Date: May 4, 2025 Participant: Bernal Cortes #2786 Race: 2025 REVEL White Mountains Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent and Fast: Bernal's Standout Performance Bernal Cortes delivered an impressive performance at the 2025 REVEL White Mountains Half Marathon. His overall time was 1:25:11, clocking an average pace of 6:30 minutes per mile. Bernal achieved a first-place finish in the M19-24 age division, showing solid consistency throughout the race. Notably consistent, his splits remained around the 6:30 to 6:40 range per mile. Such steadiness likely contributed to his notable ranking, securing 19th overall in the male category out of 1,274 participants. Analyzing his splits, Bernal accelerated mid-race during mile 3 with a 6:16 split, and maintained a similar pace with a standout final kick, covering the last mile in 6:22. These strong finishes helped improve his position, culminating in an excellent performance. For continued growth, Bernal can explore maintaining or slightly increasing his pace in the final segments, building on his already established speed and endurance foundation. Impressive effort overall.