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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Tony Matthews #2358 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing with Room for Strong Finish Tony Matthews completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with a time of 2:11:55, covering 13.1 miles with an average pace of 10:04 minutes per mile. Notably, Tony demonstrated a consistent pace throughout the race, with only two laps having a noticeable slowdown at miles 12 and 13, each clocked in at 10:34 per mile. Despite these slower moments, Tony showed overall steady pacing, as evidenced by his progressively quicker split times in the early and mid-stages of the race. Starting with a 10:20 pace in the first mile, Tony gradually improved, with split times in the latter part of the race, such as mile 7 with a split pace of 9:41. His rank among his division (M35-39) hovered around 238 to 263, indicating competitive consistency. As a strategy moving forward, focusing on maintaining stronger splits in the final miles could help improve overall race times and placements. Keep up the great effort and aim for those final mile splits!