Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
53F / 12C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 20m 57s
Overall Rank = 704/7649
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 45/601
Pre-race routine:

clif bar, baby aspirin and small coffee
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 3h 20m 57s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Started too far back int the A corral first two splits were over 8:00 because of the crowd. Legs! left ITB started bugging me at 15, stopped to stretch it, then arches and ankles began to hurt more, then inner thighs were the mose pronounced pain for the last 6 miles. I almost wish I had pushed my HR higher in the beginning until the body started breaking down. HR and energy were not my limiters, pain was.
What would you do differently?:

I'm going to try the Galloway program on the next long distance event to see if it really does reduce fatigue. nutrition and fitness are fine, the old legs just can't take the distance.
Post race
Warm down:

eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy. What could be better? Guys I was with needed to get back to DFW so did not have time to hunt down the beer tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

ITB, PF, etc.

Event comments:

would give a 5 rating if they had more then 2 stinking corrals. There were too many 8:00+ pacers in the A corral that should have been back in the open corral. Stretch goal was to break 3:20, acceptable goal was to beat 3:25 so I'm pretty happy.




Last updated: 2011-07-08 12:00 AM
Running
03:20:57 | 26.2 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 45/601
Overall: 704/7649
Performance: Good
148 ave hr, tried to get it elevated toward the end but had no legs
Course: flat except for hills on bridges and overpasses. North from downtown to the heights, south to Rice Univ, West to Galleria, North to Memorial park , then east back to downtown.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4