Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Darcy Macri #11707 Race: 2025 Portland Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Start, Challenging Finish Darcy began the 2025 Portland Marathon with an impressive consistency, maintaining a pace between 8:13 and 8:15 min/mile for the first six miles. Her initial placement was strong, consistently ranking in the top third of her division. However, after hitting the 7-mile mark, her pace began to decrease, averaging between 8:23 and 9:32 min/mile towards the latter part of the race, ultimately finishing with an overall pace of 8:42 min/mile. Despite this slowdown, Darcy's final time was 3:48:02, placing her 32nd in her division (F30-34) and 123rd in her gender out of 3445 participants. Compared to a previous half marathon performance where she clocked a 7:47 min/mile pace, focusing on endurance training could potentially help in sustaining her initial pace for longer distances. The race experience reflects a strong start with opportunities for enhancing late-race performance. Keep working on the progress, participating in team runs might offer some added motivation!