Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Jade Gardenier #1712 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Improvements with Solid Splits Jade Gardenier, from Brentwood, CA, achieved a consistent performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon. She maintained an average pace of 8:27 min/mile, completing the race in 1:50:51. Jade achieved 209th place among female participants and secured 29th place in her F50-54 age division, out of 1808 total participants. Jade's pacing strategy led to an improvement in her division and gender placements compared to previous performances. Her splits reveal a disciplined race strategy, accelerating from a 8:59 pace in the first mile and progressively increasing speed. Particularly noteworthy was her 8th mile, where she achieved a split time of 8:39, indicating strong mid-race endurance. Slotting into key milestones with splits like 8:10 at mile 9 and 8:08 at mile 10, Jade displayed adept capacity to sustain efforts through different race phases. Incorporating slight adjustments to taper fatigue in the final mile could potentially optimize end performance. Keep it up, Jade!