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Date: Feb. 14, 2026 Participant: Omar Lopez #12482 Race: 2026 Mesa Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Performance Despite Late Challenges Omar Lopez delivered a consistent performance throughout the 2026 Mesa Marathon, maintaining a sub-7-minute mile pace for much of the race. His strongest sections were from mile 6 to mile 12, where his pace remained steady around 6:38 to 6:39 min/mile. Impressively, after a slight slow down around the halfway mark, he managed to maintain a consistent pace, finishing with an overall time of 2:59:02, marking his second sub-3-hour marathon. While there was a notable slow down from miles 19 to 25, with splits ranging from 7:06 to 7:23 min/mile, Omar showed resilience by completing mile 26 with a faster split of 6:55 min/mile. His pacing strategy early in the race was strong and consistent. Focusing on endurance during the latter part of the marathon might help further lower the split times, particularly after mile 19. Continue capitalizing on consistent training and focus toward optimizing the latter segments.