Run race 3:03:08 [5] 41.92 km (4:22 / km) +268m 4:14 / km
shoes: Nike Vomero 7 #2
Sasolburg Marathon.
Went out aiming for under 3h.
Went through half way in 1:29, which was perfect. That included a pit stop at about 10km - although you wouldn't really know from the splits.
The 2nd half went well until about 5km to go, when my calves started cramping. I had 1h01 for the last 14km, so on schedule. And I think even 22:30 for the last 5km, but when I got down to 4:30's my calves would cramp and I'd have to walk it out. So I managed a despondent 5:00/km average to the end.
Pretty happy, because it's a PB, but was keen to push under 3h. The rest of the body was feeling up to it...
Course may have been a little short, or my watch was reading long.