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Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Caitlin Schmidt #6718 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pace with a Strong Mid-Race Surge Caitlin Schmidt maintained an impressive and steady pace in the 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon, posting an overall time of 2:18:00. Her average pace was 10:32 min/mile across the 13.1-mile course, performing with remarkable consistency. Notably, she hit a faster segment from mile 4 to mile 6, completing mile 5 in 9:44 min/mile and mile 6 in 9:34 min/mileher best splits of the race. Caitlin demonstrated durability by staying within a narrow pace range for the rest of the event. Her positions in the F40-44 division ranged quite flexibly, peaking with her 71st spot initially and transitioning to 165th by the end. Among 11,586 participants, she ranked 6,305 overall, showing solid pacing skills with opportunities to refine sustained efforts in the later miles. Keeping focus on even pacing in the latter stages of the race might yield even better results.