Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Michelle Lomu #4557 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progress and Room for Growth Michelle Lomu completed the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with an overall time of 2:23:06, maintaining an average pace of 10:55 min/mile. The race featured 13.1 miles, and her performance placed her 127th in the F45-49 division out of 2662 total competitors. Michelle started strongly with a 9:35 min/mile on the first mile, gradually slowing over the course. Her fastest split was at mile five with a time of 8:45 min/mile, showing a brief surge of speed and potential for increased performance execution. During the race, Michelle’s splits indicated a need to manage pacing more effectively, as observed in the slower splits from mile eleven at 15:15 min/mile. Comparing this to her previous performance in 2019, where she posted a 1:53:16 overall time and an 8:38 min/mile pace, focusing on endurance and pacing strategies could be a key improvement area. Keep practicing steady pacing strategies for future races.