Runners of HOU

2021 #HouMarathon Ambassador Glenda Newman first started running in 2014 and by 2015 had run her first marathon. She then took three years completely off following the birth of her daughter, but never...

15 Apr 20211h 1min

Terry Love, aka @manofcivility, aka @blackmenrunhouston, ran his first half marathon in 2012 and hasn't looked back since! With numerous 5Ks and 10Ks and at least five marathons and 20 half marathons ...

2 Apr 20211h 50min

Lillian began her running journey in 2014. Since then, she has run 10 marathons, 25 half marathons, is a two-time Houston Marathon Ambassador and is now the President of the Katy Area Running Club. Sh...

1 Apr 202154min

Daniel Barron started running in 2005 with some friends at work. Fast forward to now and he has run 16 marathons, BQ'd four times, and is the President of the Houston Harriers Run Club. Daniel also c...

25 Mars 20211h

Patrick Pressgrove was born with a rare genetic disorder which left him wheelchair-bound by age 13 when he decided to have elective bilateral above-knee amputations. In 2015, he was encouraged by his ...

18 Mars 20211h 20min

Ten-time marathoner Emilia Benton is a staple on the Houston running scene. She got into running at a young age and ran her first marathon, the 2010 NYC Marathon, fresh out of college. Emilia is also ...

11 Mars 20211h 46min

Brant Kotch first volunteered for the Houston Marathon Committee in 1992, joined the Board of Directors in 1996, became the course director in 1997 and was named President and Race Director in 2002. A...

4 Mars 20211h 32min

If you ran any of the big 5k or 10 k races in the Houston area between 2014-2018, chances are Maximo beat you at some point. A prolific racer during his days at Luke's Locker, he got started running a...

25 Feb 20211h 17min