Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Ismael Sanchez #2378 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Performance with Late Race Improvement Ismael Sanchez, competing in the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon, maintained a commendable performance with consistently sub 10-minute miles throughout. His first mile was his fastest at a 7:48 pace, suggesting a strong start. Notably, Ismael had a late-race surge with an impressive 8:27 pace on mile 9, resulting in significant improvement from his earlier placement, elevating him to 407th overall from a previous ranking of 995. Ismaels overall pace was 9:21 min/mile, completing the race in 2:02:37. The splits suggest an opportunity to enhance consistency, particularly in mile 13, where his pace slowed to 10:40 min/mile. Despite this, Ismael's finish ranked him 76th in the M30-34 division out of 1808 participants. Training to maintain the earlier momentum throughout later miles could optimize his overall results.