Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Ashley Grondel #2062 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Steady Improvement and Strategic Pacing Lead to Personal Best Ashley Grondel demonstrated significant improvement in her marathon performance, shaving off nearly 13 minutes from last year’s time. Her final time of 3:25:07 represents a solid pace of 7:49 min/mile, compared to her 8:19 min/mile pace in 2024. Analyzing her splits, she maintained a consistent sub-8-minute pace for the majority of the race, showing strategic energy management especially between miles 8 and 21. Notably, her fastest split came at mile 7 with a time of 7:15. Ashley’s placements were commendable, achieving a top 35 position in her age division (F30-34) out of 2690 total participants, advancing to 222nd amongst female finishers. Her pacing strategy in the back half of the race helped her overcome an initial drop in rankings, ending strong with an overall 876th place finish. Maintaining consistent split times in the latter sections could further enhance her race times in future marathons. Keep building on this momentum!