Houston Half Marathon - Run


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon
66F / 19C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 11m 31s
Overall Rank = 2703/7351
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 308/514
Pre-race routine:

Bowl of Cereal and cup of coffee 2 1/2 hours before race, good stretch and gel pack with water 1/2 hour prior.
Event warmup:

Stretching and thinking about the finish line.
Run
  • 2h 11m 31s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Had laid off training for a while because of my knee so intended to go at a 10 to 11 minute mile pace. Ended up pacing with someone at about a 9min 10 sec pace for the first 8miles instead. Knee started getting tired so I backed off and just enjoyed the rest of the day. Extremely happy with my first 1/2 marathon race.
What would you do differently?:

More training time. Start off slower and finish stronger.
Post race
Warm down:

Grab some fluids, light stretching through on dry shirt and wind gear so as not to get chilly.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training.

Event comments:

Great race for a first timer. Lots of support and volunteers. It will be a very memorable day in a postitive way. Now I just have to figure out how to put the other 57.2 miles ahead of this!




Last updated: 2006-01-16 12:00 AM
Running
02:11:31 | 13.1 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 308/514
Overall: 2703/7351
Performance: Good
Course: Great course, fairly flat with great spectators/supporters all around. I was having so much fun taking it in that I was shocked with I hit the 6.2 mile mark.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5