Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Jin Huang #2227 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent and Strategic Performance Sparkles in Marathon Debut Jin Huang executed a well-paced marathon at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston, showcasing consistency across her race splits. Her overall pace averaged 8:52 min/mile, maintaining stamina and control throughout the course. Notably, from mile 9 onwards, Jin displayed a strong finish, stabilizing her pace around mid 8:40s min/mile through to mile 16, with a fastest mile split of 7:51 occurring at mile 16. Jin showed impressive ranking improvements over the course's duration. Starting at position 2012 overall, she advanced to place 1529 by the race's end, climbing significantly in her division and gender categories as well. Her disciplined pacing in the latter half of the race contributed to these position gains. For future races, refining pacing strategies over the final miles may enhance endurance, particularly at mile 25. Overall, a commendable performance with positive trends indicating strong potential for further improvements.