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Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Emma Oliver #9119 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Performance with Steady Pace Emma Oliver from Phoenixville, PA, maintained a commendably consistent pace throughout the 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon. She maintained an overall pace of 10:13 min/mile, finishing the race in 2:13:51. Throughout the first half, Emma consistently clocked a pace around 10:39 min/mile for the initial splits. Notably, she showed improvement after the fifth mile, with her pace dropping to sub-10:00 min/mile for multiple sections. Emma's strategic pacing was evident, especially between miles 8 and 12, where she managed to clock faster times, recording two sub 10:00 min/mile splits. Her consistent effort paid off as she improved her placement by over 710 spots from mile 1 to mile 12. Placing 149th in her F40-44 division out of a total of 11586 participants demonstrates a well-executed strategy. For future races, focusing on sustaining the faster pace she managed in splits 6 and 8 could lead to even better results.