Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Ritu Vasisht #18210 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Mid-Race Surge Ritu Vasisht maintained a steady pace throughout her participation in the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon. She completed the 13.1-mile distance in 2:16:25, showing an average pace of 10:24 min/mile. Noteworthy is her performance between miles 4 and 8, where she consistently managed to increase her pace, achieving her fastest split of 9:55 min/mile at mile 8. This peak effort helped her climb in the rankings, significantly improving her standing from 2816th overall at mile 4 to 1429th overall at mile 8. Ritu started strong with a 10:56 min/mile pace for the first mile and found opportunities to consistently enhance her pace in the middle section. Although the pace dipped slightly in the final miles, she concluded with an impressive finish. To improve, consider focusing on the pacing strategy in the last portion of the race to maintain momentum and leverage the mid-race gains. Keep the progress steady moving forward!