Date: March 28, 2026 Participant: Britney O'Connell #1924 Race: 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles Weather: Unseasonably warm. Nice running temperatures at the start.

Consistent Improvement and Strong Division Performance at Mt Charleston Britney O'Connell demonstrated notable improvement in the 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon, finishing with a time of 1:42:42, bettering previous years by over five minutes. Her average pace of 7:50 min/mile shows a clear enhancement from past races, achieving consistent sub-8:00 min/mile splits. Notably, she commenced the race with robust splits, maintaining a 7:13 min/mile pace in the first mile, rounding out to a 7:25 to 7:39 min/mile by the midpoint. Throughout the race, Britney steadily held her division position, concluding in 8th place in the F40-44 category, comparable with her start, suggesting a strong and consistent effort across the event. While her pace slightly increased towards the end, specifically from mile 9 onwards, there's further opportunity to fine-tune pacing to even out effort across the race. Overall, tremendous strides forwardindicative of positive and steady progress.