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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Roel Garza #1343 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace with Strategic Gains Roel Garza delivered a performance marked by a remarkably steady pace at the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon. Finishing the 13.1-mile course in 1:33:43, Roel maintained an average pace of 7:09 min/mile. Notably, most mile splits were within a few seconds of this average, demonstrating consistent pacing throughout. His fastest split was recorded at mile 3 with a time of 7:03, indicating a strategic push early on. Roel improved substantially from the previous year where his time was 1:49:59 with a pace of 8:23 min/mile. The race saw Roel progressing through the ranks, especially towards the latter part of the course where he climbed positions steadily, ultimately placing 227th overall out of 4907 participants. Within his division (M35-39), he achieved 45th position. A focus area could be the final mile where a slight decrease in pace was noted, but the overall performance reflects strong strategic execution and pacing discipline.