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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Nicholas Wilkie #188 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pacing with a Late Challenge Nicholas Wilkie demonstrated solid pacing throughout the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon. He maintained a consistent average pace, remarkably keeping his splits between 7:14 and 7:32 min/mile from mile 1 through mile 14. Notably, his strongest performance was seen at mile 9 with a quick 7:09 split. In the latter stages, fatigue appears to have started setting in as split times gradually slowed from mile 18 onward, leading to an 8:24 split at mile 20 and peaking at 9:42 at mile 22. Overall, Nicholas finished with an impressive elapsed time of 3:23:08, averaging a pace of 7:45 min/mile. His placement was 261st overall out of 1834 participants, showing a solid performance in a large field. To optimize future outcomes, assessing late-race endurance strategies could be beneficial. Keep up the excellent work, Nicholasit was a robust performance!