Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Christy LaLanne #2430 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Strong Start and Consistent Pacing Highlight Marathon Christy LaLanne demonstrated a consistent and improving performance throughout the marathon, showcasing strong pacing adjustments. Starting with a pace of 10:01 min/mile, Christy showed a notable improvement by the mid-point of the race, clocking an impressive 7:41 min/mile at mile 7. Her ability to maintain this momentum through strategic pacing adjustments was commendable, even as the mile split times varied in the latter stages. In the latter part of the race, Christy's pace slightly slowed, with the final split recorded at 10:24 min/mile. Despite this, her overall average pace was 9:39 min/mile, resulting in a race time of 4:12:58. Christy placed 734th in her gender category and 140th in the F40-44 division out of 2690 participants. Continuing to focus on endurance in the later stages could enhance future performance. Nonetheless, the maintenance of a steady pace despite minor variations is a strong foundation to build on.