Go Run Texas 325

11/14/2025

Yikes,
I’m way late telling you all about the November calendar information.
For November, we contrasted the population differences between the biggest and smallest spots in Texas.

In 2024, five of the biggest 13 cities in America were in Texas. Houston (4), San Antonio (7), Dallas (9), Fort Worth (11) and Austin (13) were among the largest cities in the country.

Contrast that with tiny Kent, TX, where I’ve never seen another person.
There are several other little ghost towns around Texas, to contrast with these giant cities.

I highly encourage you to explore these little out-of-the-way places. Go through the cities if you must, but don’t miss out on these tiny, historic spots.

11/04/2025

As soon as we sat down in our rental car on Friday, my traveling partners and I noticed how strongly it smelled of skunk w**d.
We had a chuckle and assumed that the last driver must’ve really enjoyed their rental experience.

Well, driving north on Sat. morning, there was a Border Patrol checkpoint between Laredo and my running goal of Asherton TX. Their drug dog went crazy, smelling the outside of the car.

So, I got frisked and got to spend some time with four nice border patrol agents and swap stories, while they took that car apart.

Two of them kept saying “geez, it’s a rental!”Thankfully, I guess I looked trustworthy enough. Eventually, they politely waved me on my way, with big smiles.
Off to run Asherton and Encinal TX, with some fun stories to tell……

11/03/2025

Little weekend trip to Laredo, for a Dia de los Mu***os themed run.
Down there, It was still late summer weather, even after a cool front blew through.

The race was well produced and quite a bit of fun. They had great goodie bags, with glow-in-the-dark swag.
I liked the shirt design and the race medals.

In addition to that, we had a chance to explore some new areas of South Texas.

10/24/2025

Next year’s calendar will feature sights from along the Texas part of Rt. 66.

2026 will be the 100th birthday of the Mother Road, so I thought it would be fun to travel and explore the entire distance on foot.

Being ground level, away from I-40 whenever possible, provides a different perspective for Rt. 66 travelers.
Hope you enjoy these various sights and insights. Stay tuned.

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

October – Roadside Cowboys!

Hey folks, I apologize for being late. October has been busy. It is one of the busiest months of the racing season and I’ve been tied up with activities there. (2 AG wins and a race director gig)

In any event, October is the month we celebrated and contrasted Texas’ roadside Cowboys.
The smallest of the bunch is only 20 feet tall. He’s in the little village of Conlen, up near Dalhart in the panhandle.
Medium is Tex Randall, in Canyon TX. He’s 47 feet tall, but the high point of this statue is the authentic-looking Copenhagen ring on his back pocket.

I thought Big Tex at the State Fair was the largest in the state—until I saw the statue of Sam Houston on I-45. Big Texas is 65 feet tall, while Sam Houston is 77 feet tall.

If you look at the base of that Sam Houston picture, you’ll see me by his left foot.

Hope you enjoy the roadside cowboys of October.
Also, I hope you have a chance to get out there and find your own Texas comparisons.

09/30/2025

A little flashback a little thank you and a little advertising:

– for any of you that used to run cross country at Thompson Park, you probably remember how hard it is to run when the grass gets a little overgrown.
We used to run the LSRC Turkey Trot cross country through tall, wet grass.

– Thankfully, the city was mowing at Thompson Park today. We should have a well groomed course to run this Saturday, 10/04 at 9AM.

– So if you haven’t signed up for Oktoberfest, do it today. We’ll have festive T-shirts, seasonal refreshments and great music.

– Jonathan Guidi and Julian Villarreal will be playing from 10 – 12 that day.
They are some of the best musicians in town!

Come hang out with us and enjoy some great fall weather.

09/29/2025

Sign up for a great run and fun after the race.

Jonathan William Guidi and Julian Villarreal will provide entertainment.

Refreshments include breakfast burritos and brats, along with some refreshing German beverages.

08/22/2025

Texas schools start back in August and our football begins later this month. Football competition tends to reach full speed in September. Football is the inspiration for our big contrasts for September.

For September, I went out to explore the biggest and smallest football stadiums in the state. To be honest, I was expecting one of the pro teams to have the biggest stadium, but that honor goes to the Texas Aggies’ Kyle Field, with a total capacity of 102K
Second biggest stadium is UT, which holds 100 K
Third biggest is the Cotton Bowl, with 90K seats.

Coming in at #4 is the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium, football game seating of 80K.
Number 5 is NRG Field, home of the Houston Texans, with room for 72K fans.

The smallest Division 2 six man football team in Texas is in Dell City. Total high school enrollment at the last district realignment was 14.

The second smallest school to field a six man team was Patton Springs, with a total enrollment of 25 students.

Hope you enjoy this month’s pictures.
Get out there and support your favorite team!