Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: Alisha Larkin #4121 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Strong Negative Splits Highlight Performance Improvement Alisha Larkin completed the 2025 Boston 10K for Women with a final time of 1:02:54, maintaining an average pace of 10:08 min/mile. Her performance demonstrated consistent improvement throughout each mile, leading to a substantial finish in the upper half of her division F30-39. Starting with an initial mile pace of 10:56 min/mile, Alisha impressively accelerated to 9:33 min/mile by the sixth mile, showcasing her ability to maintain and increase speed as the race progressed. Notably, Alisha jumped from 2737th in her initial split to an impressive 1396th by the fourth mile within her gender division, attributing her strong finish to her negative splits. Ending with a 2129th place overall out of 5663 competitors highlights her consistent strides and endurance across the challenging 6.2-mile course. For future races, sustaining this pace and working on earlier acceleration could enhance her race performance further.