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Date: April 26, 2026 Participant: Lourdes Sanchez #13878 Race: 2026 Eugene Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Performance with a Strong Finish Lourdes Sanchez completed the 2026 Eugene Marathon Half Marathon in 2:31:51, maintaining an overall average pace of 11:35 min/mile. Beginning with a slightly slower pace of 12:11 min/mile for the first mile, she progressively improved, reaching a strong split pace of 11:16 min/mile by mile 3. Her fastest mile was mile 6, clocked at 10:11 min/mile, illustrating her strong capability in maintaining a steady yet efficient pace throughout most of the event. Throughout the race, Lourdes demonstrated improved placement within her division F50-54, showing consistent effort as she progressed. Notably, she paced well in the middle segments, registering near-consistent splits around 11:17 to 11:35 min/mile. Finishing with a rank of 122 in her division out of 5458 participants, there is potential to build upon this foundation through focused speed-work on split consistency, particularly around miles 5 and 9 where she experienced slight fluctuations.