Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Avery Spencer #5673 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing in the Half Marathon Avery Spencer, age 26 from Salt Lake City, completed the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon with an overall time of 2:21:51. This translates to an average pace of 10:49 minutes per mile. With a focus on maintaining a steady effort, her splits reveal a balanced approach throughout the race. For example, Avery stayed within a narrow range of pace—10:31 to 10:50 minutes per mile—demonstrating strong pacing skills. Impressively, the final ranking showed Avery placed 303rd in her division (F25-29) out of a total of 3972 participants. While she initially started with a 10:40-minute mile pace, she managed to keep a consistent overall pace, finishing slightly slower. For future races, focusing on sustaining mid-race splits akin to miles 3 and 4, where her pace was 10:20 min/mile, may help conserve energy for a stronger finish. This might slightly lower the average pace in the segments where her pace dipped.