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Date: February 8, 2025 Participant: Peter Galbraith #16335 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.

Consistently Strong Finish with Personal Best Peter Galbraith, 45, from Rio Rancho, NM, demonstrated consistent pacing throughout the 2025 Mesa Marathon Half Marathon. He completed the 13.1-mile course with an elapsed time of 1:31:30 and an overall pace of 6:59 min/mile. His performance saw him placing 215th among male participants and an impressive 22nd in his age division (M45-49), underlining a strong finish among the 3,859 competitors. Peter's pacing strategy was noteworthy, with faster splits in the latter part of the race. Particularly impressive was mile 13, where he clocked a rapid 6:10 min/mile—the fastest segment of his race. This year marked his personal best, as he improved significantly from his 2022 time of 1:37:47 and his 2023 finish of 1:49:36. To build on this success, maintaining that final-mile speed across earlier segments could yield further improvements in future races.