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Date: April 13, 2025 Participant: Sara Levy #2295 Race: 2025 M2B Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running conditions. Cool, misty, low 50s.

Consistent Improvement and Strong Finish Sara Levy from Pasadena, CA, delivered a steady performance throughout the 2025 Mountains 2 Beach Marathon. Her overall time was 4:21:03, with an average pace of 9:57 min/mile, finishing 1235th out of 2277 participants. Impressively, she consistently improved her pace as the race progressed. Starting with a pace of 10:36 min/mile for the first mile, she accelerated to complete her last mile at 9:23 min/mile, demonstrating strong endurance and a strategic finish. Sara maintained a steady improvement in her divisional placement, moving from 76th to 63rd in the F40-44 category by the race's end. Her pacing strategy resulted in significant gains, particularly evident in the second half of the marathon, where she dropped her pace significantly below 10 min/mile. For future races, continuing to focus on consistency and maintaining the improvements shown here could yield even better results. Keep leveraging that strong finish for upcoming events!