Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Richard Root #3822 Race: 2025 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Performance with Room for Growth Richard Root, 64, from Provo, UT, maintained a steady pace throughout the "2025 REVEL Mt Charleston" marathon. His consistent pacing, averaging 9:29 min/mile, allowed him to complete the 26.2-mile distance in 4:08:43. Richard's progress through the race was marked by fluctuating placings within his age group of M60-64, peaking at 65th. Notably, the seventh mile saw a standout split time of 7:55, displaying strong potential at this distance. Overall, Richard secured the 1800th position out of 2690 participants, with a gender rank of 1082. His early splits showed an ability to accelerate, particularly evident between miles 1 and 2, where the split pace improved significantly from 10:21 to 8:31 min/mile. Later miles, however, exhibited a slight deceleration. Monitoring split consistency in the latter stages could potentially enhance overall race placement, leveraging the notable power evident in earlier segments.