Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: David Sucese #13227 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

Steady Start, Waning Finish David began the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon with a determined pace, maintaining a consistent sub-9:12 min/mile pace through the first 10 miles, even peaking with an impressive 8:38 min/mile split at mile 5. Initially, his rankings improved notably: from 49th in his division at mile 1 to 16th by mile 5. This shows an excellent initial effort, benefiting from strong pacing and perhaps focusing on a steady start. However, the pace began to slow after mile 17, with mile splits gradually increasing beyond a 10:00 min/mile pace by mile 22. His overall time was 4:26:09, which averaged to 10:09 min/mile, positioning him 34th in his division from a total field of 2678 participants. Looking ahead, sustaining earlier pacing into the latter half of future races could be key. Balancing the pace across segments may help close strong, possibly resembling his performance in the 2024 Boulderthon Half Marathon with an 8:39 min/mile average.