Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Soraya Gonzalez #2725 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progression and Performance Steadying at REVEL Big Bear Soraya Gonzalez made a noteworthy improvement in her performance at the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon. She completed the 13.1-mile race with an elapsed time of 2:19:14, averaging a pace of 10:37 min/mile. This is a significant progression from her previous finish of 2:34:15 at the 2021 edition of the same race, where her average pace was 11:46 min/mile. She finished 1240th out of 1808 participants, placing 52nd in her division (F55-59). Analyzing the splits, Soraya managed a strong start, running the first mile in 9:13. Although there was some slowdown mid-race, with her pace reaching 11:23 min/mile at mile 11, she demonstrated resilience by slightly improving her pace towards the end. With places improved during miles 9 and 10, this suggests a potential focus area on mid-race pacing. Maintaining consistent effort like mile 7s 9:56 might yield further enhancements in future races.