Results/Photos

Date: February 8, 2025 Participant: Marnee Marriott #17367 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 Improvement and Strong Finish in the Mesa Marathon Marnee Marriott showed significant progress at the 2025 Mesa Marathon, completing the half marathon with a time of 2:10:23, an improvement over past events. Her overall pace was consistent at 9:57 min/mile. Notably, she achieved her fastest mile in the final stretch with an 8:27 min/mile pace during the 13th mile, indicating a strong finish. Her performance consistently improved from her previous year's efforts, specifically lowering her elapsed pace significantly from 10:23 min/mile in 2024 to 9:57 min/mile this year. Marnee moved up in her division, placing 86th in the F45-49 category out of 127, with meaningful progress in her gender placement as well. Starting with a pace of 10:36 min/mile in the first mile and gradually decreasing her pace throughout, she maintained a solid and strategic approach. Consider focusing on minimizing splits fluctuation in the middle miles to further enhance race performance. Keep building on the strong finish approach for future races, as it clearly paid off in this race.