Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Carlos A. Collazo #22633 Race: 2025 Portland 10K MindRX Group Distance: 6.2 miles

Mid-Race Surge and Consistency Shine Carlos A. Collazo maintained a steady pace throughout the 2025 Portland Marathon 10K MindRX Group event. Notably, he began with two consistent splits at 11:31 min/mile, holding the same placement overall and within his gender, illustrating a strong initial effort. His mid-race surge in the fourth and fifth miles is remarkable; he improved his placements significantly to 550th place overall and 5th in his division. The pacing adjustments in the final miles saw a slight increase to 12:13 and 12:25 min/mile splits, slightly affecting his overall placement but demonstrating endurance. Carlos finished the 10K at a pace of 12:24 min/mile. Remarkably, he finished 16th in his division out of a total of 2114 participants. Focusing on maintaining the initial pace in later miles could be beneficial in achieving even better results in future races.