Date: March 28, 2026 Participant: Chewy Sharp #3752 Race: 2026 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Unseasonably warm. Nice running temperatures at the start.

Consistent Pacing with a Strong Finish Chewy Sharp maintained a steadily improving pace throughout the marathon, starting with a 9:36 min/mile at the first mile and progressively quickening to a final overall pace of 8:28 min/mile. Notably, Sharp's mid-race miles were strong; between miles 5 and 12, he consistently hovered around the 8:308:35 min/mile range. The peak performance occurred in mile 22 with an impressive split of 8:10 min/mile. Sharp's steady improvement highlights effective pacing strategy and endurance training. In the overall results, Chewy finished 342nd out of 1398 participants and remarkably 25th in his division (M19-24). This indicates a performance well above the median. Transitioning from his team, Rookies, his final split was a matched 8:28 min/mile, revealing the ability to maintain the same pace even through the last stretches of the marathon. To optimize further, Chewy could focus on maintaining the momentum observed around mile 22 to sustain speed at the race's end.