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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Mara Bovee #1552 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Pace with Late Surge at Vermont City Marathon Mara Bovee maintained a consistent pace throughout the Vermont City Marathon, wrapping up the 26.2 miles in 4:42:38. Her average pace of 10:47 minutes per mile shows her ability to stay steady with minor variations in split times. Notably, she improved her pace in the latter part of the race, recording a faster mile time of 10:09 in mile 22, depicting a strong finish strategy. Mara placed 72nd in the F30-34 division and 408th among females, demonstrating competitive placement out of 1834 total participants. Her strongest segment was observed between miles 1 and 9, where she showed remarkable consistency with times mostly around 11:20 minutes per mile. Encouragingly, Mara's placement significantly improved mid-race, peaking at 326th in her gender category during mile 16. Working on maintaining this strategy and further refining her final miles could benefit future performances.