Megan FeldmanMarathoner and reality TV star Josh Cox was at City Hall for today's announcement.So the "major announcement" at Dallas City Hall this afternoon was the unveiling of a new annual running event: the Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon. It's set for March 14, 2010, and organizers -- which include the city, the White Rock Marathon and the Competitor Group, the latter of which runs Rock 'n' Roll half marathons across the country -- guesstimate it'll draw some 15,000 runners each year. Sa
An out-of-state colleague wondered late yesterday, "Is it true that the state of Texas has canceled all sports events till May 11? Does that include Astros and Rangers?" Um ... no. Alas, such was his reading of a breathless, since-vanished New York Times story concerning the University Interscholastic League's decision to postpone all events till May 11 due to the swine flu. Another Friend of Unfair Park sent an e-mail pointing out the irony of the UIL's decision:Three weeks ago, the Texas Educa
