Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Gabriel Ortega-Tavares #2765 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Progress with Consistent Splits Gabriel Ortega-Tavares completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with a total time of 2:31:56. His average pace was 11:35 min/mile. Starting off strong, Gabriel maintained a consistent pace with fluctuations primarily occurring in the latter half of the race. His first split was 9:54, followed by a consistent series of sub-10 minute miles until the third mile, which slowed to a 10:07 pace. As the race progressed, Gabriel demonstrated endurance, gradually adapting to slower paces, peaking with mile 8 at a split time of 12:26. By focusing on maintaining a balanced pace, Gabriel showed a good understanding of energy distribution over the race distance. Ending the race with a strong finish at an 11:37 pace in mile 13, Gabriel placed 1921st in the male category and 187th in his division. Future training could involve working on maintaining early pace consistency through the latter stages for enhanced performance.