Results/Photos

Date: Feb. 14, 2026 Participant: Paige Wood #21124 Race: 2026 Mesa 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Pacing Leads to Strong Performance Paige Wood maintained a remarkable performance at the 2026 Mesa Marathon 10K with an average pace of 5:17 min/mile. Her splits showed impressive consistency, remaining close to this average throughout the race. Notably, her fastest split pace was 5:11 min/mile, achieved between miles 1 and 2, where she gained favorable positions, indicating strong strategy and execution. Paige achieved a commendable Overall Gender placing of 3rd and was 1st in her gender during the 3rd and 5th splits. She finished 13th overall out of 2851 participants. For future races, consider maintaining a closer gap between the fastest and slowest splits to enhance her position further. The focus remains on maintaining excellent pace consistency while seeking opportunities to improve speed in early and late sections.