Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Heidi Bird #2922 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Start, Consistent Effort Heidi Bird, hailing from Missouri City, TX, completed the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with a total time of 2:05:16. The event included 3972 participants, and she maintained an average pace of 9:33 min/mile. Notably, Heidi showed remarkable consistency in her pacing, with an early mile at 8:13 and maintaining within the 8-minute range through mile 5. Despite a slight increase in her pace in the latter half, reaching 12:08 min/mile in mile 12, Heidi performed strongly in her age division of F45-49, finishing 72nd among her peers. A particularly interesting highlight was her strong fourth mile at an impressive 8:00 pace. For future races, focusing on consistent pacing throughout the mid to late stages could be beneficial. Overall, a commendable performance by representing Team Bird well.