Results/Photos

Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: Melissa Fitzgerald #3979 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Steady Progress with Strong Finish Melissa Fitzgerald demonstrated consistent pacing in the 2025 Boston 10K for Women, completing the race in a total time of 1:04:08 with an average pace of 10:20 min/mile across the 6.2-mile course. Notably, she improved her placement consistently throughout the race, starting at 2468th place overall for the first mile and finishing in 2308th place out of 5663 participants. Melissa's pacing showed a distinct improvement during the race. After an initial mile pace of 10:38 min/mile, she quickened her pace to 10:16 min/mile in the second and sixth miles. Her performance was particularly strong between miles two and six where she consistently maintained a pace close to or surpassing the overall average. There may be a small opportunity to focus on maintaining pace consistency from start to end, as evidenced by a slight increase in split time during the fifth mile at 10:40 min/mile.