Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Kailey Castro #1486 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Impressive Consistency with Strong Finish Kailey maintained a strong and consistent pace throughout the half marathon, achieving an overall elapsed time of 1:27:01 and an impressive average pace of 6:38 min/mile. Notably, her performance improved in the second half, moving up from 197th to 116th overall and concluding as the 17th female and 3rd in her age division (F25-29). In particular, the last few miles demonstrated her ability to gain ground, highlighted by her notable split at mile 10 with a time of 6:18. While Kailey's early splits were consistent, there's potential to refine pacing strategy at the start, which averaged slightly slower than the strong closing splits. Her final miles saw significant improvement with mile 10's pace at 6:18. She managed to hold her position within the top bracket of her division, showcasing her endurance and finishing strength. Leveraging these insights can lead to even greater performance in future events.