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The ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run is a point-to-point 10K race and 5K fun run/walk that has been a Houston, Texas tradition since 1988. Runners and walkers lead the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) Parade past thousands of spectators in downtown Houston. Race entry fees benefit the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund. The ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run is held annually on the last Saturday in February in Houston, Texas.
A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational costs. Fun runs can include novelty categories, such as wearing costumes, and age categories for child, teen, and mature. Fun runs can also be included as a side event to a marathon or other more serious races. Motorcycle, snowmobile, and other motorized vehicle events are also sometimes categorized as "fun runs." One of the biggest annual fun runs in Europe is 'la Cursa El Corte Inglés' in Barcelona with about 55000 participants.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston or abbreviated HLSR, is the largest livestock exhibitions and rodeo in the world. It includes one of the richest regular-season professional rodeo events. It has been held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, since 2003. It was previously held in the Astrodome. It is considered to be the city's "signature event", much like New Orleans's Mardi Gras, Dallas's Texas State Fair, San Diego's Comic-Con and New York City's New Year's Eve at Times Square.
The 10K race and 5K fun run/walk courses are point-to-point and both finish at Minute Maid Park with a Texas-size post-race party complete with Texas hoopla, food, live music and family fun. The ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K is sanctioned by USA Track & Field and the Gulf Association of USA Track & Field. 10K race participants are expected to adhere to USA Track & Field operating regulations. The 5K fun run/walk is unsanctioned and non-competitive. While the 5K route remains flat along the downtown streets, the 10K course features a one mile elevation of the route as it travels over the Elysian Viaduct north of downtown. The course features a view of the downtown skyline coming back over the viaduct shortly before the finish at Minute Maid Park.
Minute Maid Park, previously known as The Ballpark at Union Station, Enron Field, and Astros Field, is a ballpark in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, that opened in 2000 to house the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The ballpark is Houston's first retractable-roofed stadium, and features a natural grass playing field. The ballpark was built as a replacement of the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965. It is named for beverage brand Minute Maid, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired naming rights in 2002 for $100 million over 30 years. As of 2016, Minute Maid Park has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites.
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking. The USATF was known between 1979 and 1992 as The Athletics Congress (TAC) after its spin off from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), which governed the sport in the US through most of the 20th century until the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 dissolved its responsibility.
Near Northside is a historic neighborhood located in Northside, Houston, Texas. Near Northside is primarily occupied by people of Hispanic descent and a growing number of African-Americans.
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Stephen Tanui | 32:13 |
2010 | Sean Wade | 31:27 |
2009 | Ryan Sheehan | 30:10 |
2008 | Sean Wade | 31:21 |
2007 | Sean Wade | 32:48 |
2006 | Sean Wade | 31:01 |
2005 | Sean Wade | 31:30 |
2004 | Henok Lechebo | 31:26 |
2003 | Kim Gillard | 29:35 |
2002 | Sean Wade | 31:15 |
2001 | Justin Chaston | 31:04 |
2000 | Justin Chaston | 30:45 |
1999 | Simon Peter | 31:15 |
1998 | Tim Gargiulo | 29:53 |
1997 | Justin Chaston | 29:52 |
1996 | Justin Chaston | 30:59 |
1995 | Sean Wade | 29:20 |
1994 | Justin Chaston | 31:01 |
