Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Aj Accola #1209 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Pace with Mid-Race Challenges Aj Accola, a 41-year-old from Marshalltown, demonstrated a solid performance at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon. He started with a steady pace, completing the first mile in 9:52 and showed improvement, reaching the 3rd mile at 9:09 per mile pace. Mid-race, Aj faced some fluctuations in his splits with times of 10:25 and 10:39 at miles 4 and 5 but managed to regain consistency, achieving a commendable pace averaging around 9:20 towards the latter stages. Aj completed the marathon with an overall time of 4:05:10, maintaining an average pace of 9:21 per mile. Notably, he secured the 154th position in his division, M40-44, surpassing 1,000 participants in the gender category. The detailed tracking shows promising resilience through the latter miles with some splits under 9:00, indicating a strong finish. A focus on maintaining steady pace throughout could enhance performance in similar events.