Erika Kemp - 2nd Place Houston Marathon 2025

In this Bonus Episode, I speak with Erika Kemp, professional road runner for Brooks, after her 2nd place performance at the Houston Marathon 2025. Not only was this race an 11 minute PB, Erika was also able to lower her own record for Fastest American Born Black Runner. We talk about her race, he race days shoes, and trusting in her training. 0:00 intro 1:41 feeling strong at the end of the race 2:45 how cold was it 4:09 warming up for marathon vs 5k 5:31 start line congestion 6:24 what was the race plan with your pacer 7:10 race nutrition 9:22 maintaining composure throughout the race 10:28 deciding how to cover the moves 11:57 running the full marathon in houston for the first time 14:24 race day shoes 16:33 Erika's Shoe Rotation 19:40 when did the leader break away? 22:46 what's it like to wear the flag? 24:58 was Erika surprised 25:51 Fastest American Born Black Woman 27:15 what was different training for houston 29:01 9 day cycle 29:45 volume for this training block 30:55 believe in the training 31:38 seeing it all come together 32:33 track szn? Follow Erika on IG https://www.instagram.com/imtinyrik/reels/