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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Jennifer Horn #2133 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistency Amidst Challenges: A Closer Look at the Race Performance Jennifer Horn completed the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon with a total time of 4:46:48, maintaining an overall pace of 10:56 min/mile. Throughout the race, her mid-segments were strong, especially between miles 6 and 10, where she consistently maintained paces around 9:54 to 10:04 min/mile. This demonstrates a promising ability to sustain effort during the mid-race stages. She secured 25th place in her division (F50-54) out of a total of 1834 participants, indicating a solid performance in her age group among a substantial participant pool. Jennifer experienced slight pace reductions closing the race, as seen in the slower splits from mile 20 onwards, with some peaking at over 13 minutes per mile. A focus on endurance and pacing strategy towards the later stages could help in future improvements. Highlighting the ability to adapt and recover between splits, as evident in mile 9's impressive return to a 9:43-minute pace, suggests potential for further gains with targeted adjustments.