Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Sharon Sherpa #20503 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing with Strong Finishes Sharon Sherpa from Portland participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon. Her performance showed notable consistency in pacing. With an overall time of 2:25:59 for the 13.1-mile event, Sharon maintained an average pace of 11:08 min/mile. Her paces were mostly uniform, presenting a consistent split between 11:01 and 11:21 min/mile, except for a deviation at mile 5, where she slowed a bit to 13:02 min/mile. Sharon completed strong, regaining speed with a 10:22 min/mile pace at the last mile. Sharon's placement was 3346th overall among 5623 participants, 1504th in the women's category, and she ranked 160th in her age division, F19-24. Particularly interesting was her mid-race recovery at mile 8, finishing in a notable position within her age group. For future races, she might focus on minimizing slowdowns and capitalizing on her ability to finish strong. Keep the momentum going, Sharon!