Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Megha Jain #15846 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace with Strong Finish Megha Jain from Seattle demonstrated consistency and improvement at the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon. Starting her first mile at an 11:09 min/mile pace, Megha maintained a steady pace throughout, even achieving a notable split of 9:19 min/mile in the final mile. Her overall pace improved to 10:42 min/mile from her previous marathon pace of 11:47 min/mile, which is a significant enhancement in performance. She completed the race with a total time of 2:20:13, placing her 131st in her division of F19-24. In comparison to her previous race, Megha climbed the ranks considerably, finishing 1270th among females out of 5623 total participants. To further refine her performance, maintaining those faster split paces, particularly miles 10 and 13, will be beneficial. Keep up the excellent momentum, Megha!