Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Wiley Jephson #4234 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistency with a Slight Slowdown in the Final Stages Wiley's performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon reflected steady pacing and a solid race strategy. Starting with a 9:59 min/mile pace for the first mile, Wiley progressively increased his pace, clocking his fastest mile at 7:47 min/mile between miles 6 and 7. His overall time of 1:56:42 and average pace of 8:54 min/mile placed him 1340th out of 3972 participants. In the Male 40-44 division, Wiley achieved a commendable 60th place. Compared to his previous half marathon races, Wiley's performance indicated slight pacing changes towards the end of the race. While the first half showed promising improvements in split times, he experienced some slowdown from mile 9 onward, evident in mile splits over 9 min/mile. Focusing on endurance and maintaining the earlier pacing consistency could help Wiley achieve faster overall times in future races. Nevertheless, his participation contributed positively to his team's performance.