Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Karen Du #10716 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Improved Pace, Steady Performance Karen Du participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon, completing the race with an official time of 5:00:53 and an average pace of 11:29 min/mile over 26.2 miles. Notably, Karen improved her pace from the 2023 Portland Marathon, where her average was 11:55 min/mile. This marked progress by maintaining more consistent splits in the early to the mid-race ranging between 10:22 to 10:37 min/mile through miles 4 to 13. While the latter segments saw an increase in split times, including a significant 13:08 min/mile at mile 7 and 13:49 min/mile at mile 22, Karen's ability to complete miles with a relatively steady pace reflects endurance improvement. She finished 747th among female participants in a field of 3,445 athletes. Focusing on maintaining mid-race pacing could be beneficial, but the overall improvement since the prior event is promising. Keep channeling that momentum for continued success!