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Date: May 24, 2026 Participant: Thomas Griffith #1773 Race: 2026 Vermont City Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Performance with a Strong Finish Thomas Griffith maintained a consistent pace throughout the marathon, demonstrating strong pacing abilities. His overall elapsed time was 3:33:38, averaging an impressive pace of 8:09 min/mile over 26.2 miles. Notably, Thomas's performance peaked towards the end, with a strong negative split from miles 21 to 26, achieving sub-8-minute miles and a final mile split of 7:34 min/mile. This surge helped him secure a solid finish. Thomas's placement was 379th overall out of 1834 participants, and 58th in the M30-34 division, indicating competitiveness in a large field. A particular area for potential enhancement lies in the pacing consistency between miles 7 and 8, where paces slightly slowed. Focusing on maintaining steady paces through those middle miles could further elevate his performance in future races. Overall, Thomas demonstrated commendable endurance and a finely-tuned pacing strategy.