Results/Photos

Date: February 8, 2025 Participant: Kristin Boorse #15508 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.

Steady Progress with Room for Strategic Adjustments Kristin Boorse completed the 2025 Mesa Marathon Half Marathon with a time of 2:27:07, achieving an average pace of 11:13 minutes per mile. Her performance ranked her 105th in her age division of F50-54 and 1215th among female participants out of a total of 3859 runners. Notably, Kristin demonstrated consistent pacing, maintaining an interval split pace ranging from 10:07 to 12:08 minutes per mile. The faster paces during the early splits (10:07, 10:39) highlight her potential for focused pacing strategies. When compared to her previous races in the same event, Kristin showed minor fluctuations in her pace and finishing times. Returning to a sub-11-minute mile pace, as seen in her 2023 and 2024 performances, could be a target for future races. Strategic analysis of her pacing, especially maintaining the initial momentum in later miles, may contribute to gradually improved outcomes.