Well, it was a good day... considering.
I got lucky and managed to find a transfer bib into the sold out Houston Aramco Half Marathon. I wasn't prepared AT ALL. The most I had run since my last marathon (April '07) was 8 miles. But, I figured I was used to training in the hills of Tennessee and I was going to run a 13.1 mile course that was flat as a flither in comparison. And indeed it was. I felt good until mile 7, started to tire, walked a hair and still managed to finish with a personal best of 2:17. The weather was perfect, the breeze felt great and I was thankful for no humidity.
This was my first long race on my own... no friends, no coaches, no familiar faces. Just me. And I gotta tell ya... it was nice. I slowed down when I wanted to, I sped up when I wanted to, I didn't worry with talking to people, except for the 2 "War Eagle" shout-outs I gave to spectators donning their orange and blue in Houston. It was a great experience. I'm curious what my final time would have been had I been better prepared?
As Garrett and I discussed... this was more of a test run to see how my IT band held up. Apparently, I am okay so far. No major knee pain, except for aches and pains due to running on so much concrete.
Good times in Houston! Thanks Marge and Garrett for fighting the cold and the 4:30am alarm clock! Y'all rock!
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Hi! I'm glad you had a great experience at our little half-marathon! It was nice meeting you at the start! I won't be doing the CMM this year, but I will be doing the Marine Corps half in May, and two other halves in Houston. BTW - I also began my marathoning with TNT - aren't they great?
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