Date: September 13, 2025 Participant: Kristen Heward #4043 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strategic Pace Execution with Consistent Finish Kristen Heward, from Burley, ID, ran the 2025 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, completing the 13.1-mile course in 2:07:02, averaging a pace of 9:41 min/mile. Kristen's pacing strategy showed early promise with speedy middle splits, reaching an 8:28 min/mile pace by mile 4. Maintaining a steady sub-9 min/mile from miles 4 through 8 highlights notable pacing improvement. Her strongest mile was mile 4 in 8:28, showing efficient running after a consistent start. The race witnessed a slowing pace from mile 9, culminating in a 10:07 min/mile by mile 10. A more pronounced slowdown is seen in the last three splits, with mile 11 at 11:03 and mile 13 at 11:45. Compared to her previous performance in the 2023 REVEL Big Cottonwood with a time of 1:59:17, Kristen may want to revisit endurance training strategies to maintain earlier efficiency throughout future races, enhancing her late-stage performance.