1998 USCAA Marathon Championships - at HOUSTON Marathon ---

1/18/1998 - 8am weather (7am): warm, 65 degrees, cloudy,v.humid 95%.

The AT&T team finished 4th this year, up one from last year when we were 5th. We ran well and were not far behind Lucent. Actually, if you combine the Lucent and the AT&T teams, we would have won. The weather was a factor in our performance again this year, as the humidity combined with the warm temperatures affected almost everyone's time. Two of our women were taken to the medical area after they finished because of dehydration and exhaustion. Roger Daniels won not only the Corporate 60+ age group, but also the 60+ age group for the entire marathon. Chris Crawford outlasted severe stomach cramps to be AT&T's first finisher in 2:47:25 with Dave Mabe competing in his 1st marathon, finishing only 13 seconds behind Chris."

Special thanks to Tom Zareck for again renting a van and shuttling team members to and from meals, food stores, and the airport. THANKS TOM !!

THANKS to BJ Lewis and Debbie Woolman for coordinating the lodging and other logistics; to Lou Putnam for all his work for the running program at AT&T; and to Barb Ganschow and Judy Faherty for taking pictures for us.

Thanks to all team members for the time and sacrifice you put in training, preparing for the race, and actually competing in the race. I think it is safe to say that most of us pushed ourselves harder because we were wearing the AT&T singlet. While our finish time does not reflect the effort, each of you know that you ran the best race possible for that day. CONGRATULATIONS!" Dave Faherty

1998 AT&T USCAA Houston Finishers

TEAM SCORES