Results/Photos

Date: Feb. 1, 2026 Participant: chris kemp #22343 Race: 2026 Surf City Marathon Wheelchair Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Consistency with Moments of Excellence Chris Kemp maintained impressive consistency throughout the race, showcasing his ability as a competitor. Notably, his fastest split came between mile 5 and 6, completed in 6:37 minutes. Throughout the first half, he displayed strong pacing, staying consistently under a 7:00 min/mile pace. His performance was marked by persistence, exemplified by his return to second position overall multiple times. In the latter half of the marathon, he showed resilience, maintaining a pace just above 7:00 min/mile. Chris wrapped up the marathon with an elapsed time of 3:07:48 and an overall pace of 7:10 min/mile, finishing second overall. Consider focusing on increasing your pace in the middle miles to enhance the end-of-race push. Maintaining current progress and slight tweaks in pacing can further leverage your position in future races. Impressive performancekeep up the practice focusing on middle-section pacing strategies.