1993 | Sean Wade | 30:44 |
1992 | Justin Chaston | 31:00 |
1991 | Justin Chaston | 30:11 |
1990 | Walter Bell | 29:51 |
1989 | Joe Flores | 31:29 |
1988 | Christian Husman | 30:24 |
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Angela Spadafino | 36:19 |
2010 | Mary Davies | 35:32 |
2009 | Elva Dryer | 35:09 |
2008 | Liza Galvan | 35:29 |
2007 | Andreina Byrd | 36:28 |
2006 | Cassandra Heinkiel | 35:13 |
2005 | Kelly Keane | 34:02 |
2004 | Kelly Keane | 34:18 |
2003 | Jacklyn Rzepeck | 36:33 |
2002 | Jody Hawkins | 37:37 |
2001 | Desiree Owens | 36:19 |
2000 | Nichole Wilkerson | 37:03 |
1999 | Patty Valadka | 35:58 |
1998 | Joy Smith | 36:04 |
1997 | Stacy Ware | 34:28 |
1996 | Nichole Wilkerson | 36:30 |
1995 | Nichole Alekowitch | 35:16 |
1994 | Irina Bondarchouk | 36:16 |
1993 | Joy Smith | 34:56 |
1992 | Joy Smith | 35:50 |
1991 | Wilma VanOnna | 33:02 |
1990 | Carol McLatchie | 34:55 |
1989 | Charlotte Thomas | 33:43 |
1988 | Nicky McCracken | 34:13 |
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Sean Wade | 32:57 |
2010 | Rudy Rocha | 34:19 |
2009 | Wilmer J. Bustillos | 34:06 |
2008 | Wilmer J. Bustillos | 34:22 |
2007 | Jon Butler | 34:32 |
2006 | Jon Butler | 33:45 |
2005 | William Martin | 35:34 |
2004 | Jon Butler | 33:35 |
2003 | Jon Butler | 32:46 |
2002 | Bill Rodgers | 33:36 |
2001 | Joe Flores | 32:29 |
2000 | Tom Boone | 31:57 |
1999 | William Martin | 33:34 |
1998 | Albin Swenson | 33:46 |
1997 | Dimitri Dmitriev | 31:05 |
1996 | Leonid Moceev | 33:22 |
1995 | Leonid Moceev | 32:08 |
1994 | Leonid Moceev | 32:36 |
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Jody Berry | 43:28 |
2010 | Carmen Ayala-Troncoso | 37:06 |
2009 | Peggy Yetman | 36:04 |
2008 | Ann Smith | 41:54 |
2007 | Heidy Lozano | 39:26 |
2006 | Carmen Ayala-Troncoso | 36:10 |
2005 | Carmen Ayala-Troncoso | 32:26 |
2004 | Margo Braud | 39:41 |
2003 | Joy Smith | 39:56 |
2002 | Joy Smith | 37:52 |
2001 | Margo Braud | 38:54 |
2000 | Margo Braud | 38:48 |
1999 | Barbara Rowe | 43:06 |
1998 | Patty Valadka | 36:05 |
1997 | Donna Sterns | 38:22 |
1996 | Donna Sterns | 39:32 |
1995 | Irina Bondarchouk | 35:52 |
1994 | Kathy Barton | 38:21 |
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Brent Lakatos | 25:18 |
2010 | Juan Rios | 27:06 |
2009 | Ramiro Bermudez | 28:06 |
2008 | Brent Lakatos | 23:53 |
2007 | Brent Lakatos | 25:09 |
2006 | Orlando Cortes | 25:58 |
2005 | Ramiro Bermudez | 28:18 |
2004 | Brent Lakatos | 25:14 |
2003 | Ramiro Bermudez | 26:34 |
2002 | Ramiro Bermudez | 28:11 |
2001 | Ramiro Bermudez | 25:08 |
2000 | Ramiro Bermudez | 23:17 |
1999 | Ramiro Bermudez | 24:07 |
1998 | Jermery Fisher | 24:15 |
1997 | Ramiro Bermudez | 26:45 |
1996 | Ramiro Bermudez | 26:45 |
1995 | Juan Rios | 24:58 |
1994 | Juan Rios | 27:33 |
1993 | Bill Duff | 26:13 |
1992 | John Anderson | 25:46 |
1991 | John Anderson | 24:36 |
1990 | John Anderson | 19:21 |
1989 | John Anderson | 26:59 |
1988 | John Rendon | 31:02 |
Year | Name | Time |
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2011 | Kristi Braun | 1:12:31 |
2010 | No Entrants | |
2009 | No Entrants | |
2008 | Tracey Ferguson | 27:13 |
2007 | Milena Patino | 1:16:13 |
2006 | Michelle Colvard | 1:10:26 |
2005 | Michelle Colvard | 1:09:18 |
2004 | Michelle Colvard | 1:12:06 |
2003 | No Entrants | |
2002 | No Entrants | |
2001 | No Entrants | |
2000 | No Entrants | |
1999 | No Entrants | |
1998 | No Entrants | |
1997 | Erin Johnson | 45:05 |
1996 | No Entrants | |
1995 | Kristen Gibson | 46:44 |
The NRG Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. Construction on the stadium began in 1962, and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999, and the home to the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 until 1996, and also the part-time home of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 until 1975. Additionally, the Astrodome was the primary venue of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1966 until 2002. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
NRG Stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed at the cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 71,995. It was the first NFL facility to have a retractable roof.
