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Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: McKenna Cress #277 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Progressive Pacing in the 10K McKenna Cress from North Smithfield, RI, showcased a steadily improving performance at the 2025 Boston 10K for Women. She completed the race with an overall time of 1:40:06 and maintained an average pace of 16:08 min/mile. Starting with a pace of 21:34 min/mile, McKenna greatly improved her speed, especially noticeable in her final splits of 15:31 and 15:23 min/mile. Her most significant leap was between the first and second miles, lowering her pace by approximately five minutes. Overall, McKenna finished 4500th among 5663 participants. Throughout the race, her positioning improved as she moved from being 4696th to 3181st place by the final split. This reflects well on her increasing pace, especially the consistent improvements after each mile. Focusing on maintaining this progression and further acceleration in earlier splits could boost her overall performance considerably.