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2016 Texas Half-Marathon

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Kirk Mahoney

Here is my time-lapse video of the 2016 Texas Half-Marathon, shot 1 January 2016 with GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition, from crossing the start line through two loops of the course to crossing the finish line, in the Kingwood master-planned community of Houston, Texas — the site of the Texas Marathon, which occurs concurrently on …

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Emotion Will Take You Only So Far

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kirk Mahoney

“Emotion Will Take You Only So Far, and Other Lessons Learned from The Woodlands Half Marathon” was going to be the title of this article, but I went for brevity over completeness! My wife and I last year registered for The Woodlands Marathon and Half Marathon, respectively. Because my wife is an endurance walker and …

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Can Finisher Medals Bring You Happiness?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kirk Mahoney

Can finisher medals bring you happiness? Some endurance runners and walkers might reflexively respond, “No!” They might justify that response with a comment about a medal being “just a thing” and that happiness comes from the inside. Others might reflexively say, “Of course!” They might justify that response with a comment about how they only …

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Trading Happiness for Better Chip-Times?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kirk Mahoney

Are you trading happiness for better chip-times? If you are a marathoner or other endurance runner or walker, there is a risk that you may be trading some of your happiness for the sake of a better chip-time. Of course, faster times in races can lead to more happiness. I acknowledge that. I suppose that …

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Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon 2011 – Video

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Kirk Mahoney

I originally had posted here a video with scenes from the Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon in Seabrook, Texas, on 20110319 (the Saturday edition of the two-day event). However, I removed all videos from that site after it lost my trust.

Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon 2011 – Review

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Kirk Mahoney

I completed the Seabrook Lucky Trail Half Marathon in Seabrook, Texas, today — Saturday, 19 March 2011. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the Saturday edition of the 2011 event — the eighth year for the two-day event in Seabrook, which hosts another (second) half marathon, as well as a …

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Seawall Half Marathon 2010 – Review

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Kirk Mahoney

I completed the Seawall Half Marathon in Galveston, Texas, on 20 November 2010 — the first year for the event. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the 2010 event. Exposition Not Applicable: No exposition! Toilets Good: Public restrooms near start line Good: Portable toilets at many water stations (especially at …

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Endurance Walkers Get My Renewed Respect

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Kirk Mahoney

Endurance walkers get my renewed respect today. I launched SpryFeet.com last year for endurance runners and walkers. I did this because it was a walking group, not a running group, that helped me return to marathon training two years ago after being away from it for six years. But today anyone who can walk — …

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Congrats to reader Soraya on her first half!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Kirk Mahoney

I am grateful for every SpryFeet.com reader. And today I want to congratulate and thank reader Soraya Habeych. First, the congratulations: Soraya, congratulations on completing your first half marathon on June 6 in the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half Marathon, with a very respectable 2:38:52 chip-time! Second, the thanks: Thank you, Soraya, for …

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The saga of marathon medal sizes, continued

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Kirk Mahoney

Well, well. Sometimes the size of a half-marathon medal is smaller than the size of a full-marathon medal at the same weekend event. Take, for instance, the “his & hers” medals that I got with my wife last Sunday at the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, respectively: Completing either distance is …

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