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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Rachel Blevins #1401 Race: 2025 Las Vegas Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Early Splits, Opportunities in the Later Miles Rachel Blevins demonstrated a commendable performance throughout the 2025 Las Vegas Marathon. Starting with a consistent pace, she maintained a sub-10-minute mile for the first six miles, with her fastest pace at 9:09 min/mile at mile 6. This early consistency placed her 44th in her division by mile 5. Sustaining a similar pace, she showed a solid race strategy through the halfway point, with an overall elapsed time of 2:14:56 for 14 miles, maintaining her division position relative to other participants. In the later stages of the marathon, Rachel experienced some slowdown; for example, mile 22 had a notably slower split pace of 12:37 min/mile, influencing her final time of 4:36:30 with an average pace of 10:33 min/mile. Her final standing placed her 51st in her division and 325th among females. For future races, focusing on maintaining energy and pace consistency in the final miles could improve overall performance. Well done for finishing strong in a crowded field of nearly 1900 participants!