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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Eva Bertalan #1121 Race: 2025 Whidbey Island Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Clear and cool. Perfect running conditions

Consistent Pacing with a Strong Finish Eva Bertalan from Redmond, WA, delivered an impressive performance at the 2025 Whidbey Island Marathon with a finish time of 3:37:11, achieving a pace of 8:17 min/mile. Displaying commendable pacing throughout the race, her splits demonstrate consistent effort with a significant acceleration during the seventh mile, clocking a 7:26 min/mile split which boosted her to the first position in her gender and division. In terms of strategy, Eva’s pacing was strategic; she maintained her position effectively in the majority of the race. Notable is her level-headedness over the later miles, finishing strong. While her split at mile 25 was slower, at a pace of 13:18 min/mile, possibly due to fatigue, she quickly recovered with her last mile matching her overall elapsed pace. Overall, this performance underscores her ability to sustain effort over long distances. Working on evenly pacing the challenging miles might enhance her future race experiences.