Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Jason Yang #6173 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace Improvement Secures Top Half Finish Jason Yang delivered a commendable performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, showcasing a consistent improvement in his pacing throughout. Starting with a pace of 12:15 min/mile for the first mile, Jason steadily increased his speed, culminating in a strong 9:32 min/mile pace for the final mile. This systematic improvement is notable as it demonstrates efficient energy management and perfectly timed progression running. Jason's overall time of 2:11:25 placed him in a respectable 929th for his gender out of 3972 participants. Despite starting the race with a challenging pace, he skillfully accelerated, enhancing his pace by a significant margin in the latter half of the race. His progress saw him climb to 112th in the Male 30-34 division by the 12th mile. Focusing future training sessions on improving early race pacing could further enhance his overall time in future events.