Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Karissa Moser #4871 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Improvement on the Course Karissa maintained a consistent overall pace throughout the half marathon, averaging 8:30 min/mile, significantly improving her previous 9:07 min/mile pace from the 2022 event. Her strongest segment was from mile 4 to mile 5, achieving an impressive 7:50 min/mile split. Notably, she demonstrated strong acceleration at mile 8, clocking in at a 7:42 min/mile pace. Keeping the split times close in range indicates effective pace management. She concluded the race with a time of 1:51:22, which marked a substantial improvement of over 8 minutes from her previous half marathon. Karissa finished 111th in her division, F19-24, out of 3972 participants. While her overall rank improved to 1015th, focusing on the later miles of the race could lead to even better results in future events by reducing variability, such as the mile 7 split that hit 9:41 min/mile. Great progress, and keep refining the pacing strategy!