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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Kyle Roy #148 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Pacing with Slight Late-Race Regression Kyle Roy maintained a strong and consistent pace through much of his marathon, showing notable strength in his early and mid segments. Initially, he surged from 269th place overall to 144th by mile 2, achieving his fastest split in mile 9 at 7:21. Notably, his pacing was steady around 7:36 min/mile for much of the course, a commendable effort sustained through various segments. In the later stages, Kyle's pace slightly decreased, with a split dip at mile 20 of 8:13 min/mile. This trend continued towards the end, with an overall pace ending at 7:43 min/mile over 26.2 miles. Despite this regression, he achieved a finish time of 3:22:33. While there's potential to optimize late-race pacing, Kyle's efforts resulted in a solid overall placing, finishing 258th out of 1,834 participants, and 45th in his division. Keep building on that mid-race strength!