Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Ricky Garcia Morales #10934 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace & Strategic Speed Ricky Garcia Morales demonstrated a commendable ability to maintain a consistent pace throughout the 2025 Portland Marathon. Maintaining an average pace of 10:08 min/mile, Ricky completed the 26.2-mile course in 4:25:32. Notably, his pacing consistency is seen in his split times, with nearly all miles being close to the average pace. In particular, the 13th mile shows his best performance with a split pace of 9:31 min/mile, contributing to an overall strategy that effectively managed energy output. He moved from 2,230th overall to 1,570th by the finish, demonstrating significant improvement in positioning. His ranking transformation is equally seen in his division, going from 326th at mile 2 to 239th in the M30-34 division by the finish. Focusing on these positive strides, continued improvement in split times during later miles, especially post-mile 20, could further enhance future race results. Great effort and strategic race execution were evident throughout.