Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Joel Love #11725 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 Effort with Speed Spurts Joel Love successfully completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon, maintaining a strong and consistent pace of 9:04 min/mile over the 26.2-mile course. His overall elapsed time was 3:57:34. Notably, Joel managed to gain ground between miles 3 and 5, with a notable increase in speed in the fifth mile, clocking an impressive split pace of 8:53 min/mile. He showed excellent pacing control, as evidenced by a significant sprint at mile 10 with an 8:11 min/mile pace. By the end of the race, Joel finished 437th out of 2678 participants, ranking 353rd among male competitors and securing the 20th position in his division (M40-44). His finish reflects his ability to maintain a steady rhythm despite slight fluctuations in later stages. Moving forward, focusing on sustaining the faster paces achieved in selected splits could contribute to further improvements. Excellent job on the consistent pacing throughout, