Team USA Minnesotans to Compete in Houston

Olympic Marathon Trials 5th place finisher Jason Lehmkuhle, his wife Kristen Nicolini-Lehmkuhle, the TC-10 champ last October, and 2007 World Cross Country Championships participant Matt Gabrielson are set to compete in the USA Half Marathon Championships on Sunday at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon.

Lehmkuhle placed 5th at the USA Half Marathon Championship last year, running a PR 1:02:51 on the Houston course. Gabrielson, who has a 1:04:06 PR for the distance, was runner-up in the 2005 USA Half Marathon. Nicolini-Lehmkuhle continues her transition to longer distance racing at Houston. She won the TC-10 in 56:17.

The men's field includes 2004 Olympian Dan Browne, a two-time USA Half Marathon champion. The women's race is headlined by two-time Olympian Elva Dryer, the defending USA Half Marathon titlist. You can read more about the field HERE.

(Note: Team USA Minnesota's Michelle Lilienthal is not competing in Houston although mentioned in the USA Championships media release. She plans to compete at the Austin Half Marathon on February 17 as part of her build-up for the Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston on April 20.)

We expect results from the USA Half Marathon to appear HERE on race day.