Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Trond Williams #13943 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace with a Strong Finish Trond Williams maintained a steady pace throughout the 2025 Portland Marathon, finishing with an elapsed time of 4:15:09. His average pace was 9:44 min/mile, and he consistently improved his splits from the start. Notably, his strongest section came around the middle miles, where he achieved a split pace of 9:03 min/mile between miles 4 and 5. His placement throughout the race showed him starting strong, slipping slightly mid-race, then regaining some momentum towards the end. The data highlights that Trond managed to finish in the top third among over 3,445 participants. He placed 70th within his division (M45-49) and 969th in the male category. Being part of the Nike Employee Team, he represented them well. Trond's pacing strategy worked effectively for the majority of the race, though there was a noticeable slowdown in the final miles with splits around 11:19-11:35 min/mile. Working on maintaining a faster closing pace could enhance his performance further.