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Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Sydney Gabrielson #9694 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Early Pace, Gradual Slowing Sydney Gabrielson maintained a strong start, clocking a 9:27 min/mile pace for the first mile and improving to a 9:24 pace in the second mile. This initial segment placed her 183rd in her division. Her performance showed consistency with a steady increase up to mile 6, where her pace remained under 10:00 min/mile. A noticeable trend was the gradual slow down after mile 3 with her pace reaching 10:16 min/mile by mile 10. Her overall pace for the half marathon was 10:21 min/mile, resulting in a total time of 2:15:45. She finished 674th in her division, the Female 25-29 category, and was 2794th among female participants. With 11,586 participants, her pacing strategy and early consistency yielded solid mid-pack placement. Consider maintaining the initial pace pattern for subsequent races to address the slight late-race slowdowns and optimize division placement further.