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Date: Dec. 13, 2025 Participant: Michael Hammer #7292 Race: 2025 Phoenix Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progress Despite Variations in Pace Michael Hammer, representing "Miles of Montana," delivered an impressive performance during the 2025 Phoenix Marathon's Half Marathon event. Starting with a strong pace of 10:09 minutes per mile for the first mile, Michael's times varied slightly mile to mile, culminating in a consistent overall pace of 12:19 minutes per mile. He finished with an overall time of 2:41:31 over the 13.1-mile distance. An interesting detail in the splits reveals that despite facing challenges with pace fluctuations, there was a noticeable rebound in the later stages. Particularly, Michael achieved a strong finish with a split pace of 10:35 in the final mile. Focusing on maintaining consistent pacing throughout could enhance future performances. Placement results were solid, with a final standing of 166th in the M30-34 division out of 2723 total participants, showing Michael's commitment and potential in his age group.