still was a link to the information page about the race. Their national website, though, didn't list it. The race was on several race calendars....Jesus Lopez, 46, of Dallas could be crowned the "breathe" champion. He has won the Free to Breathe 5K on May 20 and the Breathe Deep 5K in Arlington on Nov. 10....Bill Berenson, 57, of Fort Worth not only continues to post Boston Marathon-qualifying times, he also is improving. Bill ran a personal-best 3:24:15 at the Des Moines Marathon on Oct. 21. It was his second marathon in three weeks...Also on Oct. 21, Erik Waldorff, 34, of Dallas had a high finish at the Gran Rapids (MI) Marathon. He ran a 2:46.26 to place 10th among the 901 finishers...Leading the area finishers at the Duke City Marathon in Albuquerque on Oct. 21 was Jon Korte of Grapevine, who finished in 3:13:30, good for 19th among the 34 finishers...And then at the grueling Marathon 2 Marathon on Oct. 20, Paul Box of Waxachachie was the top area finisher with a 3:26:03....D'Ann Arthur, placed 16th among the elite women at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in France last month. She was the first USA finisher....Denver-based Running Specialty Group has bought five Run On! stores in the Dallas area. Run On! owners Bob and Rebecca Wallace will remain with the company, which is expected to expand in the area. RSG owns 19 running stores and has recently started Run.com...Maria Martinez of Fort Worth added the Tyler Rose Marathon female title to her collection of trophies on Oct. 7. Maria, who previously had won the Fort Worth Marathon, ran a 3:20:31 to win the title....Bill Berenson, 57, of Fort Worth continues to rack up his marathon count as he seeks to run one in each state. He ran the Clarence Demar Marathon in Keene, N.H., on Sept. 30 and finished in 3:26:02 and was third in the 50-59 age division. He was 25th overall of the 178 finishers as he posted another Boston Marathon qualifying time. This was his fifth marathon in six months....Also on Sept. 30, several Dallas area runners participated in the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, N.Y., and at least two notched BQ times. Sarah Smith, 34, of Dallas ran a 3:36:15 and Karen Keeler, 28, of Dallas logged a 3:36:44 to earn qualifying times for Boston....One male and two females placed in the top 100 of their respective divisions at the Pikes Peak Marathon on Aug. 19. Finishing 84th among the 188 female finishers and third in her age division was Emily J Van Dyken, 28, of Fort Worth, who completed the up and down journey in 5:35:49. Danielle Levitt, 25, of Dallas, was 91st with a 7:36:42. Nicholas Beers, 33, of Fort Worth was 115th among the 551 males and finished with a 5:48:45....Some runners from the DFW area often look for new marathon adventures in remote places, just as Michael Smith of Coppell did on Aug. 5. He traveled to Whitehorse, Canada and ran the Yukon River Trail Marathon and finished with a 4:30:43, which gave him a fifth place finish in the 40-49 age division. Also, on Aug. 5, Matt Celone of Flower Mound ran the Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon in Rachel, Nev., and finished in 3:48:39, good for second in the 30-39 division... Natalie Merrill of McKinney has proved that nothing's Too much for her to grasp; she won female overall at the Too Hot to Handle 15K in July after winning the female overall at the Too Cold To Hold 15K in January...Bill Berenson of Fort Worth completed his second marathon in 20 days and crossed off his 35th state in his quest to run a marathon in all 50. He finished the Run Carlevoix Marathon in Michigan in 3:36:32 on June 23 and took third in his 50-54 age division. Also at Carlevoix was Philp Hodge, 46, of Little Elm. He ran a 3:23:30 to finish fourth in his age division...It's not unsual for runners from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to compete in out-of-state marathons, but one of the longest trips is to Anchorage, Alaska. The top finisher from the area at the Mayor's Marathon on June 23 was Paul Pear, 31, of McKinney with a 3:14:33. He was fifth of 27 in his age division...Remember Molly Tucker? As a 10-year-old, she was winning female overall titles and even dipped under 19 minutes for a 5K on a couple of occasions. She is 15 and running in school events now, but she made an appearance at the Home Run 5K in Flower Mound on June 16 and won another female title with a 20:08.7....Greg Takacs, 35 of Weatherford finished 16th overall of the 3,364 finishers and third in his age division at the Big Sur International Marathon in Carmel, Calif., on April 29 with a 2:54:24....Several DFW area runners competed in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on April 29, and the top DFW finisher was Michael Barnard, 32, of Arlington as he clocked a 3:04:01 to finish 28th overall. Not far behind him was Mark Wooten, 32, of Garland with a 3:06:24. Several women finished almost together: Eva Contreras, 37, of Fort Worth was 88th overall with a 3:26:04; Amy Gray, 31, of Flower Mound was 90th and first in her age division with a 3:26:27; Maria Martinez, 35, of Fort Worth was 91st with a 3:26:29; Genevieve Moran, 23, of Dallas was 95th with a 3:27; Jill Price, 38, of McKinney was 99th with a 3:27:31 and Kimberly Drechsel, 49, of Burleson was 133 and second female masters with a 3:31:51. There were 2,643 finishers.....At the Eugene (Ore.) Marathon on April 29, Jen Smith of