Results/Photos

Date: February 8, 2025 Participant: Jared Cunningham #15921 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 Pacing and Strong Finish in 2025 Mesa Marathon Jared Cunningham, representing the Slalom PHX Family + Friends team, demonstrated consistent pacing with a final elapsed time of 2:06:46, translating to a 9:40 min/mile pace for the 2025 Mesa Marathon Half Marathon. Notably, Jared started with a split pace of 9:47 min/mile for the first mile and improved to 8:57 min/mile by the third mile, showing a strategic acceleration early in the race. His pacing was quite consistent throughout the race, with an average pace oscillating around 9:30 min/mile for most segments. While mile ten recorded the slowest split pace at 10:11 min/mile, Jared managed to maintain a solid average pace until the finish line. He completed his division in the Men's 25-29 category at 148th place out of 185 total division participants, indicating room for improvement in mid-race segments but overall demonstrating endurance and capability for pacing adjustments.