Results/Photos

Date: March 29, 2026 Participant: Ben Quan #52533 Race: 2026 Saucony Love Run Philly 7K Distance: 4.35 miles

Consistent Improvement Throughout the Race Ben Quan demonstrated a strong progression through each mile of the 7K race, with noticeable gains in both pace and placement. Starting with a 13:11 min/mile for the first mile, Ben progressed to a swift 10:29 min/mile by the fourth mile. This pace improvement highlights a solid race strategy. Remarkably, he improved his overall standing from 982nd to 714th by the end of mile four. Ben's final performance in this event, completing the 4.35 miles in 50:49 with an average pace of 11:40 min/mile, ranked him 1173rd overall out of 2779 participants. In his M25-29 division, he finished with a commendable 102nd place. Moving forward, focusing on maintaining or slightly increasing pace in the final stretch could enhance race completion times even further. It's important to acknowledge his ability to recover and adjust pace, which contributed to his race performance.