Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Benjamin Fairbanks #6749 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Mid-Race Improvement Paces the Run Benjamin Fairbanks demonstrated consistent effort at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Clocking a final time of 2:35:12, Benjamin maintained an average pace of 11:50 min/mile. Noteworthy is the improvement between Mile 4 and Mile 5, where pace significantly dropped from 9:48 min/mile to 10:09 min/mile. This was his fastest split, potentially indicating strategic effort conservation for the mid-race push. Such data highlights an understanding of race planning. Overall, Benjamin secured 3013th place out of 3972 participants, finishing 1170th in the male category, and 151st in the M30-34 division. Performance dipped slightly in the latter stages, particularly at Mile 11 and Mile 12, where paces increased to 12:50 min/mile and 14:36 min/mile, respectively. For future races, maintaining momentum in the second half could be an area of focus, perhaps through pacing strategies to conserve energy for later miles.