Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Gayathri Kumar #16117 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Performance with a Slight Slowdown Gayathri Kumar from Camas, WA, participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon's half marathon event as part of the Sole Mates team. Her performance exhibited consistency in the early miles, maintaining a steady pace of 11:57 min/mile for the first three miles. At mile 4, an impressive improvement was marked with a split of 11:34 min/mile. Her strategy during this phase reflects a solid understanding of pace maintenance. In the latter stages, Gayathri experienced a gradual slowdown, as her pacing shifted to 12:45 min/mile at mile 5. The average elapsed pace for the event was 12:27 min/mile, with a total time of 2:43:16 for the 13.1-mile distance. Despite a slight increase in her split times later in the race, she managed to maintain her composure and finished strong. For future races, focusing on sustaining speed in the second half could help achieve even better results.