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Date: April 13, 2025 Participant: James Pettit #2675 Race: 2025 M2B Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running conditions. Cool, misty, low 50s.

Consistent Pacing Across a Marathon James Pettit, from Santa Paula, CA, demonstrated impressive consistency throughout the 2025 Mountains 2 Beach Marathon. Racing with the Orchard Open team, he completed the 26.2-mile marathon in an elapsed time of 3:58:40, achieving an overall pace of 9:06 mins/mile. Notably, his pacing remained steady across most splits, demonstrating his ability to maintain a rhythm under race conditions. His split times were predominantly within a 9:00 to 9:18 range, reflecting strategic endurance running. Observing the larger picture, James finished 1012th out of 2277 participants. His performance placed him 661st among 1386 male participants and 125th out of 219 in the male 30-34 division. He showed notable improvement after the halfway mark, with miles 9 and 10 being his fastest, clocked at an impressive pace of 8:38 mins/mile. For future races, focusing on sustaining this pace in the earlier miles might yield even stronger results.