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Comments: I am thrilled that I did so well when I had such a head cold. I was concerned because I felt that I was not hydrated enough at the beginning of the race. I walked through every drink stop and had two glasses of gatorade at each stop. Otherwise, I ran the whole way. No gus or anything like that. Just had a glucose tablet around mile 8. What would you do differently?: Maybe run faster. I felt really good at the end of this race.  Post race
Warm down: Went to a FUN gathering at Celeste's (City Sky) and met a bunch of other BTer's. Shower, food, drinks, new friends. It was great. Eventually, I went back to my sister's house and took a 1-1/2 hour nap. Then we went out for BBQ (can't get good BBQ in Ohio) and watched the premiere of "24". Good day! What limited your ability to perform faster: I suffered HORRIBLY from a head cold on Thursday-Saturday. I was still suffering on Sunday, but I didn't take any medicine because I didn't know how it might affect me. My only real concern was hydration. I felt like the cold took a lot out of me. But obviously, I handled it all okay. Event comments: I think I'm still partial to Indianapolis for a Half Marathon. But I still had a great time. Fun fun fun! Last updated: 2006-01-17 12:00 AM
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United States
Houston Marathon
55F / 13C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 2618/7355
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 90/475
I got up at 5:00. Stopped at a carry out for some coffee and the clerk (who barely spoke English) had some questions about my attire. I pointed to a brochure on the counter and told him that I was running that race. He asked, "What do you get for running so far?" I said, "Good question."
Went downtown with my sister and 11-year-old son. Stood around and talked to people and worried about the fact that I had a terrible head cold. No warm up. Just standing around talking to people.