Results/Photos

Date: Feb. 14, 2026 Participant: Cade Clemans #10117 Race: 2026 Mesa Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Pace, Moderating by End Cade Clemans displayed a consistent start in the 2026 Mesa Marathon Half Marathon, maintaining an impressive initial pace of 9:04 min/mile for the first three miles. His performance began with well-paced splits, such as 9:04, 9:05, and 9:04 for the first three miles respectively, demonstrating an early strategy of maintaining steady effort. Notably, this positioned him reasonably within his division at the start, reaching 115th in M30-34. As the race progressed, Cade's pace began to moderate, leading to progressively slower splits, peaking at a 13:18 min/mile for mile 12. Despite this, he exhibited resilience, finishing with an average pace of 11:05 min/mile in a total time of 2:25:22. This performance placed him 247th in his division out of 4125 total participants. Reflecting on the results, theres an opportunity to focus on endurance training to maintain his efficient early pace throughout. Great early pacing efforts, Cade!