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Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Aidan Pollard #1681 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Splits with Later Challenges Aidan Pollard demonstrated solid pacing in the early stages of the 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon. Starting with a first mile pace of 9:07 min/mile, he impressively decreased his pace through the next few miles, reaching an 8:26 min/mile on the sixth mile. This consistency moved him up in the rankings, notably breaking into the top 1000 males by mile four. Towards the latter part of the race, Aidan's splits began to slow, with the ninth mile showing a notable slowdown to 11:24 min/mile. Despite this, his overall performance remained commendable, finishing with a total time of 2:04:07 and an average pace of 9:28 min/mile. With 11586 participants, Aidan placed within the top 40% overall. Continued focus on maintaining the gains from the first half throughout the race could lead to even stronger results in future events.