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Date: Feb. 1, 2026 Participant: Audrey Nguyen #22143 Race: 2026 Surf City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Performance with Strong Finish in Final Division Audrey Nguyen, participating in the 2026 Surf City Marathon, demonstrated impressive pacing throughout the race. Starting with an initial split time of 8:59 min/mile, Audrey consistently improved her pace for most of the race. The most notable improvement was witnessed between miles 5 and 6 with split paces of 8:22 min/mile and 8:34 min/mile, respectively. Audrey's performance progression placed her in the 3rd position in the FUnder 20 division by the 9th mile and maintained it through the finish line. Despite slight setbacks in later miles with split times reaching up to 10:01 min/mile in the last mile, Audrey completed the marathon in a total elapsed time of 3:51:51, maintaining an overall pace of 8:50 min/mile. This consistent performance helped secure her 3rd place in the FUnder 20 division and a place overall of 493 out of 2517 participants. Audrey can explore strategies to maintain her strong early pace into the latter stages for future races.