Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Michelle Flowers #21431 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistency and Strong Finish Mark Performance Michelle Flowers, representing the Nike Employee Team, showcased remarkable consistency at the 2025 Portland Marathon's 10K MindRX Group event. With each mile closely paced, her overall race time was 1:03:59, averaging a pace of 10:19 minutes per mile. Michelle consistently maintained a steady pace, hitting initial splits at 10:26 minutes per mile for the first two miles, with slight variations throughout. Notably, she improved her pace significantly in mile six, recording an impressive split time of 9:57 minutes. Michelle's efforts placed her 29th in her division (F40-44) out of 2114 participants, a commendable achievement. During the fourth and fifth miles, she made a strategic push, maintaining a split pace of 10:11 minutes per mile and placing 10th in her division for those segments. Consider focusing on maintaining this strong pace throughout the race to improve future performance. Keep up the excellent work and continue leveraging your strengths!