Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Ashni Dahya #3367 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace and Strong Finish Ashni Dahya, a 23-year-old runner from Austin, TX, displayed a commendable effort at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with a final time of 2:00:54, ranking 1594th out of 3972 participants. Representing "Mal's Friends," she maintained an average pace of 9:13 minutes per mile. Starting with a pace of 9:26 min/mile for the first mile, she demonstrated consistency through the race, noticeably improving her splits from mile 5 with a faster pace of 8:50 min/mile. This contributed to her achieving 819th place among female runners and 226th in her division. Analyzing the splits, Ashni's ability to accelerate through the middle miles stands out, particularly from mile 5 through mile 8, where her pace consistently decreased, reaching a mile pace as quick as 8:47 min/mile. Focus on maintaining this quicker pace in later miles could enhance overall performance. Excellent work on the consistent pacing strategy!