Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Bianca Romero #2591 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Effort and Strong Finish Bianca Romero, at age 48, competed in the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Throughout the 13.1-mile course, Bianca maintained a consistent pace with an overall elapsed time of 2:22:41, averaging a 10:53 min/mile pace. Notably, she started strong with her fastest split at mile 5, clocking in at 9:08. Despite encountering some slowdowns in the final stretches, she kept a steady effort throughout. Bianca's performance placed her 126th in her F45-49 division out of 3972 total participants. Her placement within her gender category was 1564th, showing great tenacity across the field. Consideration for increasing endurance might help in the later segments of such races, as the final miles had a noticeable increase in split times. Continuing to train shifts in pace can help to maintain speed in the later miles and improve overall performance.