Date: March 28, 2026 Participant: Emil Cheng #2917 Race: 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Unseasonably warm. Nice running temperatures at the start.

Impressive Consistency and Pacing Improvement Emil completed the 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon with a time of 3:55:19, improving significantly from his previous finishes, where he ran 4:01:54 in 2025 and 4:21:21 in 2022. His overall pace of 8:58 min/mile shows notable improvement from past performances, cutting down the pace from 9:13 min/mile in 2025 and 9:58 min/mile in 2022. Notably, Emil had a strong burst of speed during mile 5, clocking a split time of 6:16 min/mile, which was his fastest segment. Throughout the race, Emil maintained a consistent pace, staying mostly in the 8:27 to 9:42 min/mile range, until a slight decrease in speed near the end, with the last few splits extending to around 10-minute miles. Finishing strong at 34th in his M50-54 division, Emil's race strategy of an even pace remains commendable. For future races, focusing on energy conservation towards the latter stages may help in maintaining earlier pace levels.