Getting over The Dolly Partons: What the Houston Marathon Feels Like the Day After

Well, I survived my second Houston Marathon on Sunday! Surprisingly, my injured knee held up. I was orignially shooting for around 3:40 so I could qualify for Boston, but since I had to basically take a whole month off of training in December, I had to re-evaluate. So, I went slower overall than I had planned and then even slower the last 6 miles because my knee started to tighten up.Â I finished with a time of 4:02 which isn’t too bad.

Here is the article I wrote the day after about my experience:

*Coming Soon…my video about the Houston Marathon and Marathon Expo!

Cari Shoemate

Hi! I'm Cari! I'm a fitness star turned Mom of 3 who lives in Houston, TX. Getting fit and healthy is a journey and one I understand well. After graduating from college I worked in a corporate setting for many years and gained a lot of weight and had an unhealthy lifestyle. Finally, after I had enough - I decided to regain my healthy lifestyle that I had in college by fitting in workouts and eating healthier. Eventually, I left my corporate job to become a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor. I also created Bombshell Bootcamp over 10 years ago and it has become one of Houston's top bootcamps! My passion then turned into greater opportunities to write workouts for national magazines, appear on tv doing workouts and speaking about healthy and fitness, making fitness DVD's and working with many celebrities. Fast forward a few years....and then I had my first baby! I'm now a Mom of 3 little ones and try to incorporate healthy living and exercise in our family's lives. Not only do I still blog about workouts and fitness, but I have shifted some to include family fitness, family travel, fashion, health/beauty and general lifestyle.