Results/Photos

Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Lina Garcia #8700 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Recovery with Progressive Pacing Lina Garcia participated in the 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon, finishing with an elapsed time of 3:40:21 and an average pace of 16:49 min/mile. Lina showed notable progress in her pacing throughout the race. She began with a pace of 19:31 min/mile over the first mile and gradually improved, hitting her fastest pace at mile 8 with a 12:15 min/mile split. This resulted in a recovery in places towards the latter part of the race. Garcia's overall placement was 9,524 out of 11,586 participants, and she ranked 5,145th among female participants. In her division (F35-39), she stood at 410th place. Notably, the marked improvement in splits from mile 5 onward, especially the significant drop in pace to 12:51 min/mile by mile 13, indicates strategic pacing that contributed to the strong finish.