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Date: July 24, 2026 Participant: Jaxon Williams #1496 Race: 2026 Deseret News Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Splits and a Strong Finish Jaxon Williams demonstrated an impressive performance at the 2026 Deseret News Marathon with an overall time of 2:57:18, maintaining an average pace of 6:46 min/mile. His strongest split was in mile 4, where he achieved a remarkable pace of 5:17 min/mile. Jaxon consistently led his M15-18 division, finishing 1st in his category. He also showed resilience and competitive spirit, securing a top 5 finish overall out of 544 participants. Throughout the race, Jaxon's pacing strategy showed consistency while progressively increasing pace in the latter stages. His finish placed him 2nd in the overall division for the marathon, just one place shy of the top spot in his gender. For future races, maintaining pacing consistency like his first three miles will be key, while also harnessing the speed demonstrated in his strong final push from mile 20 onwards. Keep refining your pacing strategy; you're showing great potential!