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Date: Sept. 12, 2026 Participant: Laura Hulse #3451 Race: 2026 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistency and Early Performance in Half Marathon Laura Hulse demonstrated impressive consistency in pacing during the 2026 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. Notably, her pace remained closely aligned with the 9-minute mark up to the 8-mile point, where she managed to clock an average pace of 8:58 minutes per mile. Her strongest split was between miles 4 and 5, achieving an 8:34 pace. However, the latter part of the race saw a progressive slowdown, with mile 11 being the slowest at an 11:49 pace. Despite this, Laura maintained a commendable effort throughout, finishing with an overall time of 2:08:28 and an average pace of 9:48 minutes per mile. Laura's solid early splits suggest strong potential for improvement in endurance and pacing strategy in future events. Exploring endurance-focused training might help her maintain the pace disparities and sustain performance during later miles.