Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 54m 51s
Overall Rank = 1672/
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 179/
Pre-race routine:

Stood around the GRB Center, to stay out of the rain.
Event warmup:

No real warm up this year. Just some stretching indoors.
Run
  • 3h 54m 51s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Cold and wet this year. Rained the hardest while we were standing around in the start corrals pre-race. Great way to start a marathon - cold and wet. Other than that, I accomplished my goals. I just wanted to run sub 4 hours so that I wouldn't have to go in the lottery next year.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Got cleaned up, layered on clean, dry clothes, and went out to watch others finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My inability to run faster

Event comments:

I'll continue to do this race as long as I am able. I like the course, and the run.




Last updated: 2013-02-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:54:51 | 26.2 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 179/
Overall: 1672/
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4