Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Rikley Buckingham #10346 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Start, Challenging Finish Rikley Buckingham, representing the Nike Employee Team, completed the 2025 Portland Marathon in a time of 3:54:40. With an overall pace of 8:57 min/mile, he maintained a strong position from the early miles, finishing 850th overall out of 3445 participants. Notable performance in the first half of the race saw Rikley achieve splits well under his average, including an 8:23 min/mile pace at mile 5, reaching 377th place overall. Rikley's pacing was strong in the middle sections, maintaining between 8:23 and 8:27 min/mile up to mile 18. However, pacing saw a decline from mile 19, where split times started increasing, peaking with a 10:53 min/mile at mile 24, impacting overall placement. Focusing on sustaining pace in the later stages of the marathon could prove beneficial in future races. This experience provides valuable insights for him to work on endurance in the concluding miles.