Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
42F / 6C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Run
  • 6h 06m 11s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 13m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

MAJOR knee injury during Mile 8. By Mile 11 I was eating pain meds like pretzels. Miles 24 & 25 were gruelingly painful hobbling side to side uphill on Allen Parkway. Finish line in sight, bike medic hopped off her bike and paced me through the chute to finish. :) <----my first marathon, and no, I didn't train hardly at all...thus...the injury.
What would you do differently?:

TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN!!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Passed out cold for two hours, ate a very light dinner, iced down my injured knee for four days.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My knee injury and my failure to train properly.

Event comments:

I was so excited about this race, it was my first marathon. I felt the few miles I put in weekly would be enough since running has always come easy for me. But, I didn't anticipate my body suffering a knee injury. Finishing was VERY emotional. Even through the pain, I couldn't wait to do another one!




Last updated: 2007-08-31 12:00 AM
Running
06:06:11 | 26.2 miles | 13m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4