Got my confirmation card yesterday and will be picking up my packet on Saturday. Jose was just asking what my race goal is, so I guess I’ll share with everyone. First of all: finish. (My main goal in any race is always to finish.) If I finish under 2:25, I’ll be happy. If I finish under 2:20, I’ll be very happy. I believe 2:25 is doable; 2:20 will be harder, but not impossible if things go well (good weather, etc).
This will be my 4th half marathon and third in Houston. My times thus far have been 2:15:01 (Houston 2004), 2:16:35 (Austion 2004), and 2:18:33 (Houston 2006). As you can see, I’ve slacked off more and more with each race, and my times show it. 😉 But I still love to get out there and run on race day.
This will also be my 4th year of running through downtown on the Sunday before MLK day. In 2005, of course, I did the full 26.2 miles. I sort of like this little tradition, and hope to continue.
I did 3 miles today in 32:30. Tomorrow I’ll do 8. Next Sunday is the big day!