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Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: Aya Murata #5213 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Gains and Strong Finish Aya Murata, 54, from Andover, MA, represented the Phenomenal Women of Phillips Academy team at the 2025 Boston 10K for Women. Her overall performance was impressive, finishing with a time of 1:24:08 and an average pace of 13:34 min/mile over the 6.2-mile course. Notably, her division placement improved significantly from 475 to 420 as the race progressed. Aya showed remarkable pacing strategy, with her fastest mile at mile 6, clocking in at 11:08 min/mile. This strong finish helped elevate her position, moving her overall standing up from 4146 to 2856 by the end of the race. Her consistent improvement across the splits, particularly the impressive finish, is an encouraging sign of her strength and determination. Focus might be placed on maintaining this powerful pace earlier in the race to see even greater improvement in future events.