Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Sarah Gordis #12460 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 Pace with Room for Strategic Adjustments Sarah Gordis completed the 2025 Boulderthon marathon with an overall time of 4:04:35, maintaining a solid average pace of 9:20 min/mile over the 26.2-mile course. Sarah started strong, with her first mile clocked at 8:32 min/mile, placing her relatively high at 69th among females. Interestingly, the pace varied slightly throughout the race, with Sarah's fastest split occurring at mile 5 with an impressive 5:31 min/mile pace. Notably, she secured 19th place in her division (F30-34) out of 2678 total participants. Towards the final stages, Sarah experienced a gradual slowdown. For example, the 22nd mile saw a shift to a 10:26 min/mile pace. Despite this, she managed to recover and finish in 117th place among the female runners. A focused strategy on maintaining the bursts of speed demonstrated in certain segments might yield even better results next time.