Marathons and Half Marathons

My heroes have always been cowboys… and runners

Running Through Texas magazine cover, Winter 1982–83, with Jerry Jeff Walker running — Jerry Jeff Walker on the cover of Running Through Texas, Winter 1982–83

Willie Nelson running on a road, Newsweek clipping — Willie Nelson, “On the road: Tequila sunrise” (photo: Wally McNamee, Newsweek)

Dallas White Rock Half Marathon – December 4, 2011

Austin Marathon – February 19, 2012

Owen Temple's running watch at the finish of the 2012 Austin Marathon

Marathon 2 Marathon – Half Marathon – Marathon, Texas – October 20, 2012

Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon – Shiner, Texas – December 16, 2012

Houston Marathon – January 13, 2013

Owen Temple running the 2013 Houston Marathon

Owen Temple on the course of the 2013 Houston Marathon

Chicago Marathon – October 13, 2013

Holding the 2013 Chicago Marathon course map the night before the race

Runners passing a church at the halfway point of the 2013 Chicago Marathon

Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon – Shiner, Texas – November 23, 2013

Runners on a gravel road through pasture on the Shiner Beer Run course

Owen Temple running the 2013 Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon

Decker Challenge Half Marathon – Austin Texas – December 8, 2013

HITS Half Marathon – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas – December 14, 2013

The Circuit of the Americas track at sunrise before the HITS Half Marathon

HITS Half Marathon first place plaque, Male 35-39, Austin, December 14, 2013

Rogue 30K – Austin, Texas – January 5, 2014

Austin Marathon – February 16, 2014

Owen Temple's running watch at the finish of the 2014 Austin Marathon

Lone Star Luckenbach Half Marathon – Luckenbach, Texas – April 19, 2014

A runner on a country road on the Luckenbach Half Marathon course

Austin Marathon – February 15, 2015

Austin Half Marathon – February 19, 2017

Cascade Express Half Marathon – Snoqualmie Pass, Washington – September 6, 2025

The start arch of the Cascade Express Half Marathon at Snoqualmie Pass

Owen Temple at the start of the Cascade Express Half Marathon

Austin Half Marathon – February 15, 2026

Owen Temple in the start corral of the 2026 Austin Half Marathon

Nacogdoches Half Marathon – Nacogdoches, Texas – March 28, 2026

Owen Temple at the start of the Nacogdoches Half Marathon before dawn

Runners on a brick street in downtown Nacogdoches

Arches Half Marathon – Moab, Utah – October 3, 2026

Owen Temple at the start of the Arches Half Marathon at dawn

Owen Temple running the Arches Half Marathon past a red sandstone wall

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