Results/Photos

Date: Dec. 13, 2025 Participant: Isabel Benson #4116 Race: 2025 Phoenix Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progression and Strong Finish Isabel Benson demonstrated an impressive ability to maintain and build pace throughout the 2025 Phoenix Marathon Half Marathon event. She started with a 9:49 min/mile pace, improving gradually and consistently reducing her times to end with an 8:39 min/mile for her last recorded mile. This consistent pacing shows positive endurance and strategy, allowing her to finish with a commendable average pace of 9:04 min/mile. Her position improved substantially during the race, climbing from 1031st place overall at the 1-mile mark to finishing 729th out of 2723 participants. Notably, her perseverance in the latter part of the race is highlighted by her climb from 193rd to an impressive 11th in her division by the last recorded mile. This finish in the top 15% for her gender division indicates strong competition skills and places her on target for future training to optimize these results further.