For Dallas native Becky Wade, 2017 is off to a promising start.Wade, 27, placed third overall among the elite women at Sunday's Chevron Houston Marathon. Unseasonably high temperatures and nearly 100 percent humidity resulted in a finish of 2 hours, 35 minutes, 57 seconds -- slower than she hoped.A four-time All-American for Rice, Wade said she was pleased to finish strong and as the top American woman.