Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Cheryl Merkley #4780 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing with Strong Finish Cheryl completed the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with an overall time of 2:56:37, averaging a pace of 13:28 min/mile. She demonstrated consistency throughout the race, with notable improvements in her splits towards the end. Her best split pace was 12:15 min/mile during the 8th mile, reflecting her solid performance strategy. Cheryl placed 14th in her F65-69 age division out of all female participants. For future races, Cheryl could benefit from enhancing her pacing in the earlier miles. The initial split of 12:49 min/mile was her fastest start, but maintaining a more consistent early pace might improve her overall time. Her ability to accelerate in the later miles is commendable and suggests that with some minor adjustments, she could further capitalize on her endurance for even better results. Keep leveraging those strong finishing miles in training, Cheryl!