Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Teddy Messan #21955 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Pacing Leads to a Strong Middle Performance Teddy Messan from Portland, OR, participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon's 10K MindRX Group event. He managed a consistent pacing strategy starting with a 17:38 min/mile for the first two miles. Notably, his splits from mile four to five improved to 16:35 min/mile, marking this segment as his strongest performance in terms of placing, with a significant improvement in his division rank from 112th to 67th. Overall, Teddy completed the 10K with a time of 1:46:36, maintaining an average pace of 17:11 min/mile. Throughout the race, Teddy demonstrated an ability to maintain and slightly improve his pace, even though the sixth mile saw a slight slowdown with a 16:09 min/mile pace and a drop in overall placement. For future races, focusing on even pace distribution might help maintain consistent rankings across all segments. Keep up the dedication with the Doernbecher Dinos!