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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Christina Gligorova #1388 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace with Strong Middle Section Christina Gligorova completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with an overall time of 2:37:13, maintaining an average pace of 12:00 minutes per mile. She placed 3209th out of 4907 participants, showing steady effort throughout. Her performance in the F25-29 division was solid with a 250th place finish. Christina's splits were evenly distributed, with the most significant gains seen midway through the race, particularly from the 6th to 9th miles where her pace consistently improved. The strongest split occurred at mile 8, with an 11:31 minute per mile pace, significantly faster than her average. Initially pacing at 12:05 minutes per mile, she demonstrated impressive endurance with subsequent negative splits, indicating strategic pacing. Encouragingly, Christina's splits generally quickened from miles 4 to 9. A mild slowdown in the final three miles indicates potential for additional endurance training to help maintain the improved speed through the finish. Keep focusing on that middle race strength for future events!