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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Vanessa Ortiz #2773 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Effort with a Promising Start Vanessa Ortiz completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with a final time of 2:37:58, maintaining an average pace of 12:03 min/mile. Her performance began with a strong first mile at 10:32 min/mile, one of her best paces throughout the race. Although her splits gradually slowed, ranging from 10:32 min/mile to a maximum of 14:13 min/mile by mile 12, she showed commendable consistency in effort and persistence in reaching the finish line. Vanessa's overall position was 3236th out of 4907 participants. Within her gender category, she was placed 1224th, and in her division of F20-24, she secured 145th place. The incremental split times indicate an area to focus on for future events: strategize pacing in the latter miles to sustain earlier speeds. Vanessa represented the UTHealth Houston team, contributing to their official participation in the event.