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Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Sibo Zhang #1808 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Mid-Race Performance with a Strong Finish Sibo Zhang completed the 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon in 1:38:39, maintaining an overall pace of 7:31 min/mile. At mile 1, Sibo set a solid start with a split pace of 7:35 min/mile. He showed increased pace consistency between miles 2 and 6, particularly excelling with a 7:12 min/mile split before stabilizing near 7:30 min/mile thereafter. Notably, Sibo achieved his fastest mile at 7:09 min/mile. There was a slight slowdown at mile 10 with a pace of 8:00 min/mile, but recovery was quickly evident as he improved to 7:16 min/mile in mile 11. Ending strong with a final mile at 7:28 min/mile demonstrates resilience. Finishing in the top tier of his division out of 11587 participants is commendable. Future attention to maintaining pace consistency in the later stages could enhance finishing results even further. Great effort overall!