About Me

The image to the left is of Gladys and Lester Woltz and Blanche. I am now compiling data about my Great Aunt Blanche of Ohio. I am working with a cousin in California who acquired a manuscript of stories from Aunt Blanche. These are stories about Blanche's life in New Mexico from 1940 to 1945. She and her husband at the time, had various adventures as a team in the border patrol world

Mean while the rest of the world was more worried about the effects of WW II; either within their country or what it was doing to other countries.

My story will parallel WW II, but be local to the southwestern United States. I will augment it with maps, various captioned pictures and descriptions for clarity and context. Our goal is finishing in 2026.

*If you want to know more about me, take a look at my podcast interview I made recently. Google: CCP #161 Tom Woltz*

One step at a time, I started my writing and journeying twenty five years ago. It was hit or miss for the first few years. I have many short stories available and many more poets, yet unpublished. But I must say, I am here to stay. Guess that's why I chose middle and long distance running in the first place. It's a journey, my journey.

I have many relationships I've developed from places i have trained and raced. I have lots of memories from which to draw.  Discipline is all I need to add to the mix. 

I will soon be making some different types of memories, still observing others, but in settings other than racing venues. I'm doing a lot more power walking and way less actual running or racing. It looks like my racing days will soon be in the past. It is sad, but for numerous physical reasons, I will be concentrating on a exercise routine including weight work, power walking and biking; either indoors or outside.

On August 19th, 2023, I had the opportunity to listen to Joe R. Lansdale as he discussed his latest book, "More, Better Deals". As well, Murder By the Book simultaneously was entertained Reavis Wortham. His latest is "Moon Lake". Both books were discuss and they shared many ideas and how they go about choosing the topics and story lines. It was interesting to here their perspectives on how the worked their story lines into a plot with various characters. Each one had similar ways of getting started. They were both entertaining and informative, sharing their skills. Joe has had more over all success because he started earlier, late 1960's to early 1970's, Reavis, to his credit, has created his own following and developed his unique reputation in the field of crime novels and westerns with a twisted Texas flavor. I bought one of another series of Joe's books and plan to see how far it takes me.

In the recent past, I have edited "Raymond Carver, a biography" by Carol Sklenicka. He was a short story writer from the 1950's. I find lots of references on writing skill in these pages and chapters. With Carol's assistance, I have developed a great admiration for all of Raymond's work and encourage everyone explore his work and make your own decision.

I am a Certified Runner Coach per Road

Runner Club of America. So, I do coach

local Greater Houston competitive runners from time to time. 

I use the Jack Daniels Running Formula, no, not the booze, the training formula. I have used it in my own training so I know it works. It takes motivation and concentration. Natural skill helps, but what we are born with can be further developed. I look forward to taking your situation, whatever it is, and pointing you in the right direction to reach all your goal. I found it has worked for and for some of my clients so I am sticking with it.

Ino Cantu lives in San Marcus, Texas. He is still running races at 89  (almost 90 years of age). He recently appeared in the HARRA news in Houston. He was one of several HARRA members who competed in the USATF Southwest Masters Track & Field Championship held on Feb. 12, 2022.

2023 at University of Houston's indoor track. Ino finished the 800m in 4:15:30, just 49 seconds off his own American record of 3:36:42 set in 2020.  He should have no problem in December when he turns 90, in capturing new age bracket first's. Not to rest on his laurels, but he still holds the American record in the outdoor 1500m for M85-89.

Well, I hope most of you are sitting down. I finally created an eBook to go along with my paperback. It is available at:

AMAZON.COM/AUTHOR/THOMASWOLTZ.

It's at a reduced price ($3.99) so its easy on the budget. I had been wanting to do this for a long time, but things, life kept getting in my way. Oh, you don't have to use upper case on entering it in your browser. Send me a note if you buy a copy and give me a review.