Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Kristine Berkaw #14300 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progression with a Strong Finish Kristine Berkaw completed the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon with a steady overall pace of 10:08 min/mile, showing consistent improvement throughout the race. She recorded a final time of 2:12:48, placing 960th in her gender and 66th in her F45-49 age division from a total of 5623 participants. Her pacing strategy appeared effective, with her fastest mile at mile 3 with a pace of 9:39 min/mile. In the latter half of the race, Kristine gained momentum, notably improving her position to 535th among women after mile 8. This suggests she has the potential to further boost her pacing consistency. Encouragingly, her final mile at 9:46 min/mile was one of her fastest, indicating strong endurance and finishing capability. For future races, maintaining this effective start strategy and optimizing mile times post mid-race could improve overall performance.