Houston's zaniest recreational sports events
––By Gene Duffey––
Mutt Strut and Runway Race
March 6
Where: Bush Intercontinental Airport
Sign up: Pre-event online registration is free. $25 day of event
Info: 713-869-7722 or Houstonspca.org.
Want to parade around with your pooch and get some exercise at the same time? And maybe see a few 747s up close? This event is designed to raise $250,000 to help the Houston Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
There is a 5K race in addition to the one-mile dog walk. Categories for the dog walk include “most talented,” “best kisser,” “best tailwag,” “best look-alike” (Wouldn’t you love to be a judge for this category?) and “most creative costume,” which gives you a chance to put some wow in your bow-wow.
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Costa Rica Getaway
Pura Vida. It translates to “the good life,” and it’s the phrase that best sums up the Central American nation of Costa Rica.
Situated between Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica is a tiny sliver of land–about the size of West Virginia–that packs a lot into its 23,000 square miles. An emerging tourist destination with a population of 4.5 million residents, Costa Rica offers an abundance of wildlife, active volcanoes, majestic mountains, powerful rivers and crystal blue ocean waters.
Rental management company Stay in Costa Rica invited H&FSM account executive Shawn Broussard to enjoy a four-day media junket, and he returned with a lifetime of stories following his stay at the Los Suentos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, where he stayed in one of the resort’s luxurious condos. The fun started as soon as Broussard’s 3½ hour direct flight from Houston touched down.
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