Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Rachel Zhang #3732 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Steady Progress with Room for Improvement in the Latter Stages Rachel Zhang from West Windsor, NJ, delivered a commendable performance at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon. Demonstrating consistent pace management, she completed the 26.2-mile marathon in a total of 3:58:02, averaging a pace of 9:05 minutes per mile. She progressively improved her pace throughout the race, notably speeding up from the initial 10:15 min/mile to an impressive 8:57 min/mile by mile 20. Her overall placement was 1647 out of 2690 participants, ranking 628th amongst female participants and 40th in her age division. During the earlier miles, Rachel showed steady improvement with each split, managing to reduce her time by over a minute between mile 1 and mile 7. However, maintaining the momentum in the latter part of the race could be beneficial, as she experienced some slowing from mile 22 onwards. Focusing on endurance and finishing speeds in future training sessions could further enhance performance consistency across the marathon distance.