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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Carl Houde #1776 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Start with a Challenging Finish Carl Houde demonstrated a consistent pace in the early stages of his marathon at the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City event. He maintained an average pace slightly above 11 minutes per mile through the first half of the race, from mile 1 to mile 13. He achieved his fastest split at mile 9, clocking in at 10:43 min/mile, which is a commendable effort at this point in the race. Carl showed strong positioning early on, especially impressive moving up from being 1197th overall at the first mile to settling into 683rd for miles 2 and 3. In the second half of the marathon, Carl faced a gradual slowdown. Notably, his pace began to drop after mile 14, with his slowest split at mile 23, marking 15:47 min/mile. This phase of the race saw a consistent rise in elapsed pace, concluding with an overall pace of 12:22 min/mile. A key area for Carl's focus could be sustaining pace in the latter stages, capitalizing on his early consistency.