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Houston 2013

January 13, 2013 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: Cloudy, rain, and cool

Comments:
Houston Marathon

7:00 AM. Sleep: 6 hr. Got there with plenty of time and free parking, went to the corral earlier this year, figuring I could use the bathroom easier and getting a better spot in line, rainy at the start, winds also kept me chilly, ran a much better first half than second, saw Chris pacing some girl in the half, I tossed my gloves, which were wet, to my parents around mile 9, guess the combination of faster earlier splits, wet feet, and the constant cold in my forearms caused me to stay stiff and drop pace, had a couple of opportunities to hang on to someone toward the end, but couldn't do it, achieved goal #2 which is actually what I expected, but should have run a smarter race, Boston won't be as forgiving as Houston, and splits: 6:28, 12:07 (missed 2nd mile), 19:13 (5k), 5:49, 5:52, 5:40, 37:12 (10k), 6:06, 5:28, 5:50, 55:13 (15k), 5:52, 5:52, 6:03, 1:13:43 (20k), 6:06, 1:17:54 (half), 6:15, 6:27, 1:33:17 (25k), 6:27, 6:25, 6:29, 1:53:19 (30k), 6:20, 6:29, 6:34, 2:13:27 (35k), 6:26, 6:32, 6:58, 2:34:36 (40k), 7:02, 6:53, 1:31; 2:44:00 (chip), 2:44:07 (gun) 40th overall, 32nd male, 5th male 20 - 24.