Houston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 56m
Overall Rank = 3980/5593
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 248/317
Pre-race routine:

Ate a banana and some Kashi cereal.
Event warmup:

Tried to relax and soak up the excitement.
Run
  • 4h 56m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good for the first 15 miles or so. Really enjoyed the crowds along the road cheering the entire time. I waited too long to refuel, i.e. eat some of my nut mix, so around mile 15 I started to crash. After I ate some nuts I was feeling much better, until around mile 22, when my leg started to cramp up and I had to stop every half mile or so to massage out the knot that was forming in my leg.
What would you do differently?:

Try to eat some of the nut mix earlier on and take a banana. The potassium probably would have helped with the leg cramp.
Post race
Warm down:

Lots of walking, stretching and enjoying some food/water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The leg cramps.

Event comments:

A very fun race. The crowd made it so special as it was much easier to keep running when there's always people on the sidelines cheering you on, half of them in costumes and crazy get-ups. It really helped the miles fly by.

Where are those people when we're on our training runs?




Last updated: 2008-01-20 12:00 AM
Running
04:56:00 | 26.2 miles | 11m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 248/317
Overall: 3980/5593
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5