Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Bich Ngoc Huynh #2242 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Steady Progress and Strong Finish Bich Ngoc Huynh, 50, from Lancaster, CA, demonstrated a commendable performance at the 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon. Her initial pace began at a solid 10:37 min/mile for the first mile, and she effectively increased her pace in mile 2 to 8:38 min/mile, maintaining around the 8:44-8:45 min/mile range for much of the race, except for slight adjustments in the middle to later miles. Her closing miles showed resilience with a final time of 3:57:38, averaging a 9:04 min/mile pace. A key highlight of her race was achieving a significant pace around the halfway mark, maintaining under 9 minutes per mile consistently from mile 6 to mile 17. Bich Ngoc finished 1637th overall out of 2690 participants, 620th among females, and 73rd in her division F50-54. Consider focusing on sustaining energy in the latter stages, as her splits from miles 23 to 25 showed a slight increase, yet she finished effectively.