Houston

This is the performance they're all talking about: 24-year-old Ryan Hall ran 59:43 to win the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon at the weekend, broke the 21-year-old American record by more than a minute and is now officially "the fastest non-African born runner in the half marathon".

He had to string together 4:30 miles; it's unthinkable!

* Report by David Monti of Race Results Weekly is here.
Video of the race, by Flocast, is here.

Men's

1. Terry Garrett, 43, Houston, 2:56:17 (Bayou City Road Runners)
(PR, '99 White Rock Marathon, 2:40:59, 16th overall .. was on PR pace through first three loops of 4-loop course. Was at 2:01 through 19.65 miles.)

2. Jorge Alvarado, 41, Houston, 3:04:20 (Al Lawrence Running Club)
(Last marathon, '05 hp Houston Marathon, 2:58:52)

3. David Washburn, 50, Houston, 3:04:40 (Terlingua Track Club)
(Last marathon, '05 hp Houston Marathon, 2:47:45, 35th - used today's race for qualifying time for Boston. It will be the first time for him to run it!)

Women's

1. Christine Agnew, 36, 3:06:12 (Houston Striders, although not a HARRA member)