Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Chantele Neal #2186 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent and Strong Performance with a Speedy Second Half Chantele Neal completed the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon with an impressive finish time of 1:43:18. Running at an average pace of 7:53 min/mile, she placed 11th in the F55-59 division. Her pace throughout the race was consistently in the 7:37 to 8:43 min/mile range. Notably, her fastest split came at mile 7, clocking in at 7:16 min/mile, demonstrating an impressive speed boost. The efforts over the race saw her steadily improving her overall position, finishing 424th out of 1808 participants. Between miles 1 and 6, Neal's splits oscillated slightly between 7:37 and 7:47 min/mile. Her strong performance in the final miles highlights potential gains from this steady pacing strategy. For future races, focusing on maintaining the mid-race consistency and addressing the slower splits, such as mile 8's 8:17, could result in even better performances. Keep leveraging your strong endurance from previous marathons to enhance overall pacing strategy.