Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Lewis Bascom #2826 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Momentum with a Steady Finish Lewis Bascom maintained a consistently strong performance through the middle portion of the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, with notable pacing between miles 2 through 5, where his times ranged from 7:02 to 7:54 minutes per mile. He impressively advanced his position, especially between mile 2 and mile 5. At mile 2, he was 411th overall, and by mile 5, he improved to 478th overall. His optimal split came at mile 4 with a split time of 7:02, demonstrating peak efficiency. As the race progressed, mile splits began to slow, notably from mile 8 onwards with an 8:20 pace and later a 10:10 pace at mile 12. The overall elapsed time for the half marathon was 1:49:38, maintaining an overall pace of 8:22 minutes per mile. Ending in 920th place among 3,972 participants, he consistently navigated the race. A focus on maintaining momentum in the latter stages could build on this steady performance.