Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Grettel Chaves quiros #1586 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Pace and Strong Finish Grettel Chaves Quiros, 42, from San Jose, delivered a commendable performance at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon, maintaining an overall consistent pace. She completed the 26.2-mile race in an elapsed time of 3:29:47, with an average pace of 8:00 min/mile. Starting the race with a 9:06 min/mile pace during the initial mile, she improved significantly, achieving as fast as 7:21 min/mile around the seventh mile. Her placements solidly improved as the race progressed, notably rising in the overall rankings from 1439 to 987 by the finish. Grettel's strong competitive spirit was evident as she placed 282nd among female runners and 62nd in the F40-44 division. The final miles demonstrated her resilience, maintaining solid splits close to an 8:00 min/mile pace. Grettel might consider sustaining the early pace even more closely to her later splits in future races to optimize her performance further. Overall, representing the Holistic Runners CR, she showcased a determined effort.