Before the Montgomery County Triple

Five of the last seven years - excluding 2002 and 2003 - the GE Run Thru The Woods 5-Miler and Run The Woodlands 5K have fallen on the same weekend.

Prior to last year's explosion of 39 runners that ran both races, just 41 other runners had done "The Woodlands 2-fer Turkey Day".

Here's a complete list of runners who have run both races on the same weekend:

Ale Cretul, F, Ocala, Fla. - 2006
Alex Brundage, M, The Woodlands - 2006
Andrew Perry, M, Conroe - 2004, 2006
Ann Leoni, F, The Woodlands - 2006

Barbara Burnett, F, Spring - 2001
Barbara Valdes, F, The Woodlands - 2006
Bob Bailie, M, The Woodlands - 2005
Brad Carlson, M, Spring - 2001
Brian Cretul, M, Ocala, Fla. - 2006

Carlos Ortegon, M, The Woodlands - 2006
Chris Gause, F, Spring - 2005

Dana Swenson, M, The Woodlands - 2000
Daniela Quest, F, Spring - 2006
David Kinney, M, The Woodlands - 2006
David Smart, M, The Woodlands - 2005
David Stipp, M, The Woodlands - 2000
Debbie Tripp, F, The Woodlands - 2004, 2005, 2006

Ed Springer, M, The Woodlands - 2000, 2001
Eric Vibrock, M, The Woodlands - 2006
Erin Miller, F, The Woodlands - 2006

Gary Van Kuiken, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Holden Choi, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Ian Heller, M, The Woodlands - 2000

Jacob Mazone, M, Spring - 2006
Jeff Westergren, M, The Woodlands - 2000, 2005, 2006
Jeffrey Scott Sexton, M, Conroe - 2006
Jim Braden, M, The Woodlands - 2005, 2006
John Sullivan, M, The Woodlands - 2001
Jon Walk, M, Spring - 2005, 2006
Joseph Mazone, M, Spring - 2006

Karen Felicidario, F, The Woodlands - 2006
Kati Miller, F, The Woodlands - 2006
Kristen Gohlke, F, The Woodlands - 2000
Kyle Brundage, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Leon Rieger, M, The Woodlands - 2005
Lisa Nelligan, F, The Woodlands - 2001
Lou Wilson, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Melissa Poole, F, Conroe - 2000
Michael McNear, M, Spring - 2006
Michael Reade, M, Spring - 2000
Mike Althoff, M, The Woodlands - 2001
Mike Mendeck, M, Conroe - 2005, 2006

Nancy Copus, F, The Woodlands - 2000
Nora Wilson, F, The Woodlands - 2005

Paul "Skip" Moschell, M, The Woodlands - 2006
Paul Brundage, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Richard Tabatt, M, The Woodlands - 2000
Rick Cook, M, The Woodlands - 2005, 2006
Robert MacLeod, M, The Woodlands - 2005, 2006
Russell Henderson, M, Houston - 2000
Ryan Albright, M, The Woodlands - 2006

Stephanie Nisbitt, F, Round Rock - 2006
Stephen Smith, M, The Woodlands - 2001, 2004, 2006
Susan Watkins, F, The Woodlands - 2000

Tim Foland, M, Spring - 2006
Tim Vibrock, M, The Woodlands - 2000, 2004, 2006
Tom Hippe, M, The Woodlands - 2005, 2006
Tom Pinney, M, The Woodlands - 2004, 2005, 2006
Troy Quest, M, Spring - 2006

Vincent Attanucci, M, The Woodlands - 2004, 2006

William Thompson, M, Conroe - 2004

Two youngsters - Bobby Stipp, 11, of The Woodlands, in 2000, and Waverly Walk, 10, of Spring, in 2005 - did the 1-Mile Kids race and Run The Woodlands 5K two days later.

The fastest 10 combined men's times for the 8.1 miles are as follows:

46:36 - Andrew Perry, 17, Conroe, 2004
49:16 - Andrew Perry, 19, Conroe, 2006
50:28 - Michael Reade, 18, Spring, 2000
50:48 - Jacob Mazone, 44, Spring, 2006
52:07 - John Sullivan, 41, The Woodlands, 2001
52:39 - Russell Henderson, 43, Houston, 2000
52:59 - Joseph Mazone, 14, Spring, 2006
53:02 - Ian Heller, 16, The Woodlands, 2000
53:16 - Stephen Smith, 49, The Woodlands, 2001
54:23 - Stephen Smith, 52, The Woodlands, 2004

The fastest 10 combined women's times for the 8.1 miles are as follows:

1:00:35 - Susan Watkins, 46, The Woodlands, 2000
1:02:16 - Nora Wilson, 49, The Woodlands, 2005
1:04:34 - Ann Leoni, 45, The Woodlands, 2006
1:06:22 - Kati Miller, 13, The Woodlands, 2006
1:11:17 - Ale Cretul, 30, Ocala, Fla., 2006
1:13:58 - Lisa Nelligan, 36, The Woodlands, 2001
1:16:42 - Debbie Tripp, 48, The Woodlands, 2004
1:18:36 - Debbie Tripp, 49, The Woodlands, 2005
1:18:39 - Nancy Copus, 45, The Woodlands, 2000
1:20:51 - Karen Felicidario, 41, The Woodlands, 2006

The youngest was 12-year-old Alex Brundage of The Woodlands last year and the oldest was also in 2006 when Jim Braden did both events at the age of 71. Kati Miller, 13, of The Woodlands and Chris Gause, 63, of Spring, were the youngest and oldest women to do so in 2006 and 2005, respectively.