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Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Participant: Luz Penaloza #178 Race: 2025 Boston 10K for Women 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Consistent Performance with Mid-Race Surge Luz Penaloza, age 32 from Chelsea, MA, ran the 2025 Boston 10K for Women, completing the race with a time of 1:05:48 and an average pace of 10:36 min/mile. She demonstrated consistency in her pacing throughout the race, improving her position significantly by Mile 5. Starting with a 10:52 pace, she improved it to a 10:25 pace by Mile 3, highlighting her steady progression. Her most notable improvement happened in the fourth mile, where she advanced from an overall place of 2377 to 1661 by the fifth mile, marking a positive surge mid-race. Luz maintained this position during the final mile. In her division of F30-39, she finished in 705th place. Suggestions for future improvement could involve strategizing on pacing in the early miles to avoid late-race slowing, as seen in her last mile split of 10:47. Overall, Luz showed admirable determination and pacing skills.