Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Andrew Toole #12293 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

Consistency and Improvement Over Marathon Distance Andrew achieved a significant improvement in his performance at the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon, completing the 26.2-mile race with an elapsed time of 4:20:13, equating to an average pace of 9:55 min/mile. This result placed him 768th overall out of 2,678 participants, moving to 581st within his gender and 154th in the M20-24 division. Notably, his performance showed a considerable improvement over last year's Boulderthon, where he finished in 5:33:09. Starting with a steady pace, Andrew maintained a strong performance through the first half, highlighted by his fastest mile split at 8:15 min/mile between miles 9 and 10. Towards the end of the race, there was a slight increase in split times, with the slowest split recorded at a 16:00 min/mile pace in mile 21. Focusing on maintaining paces around the 8-9 minute mark throughout will further enhance Andrew's performance moving forward.