'The Goal Is To Finish It': 44th Annual Cowtown Marathon Runners Finish Despite Near Freezing Temperatures

Arlington TX

27 February, 2022

7:08 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report February 27, 2022 Northside native Cruz Rodriguez, 49, and his girlfriend Michelle Gannon run 25 to 28 miles a week. They accidentally signed up for two different races on Feb. 26 — the 10K race and the 5K race at the 44th annual Cowtown Marathon at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 Lancaster Ave. "Just mostly for myself to stay healthy meantally, my body and soul. But, we do like to do the races — it's fun," Rodriguez said. The couple now live in the River Oaks neighborhood and they find themselves occasionally running from their home to downtown Fort Worth and back. The 44th annual Cowtown Marathon returned to normalcy after a year of COVID-19 restrictions — the 2021 Marathon was postponed for months and held for one day on May 8, 2021. Roughly 10,000 runners were expected to participate in the marathons from Feb. 26 to Feb. 27. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.