see for runners world listing of his races see also questions for president george w bush a running conversation by bob wischnia paul carrozza at which has the following q and a with bush q i know you ran a marathon in houston in what are your recollections from that a i was distraught after my dad was defeated in so i decided i was going to set a little project for myself i wanted to run the white rock marathon in dallas so i began training intensely for it i gave myself a month to train for it and pushed myself incredibly hard as this after election therapy but i got sick and it was really a foolish attempt on my part q it takes a lot longer than a month to get ready for a marathon a dr ken cooper of the cooper clinic told me the same thing so i set my sights on houston which gave me some more time to train i ran it in i ran the first mile in minutes and the last mile in minutes it was one of the great experiences of my life