Houston Marathon - RunMarathon

Goal was 3:10...and up until mile 15 I was there...actually better. My 13.1 time was a PB of 1:34. At mile 15 I started to get a pretty sharp pain in my left hip, which eventually migrated south to my ITB. I've been working on my ITB for about a year, and thought I had it all worked out...apparently not. I had to resort to jog/walk for about 3 miles until I saw a Med Tent, where I had the medic stretch my ITB out enough that I could plod through the last 7-8 miles.

Also the forefoot on both of my feet felt like I had blisters on them from about mile 3 on. It wasnt enough to take me out, but still bugged the crap out of me the whole race. Gotta get that figured out...

Overall this race was bittersweet. I finished my first Mary in a decent time...just not as good as I know I can do. My training was good, I logged great times that had me at 3:10 no problem...just sucks that injuries ruined it.



Figure out this foot pain thing out. Start off slower and remember to run my own race. Attack this hip and IT Band issue like a bat out of hell.

walk, stretch, and beer.


hip, foot, & IT band


Race was organized great. Tons of spectators, tons of drink and medic tents. Great pre race communication from Race officials. Tons of emails, maps, faq's, etc.

I would totally recommend this race to anyone looking for a fun Mary.