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@russelds
Raving since 2017 50 States hopeful/finisher, Marathon Maniacs #10557, Half Fanatics #7775 Active 3 months, 3 weeks agoAbout Me
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Personal Bests (6)
Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result |
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Kansas Rails-to-Trails Fall Ultra Extravaganza | 50 Miler | Ottawa, KS | Oct 27, 2018 | 9:44:10 |
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend | Goofy Challenge (39.3 Miles) | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Jan 11, 2014 | 2:05:48 |
The Cowtown | 50K | Fort Worth, TX | Feb 26, 2023 | 4:56:21 |
REVEL Mt Charleston | Marathon | Las Vegas, NV | May 7, 2016 | 3:43:57 |
Irving Marathon | Half Marathon | Irving, TX | Mar 27, 2021 | 1:53:59 |
New Years Double – Allen, TX | 5K | Allen, TX | Jan 1, 2016 | 27:29 |
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Past Races (51)
Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon & miniMarathon | Marathon | Louisville, KY | Apr 29, 2023 | 4:08:07 | ||
The Cowtown | 50K | Fort Worth, TX | Feb 26, 2023 | 4:56:21 |
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Jack & Jill’s Downhill Marathon & Half | Marathon | Snoqualmie Pass, WA | Jul 31, 2022 | |||
Big Sur International Marathon | Marathon | Big Sur, CA | Apr 24, 2022 | 4:17:24 | ||
Boston Marathon | Marathon | Hopkinton, MA | Apr 18, 2022 | 4:05:59 | ||
Austin Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Austin, TX | Feb 20, 2022 | 1:58:12 | ||
Boston Marathon | Marathon | Hopkinton, MA | Oct 11, 2021 | 4:16:19 | ||
Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Berlin, Germany | Sep 26, 2021 | 4:05:38 | ||
The Cowtown | Half Marathon | Fort Worth, TX | May 8, 2021 | 1:57:40 |
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Irving Marathon | Half Marathon | Irving, TX | Mar 27, 2021 | 1:53:59 | ||
Panther City Half Marathon & 5K | Half Marathon | Fort Worth, TX | Feb 21, 2021 | 1:59:42 | ||
Texas Marathon | Marathon | Kingwood, TX | Jan 1, 2021 | 3:59:22 | ||
Texas Double: Day 2 Marathon & Half | Marathon | Fort Worth, TX | Dec 22, 2019 | 4:39:13 | ||
Texas Double: Day 1 Marathon & Half | Marathon | Fort Worth, TX | Dec 21, 2019 | 4:04:50 | ||
Athens Marathon. The Authentic | Marathon | Athens, Greece | Nov 10, 2019 | 4:38:28 | ||
REVEL Big Cottonwood | Marathon | Salt Lake City, UT | Sep 14, 2019 | 3:45:26 |
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REVEL Rockies | Marathon | Idaho Springs, CO | Jun 2, 2019 | 3:50:50 |
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REVEL Mt Charleston | Marathon | Las Vegas, NV | Apr 27, 2019 | 4:04:30 | ||
The Cowtown | Marathon | Fort Worth, TX | Feb 24, 2019 | 4:01:33 |
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Texas Marathon | Marathon | Kingwood, TX | Jan 1, 2019 | 4:07:20 | ||
Kansas Rails-to-Trails Fall Ultra Extravaganza | 50 Miler | Ottawa, KS | Oct 27, 2018 | 9:44:10 | ||
Albuquerque Marathon at Sandia Crest | Marathon | Cedar Crest, NM | Sep 15, 2018 | 5:11:45 | ||
REVEL Mt Charleston | Marathon | Las Vegas, NV | Apr 28, 2018 | 4:15:46 | ||
Urban Ultra Dallas | 50K | Dallas, TX | Jan 20, 2018 | 5:35:00 | ||
Texas Marathon | Marathon | Kingwood, TX | Jan 1, 2018 | 4:02:56 | ||
New York City Marathon | Marathon | Staten Island, NY | Nov 5, 2017 | 4:15:00 | ||
REVEL Big Cottonwood | Marathon | Salt Lake City, UT | Sep 9, 2017 | 4:19:02 | ||
Big Sur International Marathon | Marathon | Big Sur, CA | Apr 30, 2017 | |||
Boston Marathon | Marathon | Hopkinton, MA | Apr 17, 2017 | |||
Chevron Houston Marathon & Aramco Houston Half Marathon | Marathon | Houston, TX | Jan 15, 2017 | 4:19:07 | ||
