Owls go the distance in the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon

Brandon Martin
– January 16, 2013Posted in: Current News

Thousands of athletes competed in the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Among the herd of runners, a small group of Rice students braved the cold and wet weather to run their first marathon.

Running 26.2 miles is a challenge that most people wouldn’t accept. How about running 26.2 miles and holding a camera the whole time to document the experience? That’s just what Rice University sophomore Dante Zakhidov did at the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon.

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About Brandon Martin

Greetings, I am a video producer at Rice University in the Office of Public Affairs. I became a Rice Owl in June 2011. Before that, I was at KPRC-TV in Houston as a special projects photojournalist for seven years, where I covered everything from hurricanes to sports. Southeast Texas has been my home my entire life. I am lucky to have a wonderful wife and two of the cutest girls I have ever seen. Go Owls!