Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Jesus Barrios #11093 Race: 2025 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running weather with temperatures in the 50's to 70's and nice cloud cover

Consistent Pacing with Strong Splits Jesus Barrios delivered a commendable performance at the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon. Starting strong, he maintained an impressive sub-8-minute mile pace for the first mile (7:25) and continued pacing effectively until mile 3, where the splits slightly slowed. Notably, mile 5 presented a remarkable quick split time of 4:49his fastest of the race. Achieving a final time of 4:11:02, he maintained an average pace of 9:34 minutes per mile across the 26.2-mile course. While his overall placement was 616th out of 2,678 participants, Jesus demonstrated particular strength in the early miles, evident from achieving 3rd place in his division by mile 5. From miles 4 onward, pace increased slightly with a peak during mile 17 (11:10 min/mile). A focus on maintaining pace consistency and working on the latter stages could enhance future performances.