Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Oscar Vazquez #4884 Race: 2025 Las Vegas Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Smooth Start, Gradual Slowdown Oscar Vazquez completed the 2025 Las Vegas Marathon Half Marathon in 2:34:40, maintaining an average pace of 11:48 min/mile. Oscar demonstrated consistent pacing in the first half of the race, with splits around the 10-minute mark from mile 1 to mile 4. Notably, his best mile split was mile 3 at 9:22 min/mile, a highlight indicating a strong start. However, from mile 5 onward, there was a gradual slowing trend, with the most significant drop occurring between mile 8 and mile 9, where his pace slowed to 14:28 min/mile. Despite the slowdown, Oscars performance showed consistency, particularly in maintaining an early pace that closely matched his previous race record, where he completed 7.02 miles at an average pace of 10:51 min/mile. Focusing on optimizing energy distribution and maintaining steady pace consistency in the latter miles could help improve future performance.