Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Rose Gray #3841 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Optimizing Pacing for Stronger Dig Finish Rose Gray from Provo, Utah, showcased a consistent effort at the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with an overall time of 2:00:28. Competing in the F19-24 age division, her average pace was 9:11 minutes per mile. Particularly notable were her 4th and 5th miles, timed at 8:16 minutes each, showing a strong mid-race performance. In the earlier miles, Rose moved from 500th to 407th in her gender place by the second mile, before displaying a stable position in the later phases. Despite a few slower miles towards the end, Rose secured 802nd place among females in a field of 3,972 runners. Her pacing strategy was mostly steady but was affected during mile 6, where she experienced a 10:09 split. Focusing on maintaining a more uniform pace in these sections could enhance her future races. Overall, Rose's race demonstrates a solid effort worth building on for future events.