Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Paul Pollack #2053 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Effort with Strong Early Performance Paul Pollack, 44, from Phoenix, AZ, displayed a commendable performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon. His initial pacing was strong, with a consistent pace of around 9:20 min/mile for the first three miles, placing him early in the race around the top half of participants. Notably, by mile 3, he improved his overall place back to 770 after a slight fallback in mile 2. Paul maintained a steady pace between 9:24 and 9:27 min/mile through much of the mid-race, but experienced challenges during the final miles. His splits indicated a gradual deceleration, with the last splits averaging around 11:00 min/mile. Overall, he finished with an elapsed time of 4:20:48, placing 692nd out of 1393 participants. Continuously emphasizing maintaining early race pace could help in the latter stages. Adapting strategies to manage late-race fatigue may provide significant benefits in future races.