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Date: July 26th & 27th Participant: Eric Colton #5173 Race: 2025 Jack and Jill Downhill Marathon Marathon Sunday Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Splits Lead to Strong Finish and Third in Division Eric Colton delivered a consistent performance at the 2025 Run Super Series | Jack and Jill Downhill Marathon, displaying a steady pace throughout the race. Starting with a split pace of 6:45 min/mile for the initial miles, Eric strategically increased his pace mid-race, maintaining splits under 6:24 min/mile from mile 10 onward. This consistent pacing allowed him to finish with an overall elapsed pace of 6:18 min/mile. Eric's strategic push in the later stages secured him a commendable third place in his M40-49 division. His final time of 2:45:22 placed him 19th out of 921 participants, an impressive display of endurance and strategy. Notably, Eric managed sub-6-minute miles in mile 22 and 23, showing his ability to maintain speed towards the end. For future races, maintaining the strong late-race pace exhibited here could further improve performance outcomes.