Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Wenxin Lu #21846 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Effort with a Strong Finish Wenxin Lu completed the 10K MindRX Group event at the 2025 Portland Marathon in 1:10:47 with a consistent pacing strategy. She maintained a steady pace for the first two miles, clocking in at 10:56 min/mile each time. Despite a slight slowdown by the third mile, with her pace dropping to 12:15 min/mile, she effectively recovered over the remaining distance. Her last mile showed improvement with her fastest split at 11:02 min/mile. Wenxin's overall pacing resulted in an average pace of 11:25 min/mile, and she completed the race stronger than expected based on her earlier splits. Her standing was 899th overall and 80th in the F30-34 division, among 2114 participants. A focused effort on maintaining pace consistency could yield further improvements. Keep up the steady work and fine-tune pacing for even better results!