Texas

Order in which state was run: 12

Order in which state was admitted into the union: 28

The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.



I registered for the Texas Half in Dallas when I thought I would be returning to New Orleans a few months after Hurricane Katrina had me working in Texas on a temporary basis.  I wound up running seven other Texas races that were a half marathon or longer distance.  I also had my only DNS (did not start) half or longer distance in San Antonio November 14, 2010.  I probably would have at least walked the Rock n Roll half event but I tore my muscle 10 days prior to the event.

The Texas half was also a special event in that it was the first race that I ran under an 8:00 minute per mile pace.  Getting under a 1:45 had been a goal of mine since I started running the distance and I accomplished it on my 15th attempt at the distance.

Date: February 11, 2006
Race: Texas Half
City: Dallas
Cost: $38.53

 

  



Date: January 14, 2007
Race: Aramco Houston Half Marathon
City: Houston
Cost: $50.00

 

 

 

Date: November 11, 2007
Race: San Antonio Half Marathon
City: San Antonio
Cost: $48.93

Date: February 17, 2008
Race: at&t Austin Half Marathon
City: Austin
Cost: $70.23

Date: January 18, 2009
Race: Chevron Houston Marathon
City: Houston
Cost: $85.00

 

 

 

Date: May 16, 2009
Race: Hogs Hunt 25k
City: Huntsville State Park
Cost: $40.00

Date: November 7, 2009
Race: Rocky Raccoon 25k
City: Huntsville State Park
Cost: $40.00

 

DNS but made the trip as a spectator

Date: February 20, 2011
Race: Livestrong Austin Half Marathon
City: Austin
Cost: $70.20

 

 

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