I decided to run last weekend's Houston Chevron marathon after all. I had been sick and was under-trained, but I was there and already registered. The bling always calls out to me. So I decided to just have fun, to consider it a training run, and run as far as I could.
I followed the precepts of John "The Penguin" Bingham who says that the slowest runners have the best time and get the most for their money. I zigged and zagged responding to every high-five, I punched every "punch this button for power" poster, I read every sign, and I walked at every water stop and thanked the volunteers. (The "Smile if you peed a little" signs always make me smile.")
It was fun. It is a low-altitude flat course, although not particularly scenic.
I finished in 5:47. My cough wasn't too bad, but my nose ran faster than I did. I should have carried a box of tissues with me.
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| Starting line |
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| Mile 25 |
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