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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Douglas Dillard #24 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Handcycle Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Division Standout with Strong Early Splits Douglas Dillard maintained a strong and steady performance at the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon. Starting with a vigorous pace, he advanced from 20th to a remarkable 15th place overall by the third mile, with a pace improvement from 10:27 min/mile to 10:07 min/mile. His split placements were impressive, reaching 2nd in his division by the three-mile mark. Douglas held steady through the race, finishing with a time of 2:28:17, securing a 3rd place finish in the M45-49 division. While he experienced slight slowing in the latter miles with a 12:26 min/mile at mile eight, his overall consistency is commendable. Encouragingly, he maintained a steady position, finishing in the same division place where he started. Potential focus areas include training for consistent speed through all splits to complement his solid start and divisional ranking showing.