Houston Half Marathon - Run


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
54F / 12C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 29s
Overall Rank = 3617/8433
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 254/762
Pre-race routine:

I woke up at 4:45am. Room service was late with breakfast. I had oatmeal with strawberries and raisins. I drank two bottles of water. I headed to the start line at 6:30.
Event warmup:

No real warmup. I usually never warmup for a long run. I planned on using the first 1.5-2 miles as a warmup
Run
  • 2h 19m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran negative splits and ran the entire course. The first water station I stopped at I tried to run and drink but that did not work. I stopped at every other water station and drank water before beginning to run again. I had a strawberry banana gu at mile 5 and at mile 9.5. I was able to sprint the last couple of yards to the finish line. It was a great first half-marathon!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around alot. I did not sit just kept moving. I have never run more than 10 miles at one time until the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I would say experience. I would also say I need to work on my core strength and stretching along with more speedwork.

Event comments:

I really enjoyed the race. I would also like to thank all of the great spectators. It is so cool to have people yelling your name as you are crossing the finish line even if you are not the winner! I will definitely do this race again!




Last updated: 2008-01-24 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:29 | 13.1 miles | 10m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/762
Overall: 0/8433
Performance: Good
Course: Great course.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5