Marine Corps Marathon | Marathon | Arlington, VA | Oct 30, 2016 | 4:18:00 | ||
Ruidoso Marathon + State Forty-Seven Road 47K/50K | Marathon | Ruidoso, NM | Jun 26, 2016 | 5:29:12 |
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REVEL Mt Charleston | Marathon | Las Vegas, NV | May 7, 2016 | 3:43:57 | ||
Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, 10K & 5K | Half Marathon | Lubbock, TX | Apr 2, 2016 | 1:56:09 |
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Napa Valley Marathon and Half Marathon | Marathon | Calistoga, CA | Mar 6, 2016 | 3:55:30 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | Marathon | Allen, TX | Jan 1, 2016 | 4:54:08 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | 5K | Allen, TX | Jan 1, 2016 | 27:29 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | 5K | Allen, TX | Dec 31, 2015 | 27:29 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | Marathon | Allen, TX | Dec 31, 2015 | 4:13:04 | ||
Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Chicago, IL | Oct 11, 2015 | 4:00:30 | ||
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon | Oklahoma City, OK | Apr 26, 2015 | 3:59:52 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | Marathon | Allen, TX | Jan 1, 2015 | 4:34:12 | ||
New Years Double – Allen, TX | Marathon | Allen, TX | Dec 31, 2014 | 4:04:31 | ||
Eugene Marathon | Marathon | Eugene, OR | Jul 27, 2014 | 4:12:07 | ||
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend | Goofy Challenge (39.3 Miles) | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Jan 12, 2014 | 4:18:53 | ||
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend | Goofy Challenge (39.3 Miles) | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Jan 11, 2014 | 2:05:48 | ||
Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona | Marathon | Tempe, AZ | 2013 | 4:09:12 | ||
Marine Corps Marathon | Marathon | Arlington, VA | 2013 | 4:03:48 | ||
Pittsburgh Marathon | Marathon | Pittsburgh, PA | 2012 | 4:18:59 | ||
Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Chicago, IL | 2011 | 4:15:19 | ||
The Rose (fka Tyler Rose) | Marathon | Tyler, TX | 2010 | 4:25:48 |
The Cowtown
Awesome Race Weekend!
The Cowtown
This is a top-notch race! The city is welcoming, the swag is incredible, the snacks at the finish are great. I have nothing bad to say about the Cowtown. Ran … MORE
This is a top-notch race! The city is welcoming, the swag is incredible, the snacks at the finish are great. I have nothing bad to say about the Cowtown.
Ran the challenge with a 5k on Saturday and a 50k on Sunday and rocked them both.
I PR’d the 50k by 39 minutes. Took an AG 2nd on the 5k.
I guess the only thing that was difficult was the family meetup area. My husband was on the wrong side of the finish line and had a hard time getting to me at the end.
The Cowtown
Please change it back
The Cowtown
Cowtown is a wonderful race. They do a great job with swag, post race goodies and course support. I really love this race, but they changed the route to go … MORE
Cowtown is a wonderful race. They do a great job with swag, post race goodies and course support. I really love this race, but they changed the route to go the opposite direction this year. No shade, many hills, headwinds made it not as enjoyable! I hope this was a one time change!
REVEL Big Cottonwood
Gorgeous but challenging
REVEL Big Cottonwood
Big Cottonwood is a fantastic race and I have run it twice (2017 and 2019) It is fast for the first 18 miles, but there is a very tough 5 … MORE
Big Cottonwood is a fantastic race and I have run it twice (2017 and 2019)
It is fast for the first 18 miles, but there is a very tough 5 mile out and back that can really make or break your race. Revel is a fantastic race organization and this is a must run course.
