Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Ruben Garcia #1321 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Early, Challenging Finish Ruben Garcia showed strong early pacing at the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon, starting the race with a first mile split of 7:03 minutes. His pacing stabilized at 7:05 min/mile by mile 3, setting a good rhythm. By mile 6, his split timing was consistent, calculated at a split pace of 7:26 min/mile. Notably, at mile 7, he improved his pacing with a split time of 7:12 but faced pacing challenges later, with split times expanding to 8:03 min/mile by mile 11. From mile 9 onward, Ruben's pace incrementally slowed, reaching an 8:28 min/mile split in the last mile, affecting his overall time to finish at 1:39:16. This result placed him 39th in the M40-44 division out of 4907 participants. Attendance from his team, Timeless Runners, was a positive aspect of his race. Based on this performance, focusing on maintaining stamina in later sections of the race could result in more consistent pacing throughout.