Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Sierra Swenson #2606 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Start with Opportunity in Pacing Sierra Swenson showed a commendable effort in the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Starting strong, she maintained a steady pace for the first five miles, consistently under 10:46 min/mile, improving to a 9:46 min/mile pace at mile 4. This indicates good initial momentum and stamina. Her overall pace for these splits was commendable, with her place gradually fluctuating between 2491 and 2660 in overall standings. Later in the race, pacing challenges emerged. Mile 6 saw a significant slowdown to 19:28 min/mile, which impacted her place, as she moved to 3128 overall. From then on, her pace remained over 12 min/mile, culminating in a final elapsed time of 2:58:57, with an overall pace of 13:39 min/mile. Comparing to previous results, her time was slightly slower than the 2024 race, which she completed in 2:56:53. Focusing on maintaining early momentum in later miles may improve future performances.