Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Miranda Robinson #12371 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Start, Gradual Slowdown Miranda Robinson from Portland, OR participated in the 2025 Portland Marathon, completing the 26.2 miles with an overall time of 5:24:25 and an average pace of 12:22 min/mile. She began the race consistently with an initial three-mile pace of 10:56 min/mile, maintaining this until mile three. Pace adjustments started in mile four with an improved split of 10:52 min/mile, gradually increasing to 11:36 min/mile by mile eleven. In the later stages, Robinson faced a slowdown, notably at mile 19 with a split time of 13:53. The longest split was 18:22 per mile during mile 23, impacting her overall pace. Despite the deceleration, notable recoveries were seen after mile 21 where she improved her position for gender placement. As a member of "Every Wednesday!", building endurance in later miles could be beneficial to maintain early race pacing, leveraging her strength observed early in the race.