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Date: May 4, 2025 Participant: Paxton Ritchey #5252 Race: 2025 Cinco Cinco 5K Distance: 3.1 miles Weather: Clear and warm | 80% Humidity | A Beautiful Day

Impressive Splits and Consistent Performance Paxton Ritchey delivered a remarkable performance in the 2025 El Cinco Cinco 5K. Paxton finished with a time of 17:21, maintaining a strong average pace of 5:35 min/mile. Starting strong, Paxton completed the first mile in 5:02, which stood out as the fastest split. Notably, despite slowing to a pace of 5:52 in the second mile, he managed to maintain a consistent pace through the final mile. His overall strategies resulted in securing 3rd in the male division. The first mile was executed exceptionally, creating a robust foundation for the rest of the race. The slight slowdown in pace over the remaining splits signals an opportunity to work on sustaining the early aggressive pace throughout. Utilizing this observation for future training may help in maintaining the excellent initial speed across the entire race distance. Paxton's performance exhibits promising potential at just 18 years old.