Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Ashley Baerlocher #2772 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace Drives Improvement Ashley, a 29-year-old runner from Sandy, UT, showed significant progress at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. She completed the race with an overall time of 1:45:12, improving her elapsed pace from 9:10 min/mile in 2023 to an impressive 8:01 min/mile this year. Her performance this time around placed her 249th among female participants and 53rd in her age division out of 3972 total participants. Throughout the race, Ashley maintained a consistent pace. She started with a 7:51 min/mile pace at the first mile, gradually increasing her speed, reaching her fastest split at mile 4 with a 7:33 min/mile pace. In the latter part of the race, variables led to a slight decrease in speed, with her pace averaging at around 8:31 min/mile between miles 11 to 13. For further progress, focusing on the later miles could ensure maintaining or even improving this newly achieved pace.