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Date: Oct. 26, 2025 Participant: Cesar Hernandez #4480 Race: 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Progress with Strong Mid-Race Performance Cesar Hernandez participated in the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K, completing the race in 1:52:25, averaging a pace of 8:34 min/mile. His performance placed him 971st overall out of 4907 participants, 779th among male participants, and 83rd in his M40-44 division. Notably, he improved from a 9:04 min/mile in the first mile to an impressive series of sub-9:00 paces mid-race, with mile 7 clocking in at his fastest split of 8:11 min/mile. Hernandez maintained a steady position during the event, consistently outperforming his early pacing after the initial mile. Mile 10 presented a brief slow down to 9:29 min/mile, but Cesar quickly adjusted, finishing strong. Continually holding the pace around the 8:30-8:40 min/mile mark towards the end suggests robust endurance and pacing strategies. Further work on sustaining momentum beyond the mid-race phase could see him finish even stronger in future events.