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Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: Vickie Spiess #4347 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Pace Throughout the Race Vickie Spiess, 51, from West Roxbury, MA, completed the 2025 Boston 10K for Women with an overall time of 1:02:50, achieving an average pace of 10:08 minutes per mile. Her performance demonstrated commendable steadiness, with minimal variation in her pace across the 6.2-mile course. Starting at a pace of 10:43 per mile, she accelerated to 10:19 in the second mile and maintained remarkably consistent splits, finishing with a strong 10:21 in the last mile. Focusing on the fluidity of pace, Vickie showed improvement between the first and fifth mile, achieving her fastest split at mile 5. Within her division for F50-59, she placed 169th, with her best performance in this category occurring at mile 6. For future races, she might consider strategies to optimize her pacing towards the last two miles. This could potentially maximize her speed and further improve her times.