Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Lila Herrera #21607 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Start, Strong Finish Lila Herrera maintained a steady pace throughout the 10K MindRX Group at the 2025 Portland Marathon. Notably, she started strong with her first and second-mile split times holding steady at 14:45 min/mile, a pace which initially positioned her at 843rd in gender among participants. While her pace slightly decreased in the third and sixth miles, slowing to 16:22 and 16:45 min/mile respectively, her elapsed time at the end of mile 6 was 1:33:15. Remarkably, Lila improved her placement notably at the midpoint, peaking with a gender position of 545 in the fourth and fifth miles. Her final elapsed time was 1:36:06, with an average pace of 15:30 min/mile. Concluding her race in 932nd among females and 74th in her division, focusing on maintaining a consistent split pace could be the key to improving future results. Good work on representing the Nike Employee Team!