On bottom: HR, average pace, and distance.

Pace was in the main window, and cumulative time on the top. I had only screen on my GPS watch, rather than two.For Steve, the worse case outcome was overheating, so he want with a singlet and arm sleeves. So I went with the L/S, thinking that at worse I could roll up the sleeves. Ultimately, Steve asked an insightful question: What is the worst case outcome? For me, it was being too cold, and having my muscles lock up. I deliberated for too long over whether I should a L/S or S/S.I dropped the arm sleeves at Mi 3.5 and removed the Buff at Mi 13, but was happy to have L/S and gloves for the rest of the race. I started with a wispy long-sleeve shirt, arm sleeves, liner gloves, and a Buff. Most runners wore singlets and arm sleeves, and most wore their arm sleeves throughout the race.At Houston this is probably a rare concern, since temperatures normally are in the 40’s or 50’s. sweat pants and sweatshirts), so that we could stay warm while waiting for the race to start. The day before we bought some disposable clothes at Goodwill (e.g.Conditions: mid-30’s to high-30’s, sunny, mild east wind.Interview with coach David Roche about my training.It’s purpose is to capture important and helpful - but easily forgettable, perhaps - details that would be helpful to me on a second attempt, or to someone on their first. This post is part of a long-running series that I publish after a big race or trip.

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