Kristopher Houghton
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| Kris and Solomon after intervals |
Kristopher Houghton
Date of Birth: June 15th, 1981 (Portland, OR)
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Personal Records:
1500m – 3:50.96 (2007)
5000m – 14:09.39 (2007)
10000m – 29:45.46 (2009)
Half-Marathon – 1:07:37 (2009)
Marathon – 2:22:54 (2009)
Dukes Track Club [ 07/08 – Present ] Albuquerque, NM
• 2010 Winner at the La Luz Trail Run (Runner’s World Top Ten Toughest Race)• 2010 11th Placer at the USA National Mountain Championships – Mt. Wash.
• 2009 17th Placer at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
• 2009 3rd Placer at the USA Mountain Team Selection Race – Cheyenne Cañon
• 2009 37th Placer at the USATF Cross Country National Championships 12k
• 2009 Winner at the Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon
• 2008 Winner at the Duke City Marathon Relay
• 2008 Winner at the ABQ Cross Country Classic 5k
• 2008 4th Placer at the USA Mountain Team Selection Race – Vail
Team BSK [ 03/06 – 07/08 ] San Diego, CA
• 2008 Winner & Meet Record Holder at the USATF High Performance 3000m
• 2008 Winner at the Run for the Zoo (Road 5k)
• 2007 Winner at the USATF San Diego XC Championship (4 mile)
• 2007 Top Ten Placer at the Carlsbad 5000m Elite Section
• 2007 Competitor in Belgium Track Series (Kortrijk, Ghent, Heusden, BEL)
• 2007 Competitor in the Victoria Int’l Track Classic (British Columbia, CA)
• 2007 Competitor in the 3000m at the Adidas Track Classic Elite Section
• 2006 38th Placer at the USATF Nat’l Club XC Championships (10k)
• 2006 Runner-Up at the USATF San Diego XC Championships (4 mile)
• 2006 Competitor in the Guanajuato Atletismo Road Series (Guanajuato, Irapuato, Queretero, San Miguel de Allende, MEX)
Mizuno [ 09/04 – 03/06 ] San Diego, CA
• 2006 Speed Bonus Winner at The Pacific Shoreline Half-Marathon
• 2005 Winner at the Sandia Mountain Shadows 12k
• 2005 Albuquerque Tri-Centennial Half-Marathon Champion
Cal State San Marcos [ 09/01-12/04 ] San Marcos, CA
• 2004 All-American at the NAIA Track & Field Nat’l Champs at 5000m (3rd)
• 2003 Winner at the Palm Springs Half Marathon
• 2002 NAIA Cross Country Nat’l Champs Qualifier
• 2002 All-American at the NAIA Track & Field Nat’l Champs at 5000m (6th)
• 2001 NAIA Cross Country Nat’l Qualifier
• School Record Holder at 5000m outdoors
United States Merchant Marine Academy [ 06/99-06/01 ] Kings Point, NY
• 2001 NCAA Div. III Nat’l Qualifier at 1500m & 5000m (Ranked 4th at 5000m)
• 2000 USATF Junior Nat’l Qualifier at 1500m & 5000m
• 2000 8th Placer at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track Nat’l Champs at 1500m (Top placing freshman)
• 1999 NCAA Div. III Cross Country Nat’l Qualifier (1st cadet to qualify in XC)
• School Record Holder at 1500m indoors and 5000m outdoors
Other Interests:
I graduated from the University Of New Mexico School Of Law in 2007 and am a
member of the New Mexico Bar. I recently completed a two-year term as a law clerk for
Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels of the New Mexico Supreme Court, and am now
working as a staff attorney for the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
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| Kris and Solomon training at Academy High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
