Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Kristin Knechtges #1724 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Early Pace, Determined Finish Kristin Knechtges demonstrated commendable pacing throughout the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon, finishing with an overall time of 4:23:27. Starting strong, she maintained a steady initial pace, with the first mile clocking in at 7:54 min/mile, placing her 169th among females. She showed considerable resilience, holding a steady pace through the midrace, with mile 8 featuring an impressive 8:27 min/mile split. Notably, her pace began to stabilize around 9:26 to 9:28 min/mile up to mile 20. In particular, mile 7 featured one of her strongest splits, an 8:17 min/mile pace that improved her gender placing to 239th. There was a slight pace reduction in the final miles, notably during miles 21 and 22 with splits of 10:50 and 12:38 min/mile respectively. However, Kristin managed to push through, maintaining effort and determination to bring her marathon to a solid completion as 27th in her age division, demonstrating resilience under challenging conditions.