Dallas picked up a first place award in the 25-29 age division with a 2:59:10. She was 90th among the 2,345 finishers.... Cecil Cooper, 50, of Fort Worth fiished 138th among the 2,093 finishers at the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon on April 28 with a 3:25:52. Bill Berenson, 57, of Fort Worth, who has a string of more than 20 consecutive Boston Marathon qualifying times, added another at the Kentucky Derby with a 3:28:24....Linda Kelly, 60, of Dallas ran a 1:46:02 to win her age division at the St. Jude Country Music Marathon and 1/2 Marathon on April 28 in Nashville. Tenn. She was the 870th finisher of the 22,227 who crossed the finish line and was the 238th female among 14,189 finishers....There was a smaller marathon on April 15 in the small southeast Texas town of Groveton. The Davy Crockett Bear Chase might not we well known, but there were several in the DFW area who participated in the event, that requires marathoners to run the half-marathon route twice. Winning was Peter Beauvais, 50, of DeSoto with a 3:05:08. The female winner was Jacqueline O'Brien, 46, of Kingwood with a 3:43:33. Some other top area finishers included James Reed, 38, of Fort Worth (3:31:16) and Jim Mayo, 62, of Coppell (3:38:13). A nice touch is that finishers receive a stuffed bear... Maria Martinez of Fort Worth and winner of two female marathon titles this year, finished third in the A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race For Mercy Marathon on April 1. She ran a 3:32:32.9. This was her fifth marathon this year. She had won the Seabrook Lucky Tail Marathon with a gun time of 3:25:42 and the New Year's Day Marathon in Allen with a 3:19:11...Also, on April 1, a father and son swept male open and masters titles at the Be A Fan 5K in Dallas. Justin Young, only 11, won the male division with a 23:16.9 and his dad Robert, 42, took the masters title with a 28:18.5...At the Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missle Range in New Mexico on March 25, Fort Worth resident Robert McElroy finished 14th overall with a 3:48. There were 2,866 finishers....It was a big day for the Nottingham family at Joe's Run on March 24. Jerry Nottingham's son Darrin, 47, and Darrin's 22-year-old son D.J. and 20-year-old daughter Danielle all placed in their age divisions (third, second and first, respectively) and earned the colorful hand-painted parrots that are awarded the first three in age divisions. D.J. edged his sister with a 22:16.76 to her 22:38.83. Jerry was going to run with them, but sustained a fractured left wrist two days before the race while play racquetball. He opted for the mile run/walk instead...This doesn't happen often: Jeanne-Claire White of Lake Charles, La., was the first across the finish line at the 3rd annual Gusher Marathon in Beaumont. The St. Catholic graduate, 23, ran a 3:00:00.8 (2:59:59, chip time) to win. The male winner, Brandt Stiggins of Hutto finished second overall with a 3:03:05.1.... Lamech Mosoti of Grand Prairie lost by only 10 seconds to finish second at the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon on March 3 in Albany, Ga.. He finished with a 2:23:59. Bill Berenson nailed his 24th consecutive Boston Marathon qualifier at the same event by running a 3:28:33. Bill said the temperature was about 70 degrees, the humidy was 100 percent (rain and wind) and tornado sirens were going off the night before and during the race....Don't know why Kim Gray of Arlington was listed from Conroe at The Woodlands Marathon on March 3, but no matter; she finished second in the 35-39 age group and set a PR of 3:27:21.7 and missed first by about a minute. And congratulations to Joe Beisner of Irving for finishing third in the Woodland's half marathon with a 1:14:00.8. Matthew Peters of Denton was close behind with a 1:14:26.9...Kevin McCasland of Paris, TX., finished 75th of the 1,793 finishers at the Napa Valley Marathon on March 4. He ran a 3:09:29...At the New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon on March 4, Jim Batson of Fort Worth ran a 3:13:48 to finish 123 among the 3,657 finishers. Omar Venzor of Dallas ran a 3:17:20 to place 165...Thomas (T.O.) Okazaki completed the Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon in 3:26:10 for a 2013 Boston Marathon qualifying time...The Fort Worth Runners Club announced its 2011 awards on Feb. 28 at the club's post-Cowtown party at The Cowtown office. Don Nelson and Laura Nelson were selected male and female runners of the year. The Clines Running Corner runners of the year also received their awards at the party. Andrew Cook and Becky Angeles were the male and female runners of the year in the DFW area, and Laura Nelson and James Jackson the masters runners of the year......Lewis George, owner of Mellew Productions, recently had a contest asking for a name of a new half marathon he'll be conducting. Out of the names submitted, he chose the Brenda Garrido's Jalapeno Half. The Tyler resident won $300 for her name being selected. The date and site of the race have yet to be announced. Lewis said it could be conducted within the next 15 to 16 months. Lewis tried to inject as much interest into his events as possible. He already has the Four Seasons Challenge and the Weight Challenge ongoing. To check out more of his events, visit www.mellew.com....

Don Nelson FWRC Male Runner of Year

Laura Nelson FWRC Female Runner of Year