Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Jungsook Bang #1322 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Improvement and Strong Finish Jungsook Bang demonstrated impressive improvement at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon. She completed the race in 3:49:40, maintaining an average pace of 8:45 min/mile over the 26.2 miles. Notably, Jungsook's previous marathon performance at the 2018 event was significantly slower with a time of 4:43:28. The most striking improvement in her splits was between miles 5 and 6, where she recovered from her slowest split of 10:04 by accelerating to an 8:16 min/mile pace. Jungsook's pacing during the latter part of the race was consistently in the range of 8:37 to 8:41 min/mile, indicating strong endurance. Her final position of 22nd in the F55-59 division, against a field of 26 participants, reflects a substantial improvement compared to her 65th placement in the F50-54 division in 2018. For future races, focus on maintaining a steady pace closer to the strongest segments between miles 6 and 10 to further enhance performance.