I’ve done the Rockets Run a few times before, and every year I complain about it. The last time was 2006, I think, so when Jose expressed interest in running it and getting the free ticket to a Rockets game, I decided it was time to give the race another chance.
The verdict? It still has major issues. We didn’t register in advance because the online system didn’t appear to have a way to ensure that our game tickets would be next to each other. So we waited until this morning to register, and had to wait in line for 25 minutes to hand over our forms. At that point, we were literally 2 minutes to race time, so we had to grab our t-shirts out of the bag and toss the rest. The gun went off while we were still pinning our numbers on. Since we didn’t have time to go back to the car, we also had to run in our sweatshirts and jackets. It was pretty cold, but not cold enough that I needed the THREE layers that I ended up wearing.
I decided it wasn’t worth complaining, so I made the best of it. We knew going in that we’d just be doing it for fun, so we did the run 3 minutes/walk 3 minutes pattern that Jose has been doing lately. I think we finished somewhere in the 45-47 minute range. That would be chip time; gun time was probably 50 minutes because we got started late.
Still, it was fun to get some exercise and finish on the court. And we’re looking forward to the game on Tuesday night. And because I knew I’d be going slow, I took my camera along for some crappy photos! Woohoo!
