Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 57m 34s
Overall Rank = 1569/
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 220/
Pre-race routine:

Pretty decent night sleep (for a change). Breakfast: cup of coffee, bagel, banana, a little gatorade.
Event warmup:

Not much, just a little light stretching

Run
  • 3h 57m 34s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was 3:40:00 at 8:23/mile. Everything was going great. Conditions were just about perfect, start 42 degrees and sunny.I went out ahead of the 3:40:00 pace group and managed to click off consistent 8:11s all the way through mile 19. Then, right before the 20 mile marker..."POP". My right calf totally cratered. I heard the POP, then 3 steps later, I realized what it was. That was it, I was done. I managed a pathetic and agonizing walk/jog to the finish. Very disappointing.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not sure if the injury was avoidable or not. Everything else was good.
Post race
Warm down:

Painful 1 mile walk to the car...then home for ice packs and 3 hour nap.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

torn calf

Event comments:

I think they actually listened to feedback from previous years, cause porta-pottys were not an issue at all this year.




Last updated: 2009-10-29 12:00 AM
Running
03:57:34 | 26.2 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 220/
Overall: 1569/
Performance: Below average
10k: 50:43 8:11/mile 13.1: 1:47:09 8:11/mile 30k: 2:32:43 8:13/mile
Course: Mostly flat, with 1 killer overpass at ~mile 15
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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] 4