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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Hongyu Yi #8855 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Performance with a Strong Finish Hongyu Yi, representing the Solemates team, delivered a strong and consistent performance at the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K. Completing the 10K with a time of 1:11:10, he maintained an overall pace of 11:28 min/mile. The stats reveal a notable improvement towards the end, with his final split of 10:28 min/mile being the fastest. This suggests that Hongyu has a strong finishing capacity, important in race strategy. Examining the splits further, Hongyu began with a 10:43 min/mile pace in the first mile, placing 636th overall. Despite a slowdown, he demonstrated perseverance, reclaiming positions in the latter half, particularly between mile five and six where he improved from 898th to 838th place overall. For future races, working on maintaining pace through the middle segments could leverage his capacity for strong finishes into even better overall results. Keep up the consistent effort, and continue to use those strong finishes to your advantage.