Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Emily Chaston #1506 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing and Strong Finish Lead to Top Female Performance Emily Chaston displayed an impressive performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon. Maintaining a consistent pace, she completed the 13.1-mile race in 1:10:38, averaging a solid 5:23 min/mile. Analyzing her splits, Emily started strong with a 5:30 min/mile pace, quickly accelerating to 5:29 min/mile by the second mile, holding close to this pace throughout the race. Her standout lap came at mile 9, clocking in at 5:03 min/mile, showcasing her endurance and strong finish strategy. Claiming the top spot for females, Emily was 8th overall out of 1808 participants. Her consistent pacing, especially in the later miles, saw her maintaining first in the female categories from mile 2 onwards. A 5:10 min/mile at mile 11 and 5:12 min/mile at mile 12 were particularly noteworthy, cementing her lead. For future races, monitoring and refining the slower split of 5:39 min/mile at mile 8 may offer potential gains. Great work maintaining the lead; consistency was key!