Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Jake Durney #1391 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace and Strong Finish Jake Durney, from Stansbury Park, UT, exhibited impressive consistency at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon with a final time of 2:49:28. Maintaining an average pace of 6:28 min/mile over 26.2 miles, Jake secured 7th place overall out of 1,393 runners. Notably, during mile 14, Jake achieved a remarkable split pace of 5:56 min/mile. Additionally, Jake maintained a top-10 overall and gender position from mile 13 onwards, demonstrating stamina and competitive edge. While Jake showed strength early on, maintaining an advancing position in his division M30-34 from 5th at mile 1 to as high as 2nd during mile 18, the overall pace began to decrease slightly after the midpoint. Between miles 21 and 26, there was a gradual increase in split times, culminating in a 7:52 min/mile during the final mile. Focusing on sustaining mid-race pace consistency could enhance future race strategies. Overall, a commendable performance.