Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 09m 11s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up 4am, ate a bagel with cream cheese and had a banana with some coffee
Event warmup:

Just some light stretching, figured I would be doing enough running today.
Run
  • 5h 09m 11s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

I have never run more than a half marathon so this would be interesting. Sure enough things fell apart at 18-19 miles and I walked quite a bit. Still finished though and that was the goal.
What would you do differently?:

More miles in training.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and ate. Changed clothes and

Event comments:

This is an amazing race with amazing organization. I loved the fans lining almost the entire course and their cheering kept me motivated.




Last updated: 2011-07-13 12:00 AM
Running
05:09:11 | 26.2 miles | 11m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Loop from Downtown to west Houston and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4