Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Katie Strauss #2498 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Effort Highlighted by Strong Middle Splits Katie Strauss maintained a solid and consistent race pace with an overall time of 2:03:09, averaging 9:24 min/mile in the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon. Her race strategy showed stability, with most splits ranging between 9:16 and 9:27 min/mile. Notably, her strongest moment came in mile 10 with a swift 8:55 min/mile pace, contributing significantly to her draft through the ranks. She effectively utilized this momentum to enhance her standings, climbing to the 29th position in her division by the end. Katie's placement improved steadily throughout the race, concluding 931st out of 1808 participants overall. As she approaches future races, focusing on reducing the peak rate encountered in the slower mile, such as mile 4's 9:50 min/mile, might sharpen her final performance even further. The Pitzer Marathon Team should be proud of her dedication and pacing.