Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Noah Abu-Allan #10007 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pacing Leads to Substantial Improvement Noah Abu-Allan delivered a commendable performance at the 2025 Portland Marathon, completing the race in 3:37:25 with an average pace of 8:17 min/mile. Significant achievement is noted when comparing this to his previous marathon time of 3:53:21. Noah's pacing strategy was consistent, with minimal deviation. Notably, he sped up towards the end, achieving a swift finish mile at 7:41 min/mile. His overall position was 477 out of 3445 participants, and he placed 95th in his division, M25-29. Analyzing Noah's splits reveals an initial consistent pace of 8:06 min/mile for the first two miles. Although the pace varied with slight increases, it mostly remained close to 8:18 min/mile throughout. During the final stretch, he executed a strategic speed increase, finishing strong. Continuous work on pace adjustments, particularly slowing down tendencies in the mid-race miles, could yield even greater results in future races. Keep up the hard work, Noah!