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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Michaela Bishop #4059 Race: 2025 Whidbey Island 5K Distance: 3.1 miles Weather: Clear and cool. Perfect running conditions

Consistent Performance with a Strong Division Finish Michaela Bishop completed the 5K at the 2025 Whidbey Island race with a commendable overall time of 27:06, maintaining an average pace of 8:44 min/mile. Throughout the race, Michaela showed strong consistency in her pacing, particularly highlighting an impressive acceleration during the third mile, which she completed in 8:02. This strong finish contributed significantly to securing 1st place in her F30-34 division. While starting off with a solid 9:03 for the first mile, she slightly slowed down in the second mile to 9:11, but regained momentum and improved her pace by the third mile. Michaela placed 9th among female participants, standing out strongly in her age category division. It might be beneficial to explore strategies for maintaining the strong pace from the third mile throughout the race, which could lead to even more impressive future results. Your strong finish is noteworthy; let’s refine that pacing strategy further!