Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Kandice Blair #14334 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistency in Pacing Across the Distance Kandice Blair from Bakersfield completed the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon with an official time of 4:14:28 and maintained an average pace of 19:25 minutes per mile. Notably consistent in her pacing, her best split pace was 15:57 minutes per mile during the first mile. She experienced her slowest pace during the 9th mile at 25:56 minutes per mile. By the final mile, Kandice picked up the pace again, recording a time of 17:30 minutes per mile. In terms of standings, Kandice placed 181st in her division and 2607th among female participants out of a total of 5623 participants. Her strongest placement was the 8th mile where she stood 102nd in her division. Throughout the race, she experienced some fluctuation in her placement particularly in the second half of the course. Consider reviewing the ninth-mile strategies for improved pacing consistency. Overall, an encouraging performance for the HalfWayThere team!