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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Tilly Testa #1805 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pace and Strong Finish Highlight Performance Tilly Testa maintained a remarkably consistent performance throughout her marathon. Starting with an 8:34 pace in the first mile, she quickly settled into a rhythm around the 8:13 min/mile mark for much of the race. Notably, Tilly demonstrated an impressive ability to pick up speed towards the latter stages, hitting one of her fastest splits at mile 26 with a 7:47 pace. Her overall consistent pacing led to a final average pace of 8:11 min/mile, highlighting endurance and strategic planning. In terms of race positioning, Tilly effectively maintained her rank or improved as the race progressed, breaking into the top 20 of her division (F16-24) by the end. Her strong finish placed her 19th in her division, 88th in gender, and 391st overall out of 1834 participants. Tilly's performance is commendable, and she could potentially aim to start faster or maintain her mid-race consistency for further improvement in future races.