Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Shelby Johnston #4286 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing with Intermittent Strengths Shelby's performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon showcased a steady progression with notable consistencies. Her initial split showed a pace of 10:54 min/mile, which she maintained effectively at mile 4. Across 13 miles, Shelby hit her fastest split pace at mile 5 with 10:26 min/mile, showing strong capacity for mid-race acceleration. Her overall elapsed time was 2:31:11, achieving an average pace of 11:32 min/mile, reflecting a consistent effort throughout the race. Shelby secured the 233rd position in her division and finished with notable improvement on multiple splits compared to her overall category placements. Shelby's completion time remained competitive with her previous race performances, close to her 2024 performance. Her consistent pacing with occasional faster splits indicates strong endurance. Moving forward, Shelby could benefit from strategizing recovery between the faster split efforts, aiming to sustain faster paces more evenly across the race. Emphasizing speedwork in training might help flatten pace fluctuations and lead to improved overall times.