Event articles and recaps from the world of Endurance Sports. http://www.competitortx.com Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:29:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.competitortx.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.competitortx.com Event articles and recaps from the world of Endurance Sports. http://www.competitortx.com/events/-nearly-15000-people-expected-downtown-for-annual-start-houston-heart-walk.html The American Heart Association and proud Houston Start! sponsor Memorial Hermann will host the 2008 Start! Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Sam Houston Park - downtown. The 5-mile non-competitive walk kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with the park opening to the public at 8:00 a.m.. The event promotes walking as a part of a healthy lifestyle while raising funds to support cardiovascular research and education programs. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:37 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/events/tails-from-the-trails-the-gore-tex-transrockies-blog.html Thomas Miller is a long time Ironman competitor who decided a while back to expand his suffering way beyond just swim, bike and run. He decided to givethe world of long distance trail running a try. What the heck was the guythinking? For the following week he’ll be keeping a blog for us on his andhis teammates experiences during the six day, 125 mile 2nd Annual Gore-TexTransrockies Run in Colorado. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:45:17 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/events/le-blog-a-visit-with-some-great-americans.html My father was a Glider Guider in World War II...and also somewhat of a raconteur, a most enthusiastic story teller. While this trait of his basically drove my mother crazy and delayed our departure from any event or gathering where there was the possibility of a willing audience (two ears would do), he did in fact have some pretty good stories to tell. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:10:02 +0100