Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Erick Hoang #21622 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Steady Start, Strong Finish Erick maintained a consistent pace during the initial two miles with split times of 11:53 per mile, demonstrating strong pacing ability early in the race. The third mile saw an increase in time to 14:16, which indicates an opportunity to maintain endurance through the middle section of the race. Despite this, Erick showed remarkable resilience by picking up the pace during miles four and five with split times of 12:52, rising significantly to 55th place in the division for those segments. The final mile clocked in at 13:35, and Erick completed the race with a total time of 1:20:00, averaging a pace of 12:54 per mile. The overall elapsed pace shows excellent effort, given the fluctuations in split time. Moving forward, maintaining a consistent pace throughout will aid in improving overall race performance. With 115th place out of 2114 in his division, Erick concludes a commendable performance in the 2025 Portland Marathon for team "Slow As Pho."