Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Brenda Santos Nino #17599 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Performance with Slight Late Slowdown Brenda Santos Nino delivered a notable performance at the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon. Her consistent pacing in the early miles (10:42 min/mile at the start) showed strategy and stamina, ranking 1034th in gender placement after the first mile. She maintained a tight window in terms of pacing, with mile splits ranging primarily between 11 and 12 minutes per mile. In the latter part of the race, Brenda experienced a gradual slowdown, which increased her overall elapsed pace to 11:47 min/mile. The largest dip occurred in mile 10, with a 13:11 min/mile split. Finishing with an overall time of 2:34:27, she secured a mid-pack placement in her division. Consider incorporating pacing strategies during the later stages to sustain early momentum. Keep aiming to close harder over the final miles, but well done on delivering a solid performance overall.