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Date: Feb. 1, 2026 Participant: Amy Johnston #23236 Race: 2026 Surf City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace and Strong Finish Amy Johnston delivered a distinguished performance at the 2026 Surf City Marathon with a finish time of 3:17:43 and an impressive average pace of 7:32 min/mile. Throughout the race, her pace showed slight variation but remained consistently strong, especially in the latter half where she maintained steady splits between 7:30 and 7:34 min/mile from mile 16 onwards. Her ability to sustain and slightly improve her pace towards the finish is noteworthy. Amy achieved significant results, finishing 120th overall out of 2517 participants, and placing 4th in her division (F20-24) and 13th in her gender category. Notably, she ascended in her overall rank, improving from 375th at the first mile to 79th at mile 26. Amy's split times demonstrate both robust endurance and tactical pacing, particularly her final push with a mile 26 split pace of 7:29 min/mile. Consider focusing on maintaining momentum earlier in the race to further enhance overall performance.