Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Julia Yang #6174 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Gains with a Strong Finish Julia Yang showed impressive progress throughout the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Her pacing was steady, with a notable improvement from a 10:50 min/mile in the first mile to a 9:23 min/mile pace by mile 10. The initial split time of 10:50 significantly decreased in subsequent miles, demonstrating her ability to adjust and improve as the race progressed. She maintained a consistent pace in the latter stages, with minimal variations, which helped her secure a final time of 2:06:56, translating to an overall average pace of 9:41 min/mile. Her positioning improved considerably, moving from 2540th place overall at the first mile to 1909th by the end of the race. Her placement in her age division was 209th out of all participants, with 97 competitors passed after mile 11. To build further, focusing on maintaining pace during later miles may yield even better results. Excellent showing overall!