REVEL Rockies
Don't be fooled by the label "downhill"
REVEL Rockies
Revel Rockies is a fantastic race with a fantastic course. However, the altitude can get to people and the middle miles are TOUGH! The scenery is gorgeous and the swag … MORE
Revel Rockies is a fantastic race with a fantastic course. However, the altitude can get to people and the middle miles are TOUGH! The scenery is gorgeous and the swag is top notch. All of Revel’s races are superbly organized and fast. This one has a very steep first 10 miles then rolling hills at altitude and a small hill at mile 26.1!
The Cowtown
Great Race and nice swag!
The Cowtown
This was my first Cowtown and it did not disappoint! I loved the course, even the hills, the post-race food, the course support and the overall experience. Great job! Read … MORE
This was my first Cowtown and it did not disappoint! I loved the course, even the hills, the post-race food, the course support and the overall experience. Great job! Read my race report!
Ruidoso Marathon + State Forty-Seven Road 47K/50K
Tough Course and Inaugural Kinks
Ruidoso Marathon + State Forty-Seven Road 47K/50K
This race was an inaugural race and I understand that there will be a few problems that need to be sorted out, but I also ran an inaugural race in … MORE
This race was an inaugural race and I understand that there will be a few problems that need to be sorted out, but I also ran an inaugural race in NV the month before that was first rate, so there’s that.
I won an entry to this race through a raffle at our local running store. That was a plus. The organizers did these raffles around the area. I hope they keep this.
The full marathon had a total of 25 people registered. There were over 100 registered for the half.
Packet pickup was a bit confusing and they registered me for the half by mistake, even though I emailed the race director 3 times, telling him that I was running the full.
Shirts have a nice logo, but are cotton.
I tried to drive the course the night before the race and couldn’t follow the printed map very well, I was really afraid I would get lost during the race (more on that later).
The course was brutal. There was no relief from incline after incline. I was walking up the mountains backwards just to get some pressure off my quads. The one at mile 20 or 22 (can’t remember, I have blocked it out of my memory!) was over a mile long and straight up. The roads were not all paved as the course description states, but I think they are changing the course for 2017, so maybe they will be.
Course spectator support is pretty much non-existent. I was out on the course alone for the majority of the 5 1/2 hours I spent out there (my slowest marathon time ever, I had just BQ’d the month before). In fact, by the time I got to the last water stop, there was no one there, but they did leave the cups and coolers there, so that was good. There was a very nice man at the top of that awful hill though with water in the back of his pickup. It was nice to see a human at that point!
I did get lost once. For the most part, there were white arrows painted on the road at the turns. I missed one and went about .25 mile out of the way, turned around and came back to find the arrow and a water stop. The person at the water stop said she saw me going the wrong way, but didn’t know if I was in the race or not!!! Uh, running outfit, bib number, looking lost…?
I ended up coming in 2nd overall Female (more confusion in the results occurred, another person got even more lost than I did!) and winning what was supposed to be $200.00 cash. I opened it later and found that it was a voucher that had to be cashed in at the local bank. I am not from Ruidoso, and it was Sunday, so I had to go to a lot of trouble to finally get the bank to send me a money order.
So, I have nothing to complain about since the race really didn’t cost me any money at all, but hopefully this review will help out those that will spend money to come run this race.
A few pluses – the views in the mountains were beautiful, the medals are a good size with the race logo on them, there was good food at the end of the race, free race photos.
If you like a lot of hills, this one will be for you!
I will not be running the full again, but may consider the half in the future.
Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Good race celebrating a hero
Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
This race begins at the Silent Wings museum by the Lubbock Airport. It is organized by West Texas Endurance, a local event organization that does a super job. The course … MORE
This race begins at the Silent Wings museum by the Lubbock Airport.
It is organized by West Texas Endurance, a local event organization that does a super job.
The course takes you around the country club area on the outskirts of Lubbock, however there is a train track crossing that often postpones several participants.
My favorite part of this race is getting to shake hands and receive medals from Mr. and Mrs. McCool, Willie’s parents.
The AG awards are also terrific. Slate plaques with the race emblem on them.
Results are immediate and the race is very well organized. A must run if you are in the Lubbock area.