Results/Photos

Date: April 13, 2025 Participant: Nate Rushing #2823 Race: 2025 M2B Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running conditions. Cool, misty, low 50s.

Steadily Improving and Testing Limits Nate Rushing showed considerable progression in pacing throughout the 2025 Mountains 2 Beach Marathon. A noteworthy element was his ability to nearly consistently decrease his pace in the first half. He started with a pace of 8:35 min/mile and improved to 7:46 min/mile at the 8th mile. His strong pacing early on was marked by split improvements, highlighted by maintaining a sub-8-minute mile from mile 5 through 17. In the latter part of the race, Nate experienced some pacing challenges. His split pace went from 8:04 min/mile at the 20th mile to 10:07 min/mile by mile 25. Concluding with an overall elapsed pace of 8:26 min/mile, he finished the marathon in 3:41:10. This performance places him 733rd overall and 102nd in his division. His early pacing strategies demonstrate growing potential, though stamina endurance towards the end could be an area to focus on for future events.