Results/Photos

Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Becca Middlen #1862 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Start with a Strong Finish in a Marathon Debut Becca Middlen maintained a steady pace throughout most of the race, starting off strong with an initial mile split of 11:14 min/mile. Her pace remained around the 11:20 to 11:34 min/mile range through mile 6, indicating a consistent early performance. Notably, Becca showed resilience with her position improving from mile 6 to mile 9, where she rose from 1126th to 1199th in the overall standings. During the latter miles, Becca encountered slight pacing challenges, with mile splits increasing to 15:13 min/mile by mile 19. Her final result was an elapsed time of 5:51:16 with an average pace of 13:24 min/mile, finishing 137th in the F16-24 division. As a constructive note, focusing on maintaining a uniform pace across each segment, especially in the latter half, could further enhance race performance. Well done, Becca, on completing the marathon!