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Date: Feb. 1, 2026 Participant: Kendra Verdugo #5931 Race: 2026 Surf City Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Pacing with a Strong Finish Kendra Verdugo showed remarkable consistency in her pacing throughout the 2026 Surf City Half Marathon. She maintained an average pace of 7:44 min/mile, with only slight variations in individual mile splits. Her most notable mile was at the 6th mile, where she clocked her fastest split at 7:17 min/mile. This indicates excellent pacing strategy and energy management, key factors in achieving her final time of 1:41:30. In terms of placement, Kendra demonstrated strong competitive abilities. She finished 8th in the F20-24 division, a commendable result considering the total field size of 12,408 participants. Several splits saw fluctuations in placement, such as moving from 91st to 67th at the 5-mile mark. To enhance performance further, focusing on maintaining speed in the latter miles, where some slight slowing occurred, could improve her overall time and positioning in future races.