Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Jaden Neal #12007 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Start, Challenges in the Second Half Jaden Neal from Portland, OR, maintained consistency in her initial splits, recording mile times of 10:23 leading to a notable improvement by the third split at a pace of 9:33 min/mile. This early momentum saw her rise in position significantly, from 1903 overall to 701, holding steady until mile 5. However, the latter half of the marathon presented challenges, with a noticeable increase in pace times above 12 min/mile from mile 13 onwards, peaking at 13:43 min/mile at mile 19. A strong finish in the last mile, clocking in at 9:39, showed her ability to rally. Jaden completed the 2025 Portland Marathon in 4:57:23 with an average pace of 11:21 min/mile, placing 727th among females. While the result was consistent with her performance in 2023, considering her previous best from 2024, it's possible to explore strategies in pacing to maintain momentum in the latter half of the race. Great effort overall, Jaden!