For a multi-loop course, this was excellent. Race day packet pick-up, parking, and pre-race instructions were all on the money. We were on a neighborhood concrete path throughout with beautiful lake and wooded scenery. Weather was perfect; this was a great start to 2011. See you in 2012.

Steve and Paula, thank you for a wonderful experience! The medal is #1 in my book. If this does not make Runners' World or whoever rates the medals for the year's #1 spot, then the system is flawed. This medal rocks!!! The food was wonderful, and the hat, t-shirt, mug, and rubber duck were icing on the cake. Keep up the good work. You two are the best!

Great, small race put on by the best race directors in the world! Nice four-loop course through tranquil neighborhood. Nice views of the lake and parks. The organization was the best, aid stations top-notch, and the medal... WOW! Biggest ever. As the saying goes: "everything is bigger in Texas!" This is one to do - definitely!

Steve and Paula put on a wonderful event. Everyone was in a great mood, and race-day pickup was organized well and went very quickly. The course was beautiful - I know many people don't like running a loop course, but this didn't even feel like a loop. I enjoyed seeing other runners, especially on the out-and-back portions. The massive medal, rubber duck, the duck hat combined with the duffel bag and other goodies, easily made this the best swag I've gotten for a race.

My only (very minor) complaints were that there could have been a few more volunteers so people didn't have to cross runners heading the other way to grab water, and a few runners/walkers needed better etiquette when trying to run 3-wide on a narrow course.

This race is already on my 2012 calendar!

This race is very quiet with very few spectators, but it was my favorite race. Steve and Paula are super sweet! They talk to everyone and help out any way they can. My 22-month-old was crying and Paula took her inside to give her a donut! I just loved running the Kingwood Marathon, and I plan on running it again next year.... God willing! Thanks!

This UK guy went all the way to Texas after reading about the AMAZING medal from previous years' write-ups. Well, this year's medal was even bigger, and a good pound heavier. It will look great above my medal board at home; it's much too big to put on the actual board itself.

Yes, I agree with all of the things said before about the Texas Marathon. Thanks to Steve and Paula for a great Texas welcome. We left a freezing Britain, arrived through thunder and lightning in a flooded Houston. All over the USA was bad weather - deep snow, freezing weather in parts, floods elsewhere, and tornadoes not that far from us - but on marathon day, we had great running weather here. Everything was well worth the trip over, and I can't think of a better way to spend New Year's Day.
This is my 115th marathon and I sure can RECOMMEND IT.

This was a great "little" race on New Year's Day. A 4-loop course on neighborhood trails, with plenty of course support and pretty good support from the small community.

Steve and Paula always do a great job. I like their marathons and half marathons. Great medal, pizza, and cookies. Great volunteers and support. A great way to start a new year.

Thoroughly enjoyed this marathon. It was worth the trip from the U.K. to do this one. Flat, fast course. It's a bit congested in parts, but this is only because it is run on Greenbelt. Very picturesque, and I liked the 4 loops, as you know exactly where you are. The best organized race I have run yet, considering that Steve and Paula did it all between themselves. Very professionally run. The biggest medal you have ever seen, and loads of pizza and pop at the end. There were messages on the trees wishing you good luck, and above all, there was real encouragement from all of the other runners as you passed. Well done, Texas; you did yourselves proud. Thank you, Steve and Paula, for looking after us while we were there. I would recommend this to anyone. It has a very personal touch to it as well, which you do not get in bigger races. Plenty of support from the spectators and marshals at each turn-around. I'm telling everyone here about it.
Thank you Texas

I agree with all the previous positive comments about the enjoyable nature of this marathon. Not much to add except to say I have already signed up for the 2011 marathon; it's that good. I'm slow, but I'm old.