Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: David Benson #13276 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 Improvement Seen at 2025 Boulderthon David Benson executed a steady marathon performance, finishing the 2025 Boulderthon with a time of 3:57:20. He maintained an overall pace of 9:03 min/mile, placing 433rd out of 2678 participants. Throughout the race, he showcased particular strength in the early miles, hitting a fastest split of 7:43 min/mile between miles 2 and 3. In his division (M45-49), he placed 14th. Notably, David's pace remained under 8:30 min/mile until mile 17. A slight decrease in pace was observed from mile 18 on, with the slowest split at 11:04 min/mile in mile 22. Compared to his previous marathon at the 2024 Boulderthon, David improved his finishing time by over 21 minutes, and enhanced his pace from 9:52 to 9:03 min/mile. This improvement demonstrates significant progress. For future races, focusing on sustaining pace in the latter half could lead to even more impressive results. Keep building on this positive momentum, David!