Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Tayla Kuyl #4445 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Improvement Throughout the Race Tayla Kuyl, 29, from Fort Worth, TX, demonstrated a consistent performance in the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Starting strong with a 1-mile split time of 11:20, she progressively increased her pace, finishing with an overall time of 2:09:47 and an average pace of 9:54 min/mile. Her final position was 2055th overall among 3972 participants, which places her well within the top half of the competitors. Tayla's pacing strategy was commendable, as she consistently improved her pace from 11:20 min/mile to a swift 9:55 min/mile between the first and last 1-mile splits. Her strongest splits occurred between miles 8 and 13, maintaining a steady pace between 9:31 and 9:38 min/mile. Notably, Tayla improved her ranking within her age division, climbing from 355th to 229th. Continuing to build on this steady improvement in pacing could make a significant difference in future races.