Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Chinh Luu #1806 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Pace with Late Race Challenges Chinh maintained an impressive start to his race, holding a sub-10-minute pace through the first eight miles, where he achieved a strong mile split of 9:03 at mile eight. His performance showed consistency, notably hitting a self-secured personal division placement of 3rd at mile 21 with an elapsed distance of 3:22:45. This reflects a commendable effort in the M25-29 division, indicating a potential for strong progress through the early phase of the marathon. Subsequently, Chinh faced some challenges with pacing in the final stretches, experiencing a drop in speed with splits slowing to 12:45 in the last mile, contributing to an overall finish time of 4:29:25 and an average pace of 10:17 min/mile. As a constructive observation, focusing on endurance and energy management in the later stages could enhance overall performance and help sustain the early momentum. Striving for consistent pacing across the entire distance may also yield improved results.