Results/Photos

Date: April 13, 2025 Participant: Sarah Thompson #3026 Race: 2025 M2B Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running conditions. Cool, misty, low 50s.

Strong Start with Opportunities in Pacing Sarah Thompson's marathon at the 2025 Mountains 2 Beach showed both consistency and adaptability. Starting strong, she maintained a steady 9:40 min/mile pace for the first mile and consistently kept similar times through mile 3. Notably, she held her position within the top third in her division initially. While she faced slightly fluctuating splits, Sarah managed a crucial improvement during mile 22, hitting a commendable split pace of 9:23 min/mile—the fastest in the final stretch. Though Sarah completed the marathon with an average pace of 11:00 min/mile, there's a noticeable trend in increasing split times from mile 11 onwards. Post mile 9, she maintained a median placement in her division. Encouragingly, her performance in the last segment of the race reflected resilience with her picking up speed in the final few miles, showing a capacity for a strong endgame push. Concentrating on maintaining pace in the middle stages could concretely impact future performance.