Results/Photos

Date: Dec. 13, 2025 Participant: Minwoo Baik #5865 Race: 2025 Phoenix Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Improvement with a Strong Finish Minwoo Baik demonstrated remarkable progress throughout the 2025 Phoenix Marathon Half Marathon. Starting with a pace of 11:09 min/mile in the first mile, Minwoo showed significant improvement, progressively dropping his split times. Notable improvements were seen as he hit a pace of 9:07 min/mile by mile 10. His effort is reflected in the overall time of 2:10:52, averaging a solid 9:59 min/mile pace for the 13.1-mile course, and securing the 78th place in his M19-24 division. A commendable element of Minwoo's race was his ability to bounce back after mile 6, a temporary spike raising his position from 586 to 313 by the last mile. Analyzing splits further, the final mile, paced at 9:48 min/mile, underscored his determination as he completed his race with a commendable overall placement of 1135 out of 2723 participants. Future races might benefit from maintaining the strong mid-race pacing through the final stretches.