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Date: Sept. 12, 2026 Participant: Nathan Murphy #1928 Race: 2026 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Early Pace with a Slower Finish Nathan Murphy showed strong early pacing in his marathon, with a consistent start, achieving a 7:25 min/mile at the 1-mile mark. Notably, his pace remained sub-8:00 min/mile through mile 3, highlighting a solid initial performance. His strongest segment fell within the first half of the race, with the fifth and sixth splits timed consistently at 8:46 min/mile and 8:04 min/mile, respectively. At the halfway mark, Nathan's time was 2:02:27. In the latter half, fatigue impacted performance with a noticeable decline in pace, culminating in a slower finish. Splits in the last six miles averaged above 10 min/mile, resulting in an overall finish time of 4:12:50, translating to an average pace of 9:39 min/mile. Despite the challenging second half, Nathan's final position was 453rd out of 1388 participants, with a division placement of 32nd in the M 35-39 category.