NRG Park is a complex in Houston, Texas, USA, named after the energy company NRG Energy. It is located on Kirby Drive at the South Loop West Freeway (I-610). This complex of buildings encompasses 350 acres (1.4 km2) of land and consists of four venues: NRG Stadium, NRG Center, NRG Arena and the NRG Astrodome.
ConocoPhillips is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States. It is the world's largest independent pure-play exploration and production company and the company ranked No. 95 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. ConocoPhillips was created through the merger of American oil companies Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Co. on August 30, 2002. In 2012, ConocoPhillips spun off its downstream assets as a new, separate company, Phillips 66.
Phillips Petroleum Company was an American oil company incorporated in 1917 that expanded into petroleum refining, marketing and transportation, natural gas gathering and the chemicals sectors.
Frederick Vaughn "Fred" Newhouse is an American retired sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 4×400 meter relay and an individual silver in the 400 m, both at the 1971 Pan American Games and at the 1976 Olympics. His individual time of 44.40 seconds at the Olympics was the second fastest time of the 1970s.
The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon is an annual 26.2 mi (42.2 km) race run the first Sunday of May in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its first run was in 1999. It is the 3rd-largest first-time marathon in the United States and had nearly 5000 finishers in 2008. An official time from the Flying Pig Marathon can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. In recent years, the Flying Pig has included a 5K race, a 10K race, and a half marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race. Added in 2014, there is a 2-mile "Flying Fur" event for dogs and humans to participate in. The 5K and 10K run on the day before the marathon. The half marathon starts and finishes at the same locations as the full marathon, and runs on the same day as the full marathon. Total participation for all weekend events exceeded 30,408 in 2011.
The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon held every January in Houston, Texas. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city. It is run concurrently with a half marathon and a 5 km race. The 2007 race included the first-ever satellite running of the event, run simultaneously in Fallujah, Iraq.
Ryan Hall is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon. However, this time is not eligible to be a record due to the course being point-to-point and a net-downhill course. Hall won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.
The Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot is an annual footrace over an 8 miles (12.9 km) course through the city of Dallas, Texas (USA). There is also a 5k run/walk. Participants may choose to register for the 5k as a timed or untimed runner. In 2005, 3,843 harriers completed the 8-mile (13 km) Trot, in addition to 22,668 runners in the 3 miles (4.8 km), making the Dallas Turkey Trot the largest Thanksgiving race in the United States and the second-biggest footrace in the state of Texas, with 26,511 total registered runners. The 2011 race attracted a record attendance of 36,820.
The Fargo Marathon is an annual marathon in Fargo, North Dakota. It is sponsored by Sanford Health. The first Fargo Marathon was held in 2005. The Fargo Marathon allows runners to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
The Peachtree Road Race is a 10-kilometer run held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 4, Independence Day. The AJC Peachtree Road Race is the world's largest 10-kilometer race, a title it has held since the late 1970s. The race has become a citywide tradition in which over 70,000 amateur and professional runners try to register for one of the limited 60,000 spots. The event also includes a wheelchair race, which precedes the footrace. In recent years, the race also has a special divisions for soldiers stationed in the Middle East. The race attracts some of the world's elite 10K runners and has served as both the United States' men's and women's 10K championship.
Houston is an Amtrak intercity train station in Houston.
The Sam Houston Hall was a building in Houston, Texas. It was located at 801 Bagby Street in the Fourth Ward, though now considered a part of downtown. It was designed as a temporary structure for the 1928 Democratic National Convention. It served as the venue for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1932 to 1936, after which it was demolished.
The Utah Valley Marathon (UVM) is an annual marathon foot-race in Northern Utah held on the first Saturday of June. The marathon course is USA Track & Field (USATF) certified and is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
The Amway River Bank Run is an annual road running race hosted by Amway in U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the month of May. The race was created and first held in 1978 by Old Kent Bank as the Old Kent River Bank Run and continued under that name until 2000, when its name was changed to the Fifth Third River Bank Run. The name of the race changed again in late 2018 when Amyway agreed to take over primary sponsorship of the race from Fifth Third Bank.
Samuel Chelanga is a Kenyan-born American track and field athlete who competed for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia from 2008 to 2011. He holds the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run with a time of 27:08.49 set at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Palo Alto, California on May 1, 2010. His brother, Joshua Chelanga, is a professional marathon runner.
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