The 32nd annual Cowtown Marathon takes place in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday February 25th, 2010. More than 18,000 people are expected to participate in the marathon, half marathon, 50K ultra marathon, 10K, adult 5K and the kid’s 5K. This year the number of runners will be limited in the marathon, half marathon and 50K ultra marathon. There will be no race day registration so register in advance on-line or in person. Registration fees range from $20-$110 depending on the race you wish to run in and the date of your registration. The earlier the better! You will be issued a timing chip to record your race time. The Cowtown Marathon is a certified race in respect to qualification for other races such as the Boston Marathon. This multi-race event for adults and children promotes community health and wellness to Texans through the non profit Cowtown organization. If you would like to volunteer at the Cowntown Marathon call the volunteer hotline at 817-735-2033. A related event on this same weekend is the Health and Fitness Expo held downtown at Sundance Square’s Chisholm Trail Lot in the big tent on Friday and Saturday February 26th and 27th, 2010. www.cowtownmarathon.org
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The Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth Texas
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Leaving Fort McKavett
Saturday, November 21st, 2009We are winding up our two month stay at Fort McKavett State Historic Site on the edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country this weekend and heading back to the Dallas area for Thanksgiving with family. It has been a great two month stay at the fort. As resident volunteers we have helped inventory the fort library, catalogue blueprints, and have led visitors on tours of the re-furnished buildings at the fort. We have learned a lot of the history of this fort and have shared stories of the people, both soldiers and civilians of this 1800’s frontier fort. We have enjoyed assisting the staff at Fort McKavett, and have great admiration for this group of people who are preserving Texas history for all of us and future generations.
Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Yesterday we completed training at Petrified Forest National Park and will now settle into a regular schedule as volunteers for the National Park Service here. The last day of training was “program training.” We accompanied one of the interpretive rangers for the day as she presented programs to the visitors in three different locations. They were Puerco Pueblo, Painted Desert Inn and Crystal Forest. At the end of the day we were given an outline and information on how to prepare and present our own programs. We have a lot more information coming about this beautiful park and lots of pictures to post.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Visit our Hubbell Trading Post Photo Gallery
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site located on the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona is the oldest continuously operating trading post in the Navajo Nation. An approximate 45 minute drive from our summer home as volunteers at Petrified Forest National Park we decided to make a day trip on Saturday May 10th and visit Hubbell Trading Post and Canyon de Chelly. John Lorenzo Hubbell, born in 1853 was the son of a Connecticut Yankee who went to New Mexico as a soldier then married into a family of Spanish descent. He became a trader and for half a century was also a respected, trusted friend to the Navajo people. (more…)
Petrified Forest National Park Volunteer Training
Friday, May 9th, 2008We have completed our first week of training at Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert. Internet access has not been readily available until now so I am back and from now on should be posting regularly. We have had 5 days of training and now are in the middle of 3 days off. The first day of training was a brief orientation, a little bit of paperwork and then we were off for the day in a government vehicle with one other volunteer who is training with us to explore the park. The second day was in a conference room with the supervisor ranger and 5 staff members including we three volunteers mainly going over rules and regulations. The third and fourth day consisted of training in the Painted Desert Visitor Center and the fifth day training at the Painted Desert Inn. As I learn more here at Petrified Forest National Park I will blog in detail about the various features of this park. We will also be posting lots of pictures and a photo gallery so everyone may see how beautiful a park this is.