Houston Half Marathon - Run


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon
35F / 2C
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 49s
Overall Rank = 144/
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 34/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early, drank a little water. Walked around and stretched then headed out.
Event warmup:

Ran for about 10 minutes to warm up (damn it was cold out there!) then got in the pack.
Run
  • 1h 26m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Great race! Started out a little conservative (been a while since I've done a half), but picked up the pace near the end. That 6:17 at the end was really pushing it. I got a wicked blister and finally at mile 9 I had to stop and try to rearrange my sock to keep it from getting worse (That's what I get for racing in new shoes). Somewhere around mile 12 I tried drafting this older man since it was so windy. After a minute or two I decided to press on (besides being rude to draft for so long) and he exclaimed "You go on there young feller!". Funny, because I think being 70 years old, our pace seemed easy for him. That's so awesome!
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Pretty happy with my results.
Post race
Event comments:

The Houston Marathon and Half Marathon are really well organized. I love that so many people come out to cheer despite being so darn cold outside.


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Last updated: 2005-10-15 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:49 | 13.1 miles | 06m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 34/
Overall: 144/
Performance: Good
1:27:23 gun time 1:26:49 chip time 5K = 21:34, 10K = 42:18 Mile splits = 7:50, 6:49, 6:43, 6:35, 6:41, 6:41, 6:30, 6:29, 6:26, 6:35, 6:26, 6:27, 6:17
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5