Results/Photos

Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: David Byrne #1632 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Progress with Strong Splits The race started with a steady pace, with the first mile completed in 9:14. This allowed David to find his rhythm. By mile two, David gained momentum, reducing his pace to 8:35 min/mile, showing an improvement in overall rankings from 598 to 330. The consistency in subsequent splits was impressive, maintaining a sub-9-min pace until mile 26. David impressively maintained an even pace throughout most of the race with a consistent increase in pace. Notable efforts were seen at mile 9 with a 7:46 min/mile and mile 17 at 8:08 min/mile. Towards the end, David encountered some pace deceleration, finishing mile 26 with a 9:34 min/mile split. Overall, finishing with an elapsed time of 3:43:28 and an 8:31 min/mile pace, David placed 82nd in his division. Working on sustaining the earlier pace towards the race's end could benefit his overall performance. Great effort throughout!