Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 57m 53s
Overall Rank = 1428/5592
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 217/611
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, ate 2 chocolate fudge poptarts, got dressed & walked to the start.
Event warmup:

Just tried to stay calm. Otherwise, none.
Run
  • 3h 57m 52s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Great first marathon! Ran based on hr with a goal of negative splits each 10k. Started out ~10min miles, got down to ~8:15 or so until about mile 23, when I dropped back to >9:30 miles. Other than foot soreness from the concrete and a nagging hip flexor pull, everything felt great. Hydration and nutrition seemed spot-on.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Everything went according to plan. Pay more attention to the spectators-turns out I missed George H.W. Bush!
Post race
Warm down:

Straggle through food line, bypassed everything & went to Starbucks. Met up with my wife and friends

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I just started running a few months ago, so long-term training.

Event comments:

My only critique of the race was the post-race food. Even though I was a reasonably early 26.2 finisher, all the fruit was gone by the time I got there, and all they had was greasy breakfast food (sausage, eggs, gravy, etc.).




Last updated: 2008-01-15 12:00 AM
Running
03:57:52 | 26.2 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 217/611
Overall: 1428/5592
Performance: Good
Course: Flat, about 1/2 concrete. A few minor over/underpasses, but otherwise very flat. Great spectator and volunteer support
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5