OK, race day. It’s heads down, no stopping, manage the energy and get it done time. I had no real expectations on pace at all.
The roads along the route are almost all concrete. As we went along, and the miles started to add up, the pounding started to really let itself be known. In hind site, maybe it would’ve been better to run in the Hoka Bondi X shoes rather than the Carbon X3. I train in both. The Bondi are a bit heavier but have more cushion than the X3. As the race went on I tried to take it easier and easier. Didn’t really help much. I finished but was just about at my limit.
Today’s race was the Chevron Houston Marathon. Overall average pace was 11:04. Started out at a 10:18 pace and ended at an 11:54 pace.