Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Lisa Douangphoumy #10703 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Impressive Midrace Acceleration and Strong Finish Lisa Douangphoumy from Portland, OR, participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon, completing the 26.2-mile course in 4:23:24 with an average pace of 10:03 min/mile. Notably, her performance was characterized by a strong acceleration in the latter miles. Between miles 8 and 14, Lisa improved her pace to as fast as 8:24 min/mile, substantially boosting her gender placement from 460th to 330th. This midrace push contributed positively to her rank in the Female 30-34 division. In the latter stages, Lisa maintained commendable consistency, demonstrating her endurance capacity. Though pacing slowed in miles 16 through 23, with splits extending to a peak of 11:53 min/mile, she managed a solid recovery for the final mile at 9:10 min/mile pace. Ending 85th in her division and 426th among females, improvements in pacing consistency could enhance her performance further. Keep up the focus on maintaining that impressive midrace speed throughout!