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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Daltyn Payne #369 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace Leads to Strong Performance Daltyn Payne executed a consistent marathon at the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City event with an overall elapsed time of 2:56:46. Starting with a 7:32 min/mile pace for the first mile, Daltyn quickly built momentum, consistently staying below the 7:00 min/mile mark for most of the race and closing with an impressive overall pace of 6:44 min/mile. His final position was 92nd out of 1834 participants, marking a strong showing. Notably, Daltyn's performance hovered between 24th and 33rd place within the M30-34 division throughout the race. The critical split improvement was observed between miles 22 and 23, where his pace accelerated to 6:19 min/mile. Continuously improving pacing strategies past the midway point could further enhance future performances. Keeping up the strong middle and late race splits and maintaining this consistent pace are commendable aspects worth highlighting.