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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Eric Hernandez #4191 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Start, Slower Finish Eric Hernandez completed the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon with a final time of 2:01:47, averaging a pace of 9:17 min/mile. Eric started strong, with his fastest mile at 7:24, during mile 2. His initial mile recorded a pace of 8:04, providing a steady start before progressively picking up the pace until mile 4. His positioning improved significantly in the early miles, moving from 547th to 384th overall. Mid-race, Eric faced a slowdown, with mile 8 seeing his slowest pace at 12:26 min/mile. The latter phases saw a decline in speed and placement, indicating fatigue. He concluded in 1543rd place out of a total of 4907 participants. His rank within the M25-29 division was 233rd, highlighting a capacity for stronger pacing earlier on. To enhance future performances, focusing on maintaining consistent pacing in the latter half could yield improvements. Great effort representing UTHealth Houston!