The Houston Running Zone

Bayou City Classic 10K and 5K
Saturday March 5th
10K and 5K distances
45th running of the 10K

New - Finishers Medal for 10K and 5K
Getting feedback from the runners

Served on the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA), Bayou City Road Runners (BCRR) and Houston Striders boards

After party
Saint Arnold beer
Coffee cake, tacos, Dave's Killer bread bars, chips, cookies, crackers, all prepackaged

Houston Dynamo kick booth
Blues Brothers band

Centipede awards
Costume awards

Route
Starts at City Hall and safely uses Allen Parkway

Raising over $610,000 to the Houston Parks Department
All volunteer organization
Giving back to the community

Road Runners Club of America RRCA
10K State Championship

High quality tech shirt at packet pickup

First weekend of March, no spring break conflicts

Volunteers needed by post race area

Snowdrop Ultra 55 Hour Race and Relay
Captained top relay team for miles and fundraising

Couch to Half Marathon in 4 weeks
To help lose weight
Running friends peer pressure
Charity miles 300 miles in a month
25 miles Cactus Rose relay team
Bandara 50K first ultra
Rocky 50 miler
Snowdrop Ultra 100 miles solo

Focused on fundraising
Increase donation if he ran over 100
Increase donation if he ran over 150

Smarter to relay to increase donations
Not just a relay team, wanting to be the first place fundraising team
Commiting relay team members to raising $1000 per person
Some exceed, some won

Creative fundraising ideas
Pick the party dress to run at New Year’s Eve
Karen started, then Charlie was included to run in the dress
PR half marathon incentive to increase donation
Overcoming issues and still making it happen

Cypress Running Club
Cypress Wolf Pack

Pushing his team to help the race pass the $100,000 mark
Team member John

Snowdrop Foundation mission
Inspiration “Dear Chelsey”
Donates his solo buckles to his top donor
Matching gifts from employers

Started 2009 as a walker

Founded Golden Triangle Strutters

Wanting an all-inclusive running club of all paces

Angie’s Half Marathon

2013 started the Goku Runner YouTube channel

360 camera

2020 Chevron Houston Marathon video clip (24:13 cameo appearance)

Marathon food TikTok video (2.6 million views)

You don’t have to be the typical runner's body or speed to be a runner

Anyone can be a runner

Now an ultra runner

Trail Racing Over Texas

Unique swag

Co founded a new running company

3 Bros Running Company

Youtube channel

Bringing big city races to small towns

First race in Orange, Texas

Wanting everyone to have fun

Full race experience

Music

Swag

Warm up

Chip timing

Start line

Announcing

Cheer stations

Wanting to do a 5K every month while pregnant
While in nursing school
Not just about running
It’s not just a hobby it’s a movement

Hosts 5K Mamas Fun Run to raise funds every Mother’s Day

Turned into over 20 races, 10Ks, triathlons, half marathons
Benefits of working out during pregnancy
Quarterly workshops for overall health

Instagram handle 9monthsof5K

Run Live a Dive Half Marathon
Aramco Half Marathon
Princess Half Marathon
Niagara Falls Half Marathon

Shout out to Snowdrop Ultra 55 race

Chevron Houston Marathon interview

slowkenyanrunner on Instagram

Food and lifestyle choices made the decision to start running
You can run anywhere, convenience

To accommodate around her daughter’s schedule
Couch to 5K app
Thanksgiving 5K
Overcoming the mindset to start
Inspiring others to run

Cypress Running Club

Katy Area Running Club
Powerful to run with others
Social and training runs

Cypress Half Marathon

Club members give you a health push
Disciplined with a routine

Being addicted to racing
Helps the motivation to train

Running recreationally
Goals are personal
It’s free to run

California International Marathon

Racing with spectators
Chevron Houston Marathon

It gets harder before it gets easier
Logical first then emotional

Brooks Running

Eliud Kipchoge

Meb Keflezighi
Local Table
Lupe Tortilla