Validation of Houston’s Aramco Half-Marathon was done over this weekend. Bob Barnhill, longtime Houston measurer, took on that job for RRTC. The course passed muster and I’m sure Neville will have more to say after receiving Bob’s report. So Ryan Hall’s time of 59:43 will go into the record books when ratified. We’ve never had a open record in Houston and the course was not pre-validated. Rest assured, it will be next time — especially since race organizers are anticipating a number of runners will want to try Houston’s fast course.