Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Sydney Hansen #3941 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistency and Late Surge in Half Marathon Performance Sydney Hansen displayed a strong finish in the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with a notable negative split strategy. Starting with a steady pace of 11:41 min/mile for the first mile, her pace varied in the initial miles but stabilized in the latter half. The most significant improvement came between Mile 8 and Mile 10 where Sydney dropped her pace from 12:15 min/mile to an impressive 10:11 min/mile, maintaining this quicker tempo for consecutive miles. Overall, Sydney completed the race with an elapsed time of 2:34:55, averaging an 11:49 min/mile pace. Her final placement was 365th in her F25-29 division out of 424 participants. Notably, Sydney’s strongest phases emerged in the second half of the course, reflected in her ranking improvement from Mile 4 onwards. Continuous strategy refinement in maintaining mid-race pacing could result in even faster overall times in future events.