mile at a time

Krystal is one of the newer runners with Team Teen.  She joined the group back in November and her first run was the Thanksgiving 5K in The Woodlands.  Krystal finished the year with two races in two months, which also included the Jingle Bell Run in downtown Houston.  As most of you have heard, the [...]

Suzzana Perez is a relatively new runner with Team Teen, and yes her name is spelled with two z’s!  Suzzana’s first race with us was the Thanksgiving Day 5K in The Woodlands which was alot of fun!  It was perfect weather and Suzzana did great!  This past weekend Suzzana ran the Jingle Bell run with [...]

This weeks highlighted runner is Sean Bonario.  Sean is fairly new to the program and will be doing his first 5K, the Jingle Bell Run, this weekend.  We are excited that Sean will be able to join us!!  Unfortunately since this will be Sean’s first race, we do not have a photo of him yet.  [...]

What a great holiday week!!  The thoughts of turkey, dressing, and pumpkin pie, distracted Team Teen a bit and we forgot to update our blog last week!   We will make it up to you all this week!  Samantha Matthews is our featured runner and is also one of our new runners to the program. We are [...]

This week for Team Teen Tuesday we are highlighting Lashaye Whitfield!  Lashaye’s first race with us was the Astros Run in February of this year.  She ran with my friend Amy and was hooked after her first race.  Lashaye is not only a Team Teen runner, she is also a Junior Board Member and works hard to recruit [...]

Welcome to our first Team Teen Tuesday blog post!  Each Tuesday, Team Teen will highlight a runner in our blog for an opportunity for each of us to get to know that runner a little better.  Some of the questions may be a little off the wall, however they are all meant to be fun!!  [...]

The first time I heard about the New York City Marathon was back in 2004 when my friend Ronnie completed the race.  Having been a runner for only one year at this point, I had no idea of the significance of this race.  It was not until right before I entered my name in the [...]

I know it has been quite awhile since my last blog.  A lot has been going on and my creativity has just not been flowing.  This week though, I am back in gear!!  Most of you are aware that I have been dealing with a running injury.  Turns out my pelvic bone and L5-S1 vertebrae [...]

I remember like it was yesterday.  The starting line of the Houston Half Marathon, January 2004.  My first half marathon race. My running buddy Lee (Lisa to a few of you) and I booked a hotel room close to the starting line for the night before the race.  We did this for a few reasons: [...]

Who would have thought?  After my marathon debut in 2005, I clearly remember promising my friends and family that I would “NEVER do that again”!    A half marathon, 13.1 miles, I can handle…26.2, that is another story.  Spring forward to Valentine’s Day morning 2009.  While enjoying a cup of coffee and a bagel with a [...]