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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Xiaorui Zhang #4103 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Performance with a Steady Finish Xiaorui Zhang completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with an elapsed time of 2:52:41, maintaining an average pace of 13:10 min/mile. Throughout the race, her pace slightly varied, starting strong with an 11:18 min/mile in the first mile, and averaging between 13:00 and 13:11 min/mile for most of the race. She showed improvement towards the latter half, maintaining consistent mile splits even after a slowdown early in the race. Her overall placement was 3638 out of 4907 participants. Within her gender and division category, she secured the 1475th position among females and was 183rd in the F40-44 age division. Notably, she gained positions from the 7th to 13th mile, indicating a well-paced finish. For future races, focusing on reducing the variability in early splits could contribute to further improvements. Keep up the strong efforts and continue building on the strengths displayed in this race!