Date: March 28, 2026 Participant: Melissa Lemoine #1730 Race: 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles Weather: Unseasonably warm. Nice running temperatures at the start.

Consistent Performance with Stellar Division Finish Melissa Lemoine secured a strong placement in the 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon, finishing with a time of 1:28:38 and an impressive pace of 6:45 per mile. Notably, she dominated her division, placing first in the F40-44 category. Melissa's pace was commendable, consistently staying under 7:00 per mile. Highlighting her race strategy, Melissa started strong with a 6:30-minute mile for the first mile. Her splits show strategic pacing, with the most notable spurts at mile 4 and the final stretch at mile 13, both achieved with swift 6:27 and 6:34 paces respectively. Melissa's pacing consistency held her steadily in top positions throughout, with her overall finish in the top 2.5% of female participants. While maintaining a robust pace, there's potential to optimize the segments with slower times, such as mile 5 and 12, where she clocked 7:10 per mile.