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Date: Feb. 1, 2026 Participant: Joey Longo #22952 Race: 2026 Surf City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Effort with a Strong Finish Joey Longo's performance at the 2026 Surf City Marathon demonstrated consistency and strength. Starting with a 7:41 min/mile pace in the first mile, Joey maintained a steady pace close to the 7:30 min/mile mark for the majority of the race. Notably, from mile 22 onwards, he increased his speed, achieving faster paces of 6:36 and 6:53 min/mile, contributing to a strong finish with a final elapsed pace of 7:22 min/mile over the 26.2 miles. With an overall time of 3:13:04, Joey secured 88th place out of 2,517 participants, showing commendable performance in the top 3% of the field. His division ranking was 16th out of all males aged 20-24. Consistently improving placements from 197th to 60th throughout the race suggest a successful pacing strategy. Consider focusing on maintaining this consistency while exploring opportunities to sustain faster paces earlier on to improve overall time even further.