Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: mai nguyen #22050 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Finish with Strategic Pacing Mai Nguyen maintained a steady performance throughout the 10K MindRX Group event at the 2025 Portland Marathon. Starting strong with a first-mile pace of 12:00 minutes per mile, she ranked well, placing 495th overall. Her performance saw some variability, notably during the second mile, where her pace slowed to 14:02 min/mile, impacting her overall placement. Throughout the event, Mai demonstrated her pacing strengths. She exhibited the ability to adjust her pace, as shown by improvements during the fourth and fifth splits, each at 13:23 min/mile. These adjustments allowed her to maintain her position in the latter stages of the race, both in her gender category and age division. Completing the race with an elapsed time of 1:24:37 and an average pace of 13:38 min/mile, she concluded the event in strong standing as part of the Drifters team. Consider strategies to maintain a consistent pace in the middle segment of future races.