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Date: February 8, 2025 Participant: Shay Smith #18521 Race: 2025 Mesa Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles Weather: Perfect running conditions at 63°F, partly cloudy skies, and a slight breeze from the east in Mesa, AZ.

Consistent Improvement and Steady Finish Shay Smith demonstrated a promising performance at the 2025 Mesa Marathon in the half marathon event. His splits showed a good progression in pace during the initial miles, starting at an 11:04 min/mile pace and improving to a 9:19 min/mile pace by mile 3. Though the pace gradually decreased to a 12:34 min/mile by mile 12, he managed to maintain an overall steady pace, finishing with an average of 11:13 min/mile. The finish time was 2:27:02 over the 13.1 miles. Shay’s constancy is noteworthy, as maintaining such a pace throughout can be challenging. With Shay finishing in 2459th place overall, 1246th in the male category, and 105th in his division (M19-24), this performance at his age is commendable. It's evident that the pacing strategy allowed Shay to conserve energy for the entire race. Although there was a slight slowdown in the latter half, focusing on maintaining a consistent pace can help improve future results.