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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Cameron Guntulis #1874 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Pace Improvement with Room to Maintain Consistency Cameron showed a remarkable improvement in his pacing after the initial mile, bringing his pace down from 11:32 min/mile at the start to 10:09 min/mile by mile 11. His strongest pace came at mile 9 with a swift 10:16 min/mile, where he climbed significantly, nearly matching his best placement overall at 1039 out of 1834 participants. Notably, his rank peaked impressively at 727 in the Male 16-24 division at multiple points during this race. While Cameron maintained an admirable performance for a majority of the race, the last quarter saw a gradual slowing, culminating in a final pace of 12:42 min/mile at Mile 26. This created an opportunity for improvement in endurance strategy towards the close of the marathon. Overall, with a final time of 4:55:53 and an average pace of 11:17 min/mile, Cameron ranked 1197 overall, demonstrating solid perseverance throughout the marathon.