Results/Photos

Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Lianxue Yan #1025 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Start and Strong Finish Lianxue Yan maintained a steady pace in the early miles, consistently clocking 9:18 min/mile for the first three miles. This helped him secure initial positions at 2009 overall, 1219 among males, and 39th in the M55-59 division. Notably, Yan's pacing showed slight variations, with a peak split time of 10:53 min during mile 10. Despite this, he demonstrated resilience by regaining speed in the final mile with a split pace of 9:59 min/mile. He completed the "2026 Saucony Love Run Philly" Half Marathon in 2:10:36, achieving an average pace of 9:58 min/mile. Yan's overall position was 5280 out of 11587 participants, and he placed 105th in his division. To improve, Yan could target consistent pacing in the latter miles, aiming to mitigate the observed time fluctuations between mile 6 and mile 11 for even better performance.