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2025 USATF Southwest Region Masters Indoor Championships - Masters Mile at UH - A New PR!

 


I’ve really enjoyed Masters racing over the past couple of years, so I was excited to hit the track again for the mile at the Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH. Coming into the race, I felt strong—training had been solid and consistent, and I was ready to see what I could do.

I had a good warm-up: a couple of miles of jogging, some strides, dynamic stretches, and 4 x 150m ramp-ups to 4:50 pace to get the legs firing.

Race Plan & Execution

They ran the mile in two heats, and I was in the second. My goal was to go out at 4:58 pace, hold that through 1009m, and then kick it up a notch.



Once I started hearing my splits, I knew I was just a touch off pace—but I didn’t panic. At 809m, I still felt in control and started gradually picking it up.

Navigating Traffic & The Final Push

I was getting back on track when I hit lapped traffic, which forced me to run most of the penultimate lap in Lane 2—this ended up being my slowest lap.

Despite that, I closed strong, crossing the line in 5:01.46—a Masters PR! That’s 2.5 seconds faster than 2023, and I’ll take it!

Splits:

38, 38, 38, 38, 37, 36, 39, 37


On to Gainesville!

Congrats to all the other Masters competitors—great racing all around! Looking forward to seeing everyone in Gainesville in March!


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Location: 3728 Francis St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

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