Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Gregory Dugger #1055 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Performance with Strong Finish Gregory maintained a steady pace throughout the race, starting with a 7:22 min/mile in the first mile and improving to 7:09 min/mile by mile 10. Impressively, his splits remained consistently around the 7:17 min/mile mark, showing excellent pacing strategy. He completed the event with an overall time of 1:34:55, averaging a pace of 7:14 min/mile, placing 253rd out of 4,907 participants. Notably, Gregory improved his overall position in the last few milesfrom 275th at mile 5 to 247th by mile 12, showing his endurance capabilities. For future races, focusing on sustaining the pace observed in mile 12, where he ran a commendable 7:05 min/mile, could yield even better results. Compared to his performance in the previous year's race, Gregory's finish time was slightly slower by 1 minute and 25 seconds. Fine-tuning his strategy, possibly by working on speed endurance in the latter stages, could help close this gap. Overall, Gregory's performance was solid and competitive.