Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
Total Time = 5h 30m 4s
Overall Rank = 5660/6670
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 356/417
Pre-race routine:

Woke up @ $:30. coffee, gatorade & nutrigrain bar for breakfast.
At 6am walked across the street to the convention center, then out to the starting line. Lined up near the 5:00hr pace group.
Run
  • 5h 30m 4s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 12m 36s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

More long runs intraining
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to walk around, cramped up waiting in line for my finisher shirt

What limited your ability to perform faster:

leg cramps slowed me to a shuffle between miles 20-24.
Longest run previously had been a half-marathon 3 months earlier.

Event comments:

Can't wait to do it again. I was not well prepared, but I did finish my first marathon, and learned alot along the way. Best of all, it was FUN!


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Last updated: 2009-07-21 12:00 AM
Running
05:30:04 | 26.2 miles | 12m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 356/417
Overall: 5660/6670
Performance: Average
10k 1:07:21 half 2:28:37 30k 3:42:05
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5