Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Bailey Burk-Convery #10364 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Early Pace, Room for Exploration in the Latter Miles Bailey maintained a solid and consistent early pacing strategy, evident from her first three miles where split times were steady around 9:27 to 9:31 min/mile. Notably, her pace between miles 4 to 10 improved, consistently clocking in close to or under 9:10 min/mile, reflecting a strong mid-race performance. This pacing placed her consistently within the top 300 females in her division during the first half of the marathon. In the later miles, from mile 15 onward, there's a notable gradual slowdown, with mile 16 showing a decrease to a 12:06 min/mile split. This trend continued, with splits generally in the 10:00 min/mile range, suggesting an area to explore for pacing adjustments or endurance improvement. Despite this, Bailey finished with a respectable time of 4:15:46, placing 96th in her division among 3445 participants. Focusing on consistent pacing in the latter stages could help optimize her race strategy for future events.