Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Simrun Kaur #15969 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Start, Strong Finish in Half Marathon Simrun Kaur completed the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon, showing consistent pacing throughout. She started with a 9:21 min/mile pace, maintaining her effort with slight variation. Her overall pace was 9:59 min/mile with a final time of 2:10:49. Notably, Simrun ranked 889th among female participants and 171st in her F35-39 division out of 2300 competitors. Observing her splits, Simrun maintained an even pace, particularly excelling in the early miles with a notable initial placement of 467th in gender. While the pace decelerated slightly during the latter miles, it remained steady, with splits staying close to the 10-minute mark. One area to focus on is maintaining the early pace in the final miles, specifically slowing a bit less after the 10-mile mark when the pace moved to 10:40 min/mile. Her dedication with the Honey Badgers team is a strong motivator.