Results/Photos

Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Craig Thomas #211 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Effort with Potential for Pacing Adjustments Craig demonstrated a steady performance throughout the marathon, maintaining an average pace of 7:52 min/mile. His best pace was recorded at mile 1 with a 7:26 min/mile, showing a powerful start. A notable achievement was his performance at mile 9, where he replicated his initial pace, completing the mile in 7:26 once again, indicating strong potential for strategic pacing. Craig remained mostly within the middle to upper range of his M35-39 age division throughout the race. The race saw a bit of slowing in the latter miles, with the longest split time of 8:29 coming at mile 25. This suggests a possible area for pacing strategies over the race duration to maintain energy and speed in the final stretches. Despite these variations, his overall time of 3:26:25 was commendable, finishing 307th out of 1834 participants, confirming his strong competitive ability in the marathon event.