Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Mark Gerrits #13295 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

Impressive Consistency Maintained Throughout Mark Gerrits completed the 2025 Boulderthon marathon with a time of 4:01:33. From the outset, he demonstrated a consistent pace, initially maintaining around 8:58 to 9:02 minutes per mile for the first few miles. His strongest segments were notably at mile 2 and mile 5, achieving split paces of 8:58 min/mile and 8:55 min/mile, respectively. Such consistency in pacing allowed him to climb in position, making notable improvements in his division standing. At mile 5, Mark moved up to 55th in his division, a commendable leap from 122nd. Despite slight variability in his split paces, Mark sustained a steady approach. From mile 12, with an impressive pace of 8:19 min/mile, to mile 26, finishing at 9:01 min/mile, he maintained competitive positioning in his age division. Closing the race at 9:12 min/mile pace, he placed 70th in the M30-34 division out of a total of 2678 participants. Continuing to refine split times between miles could further elevate his performance.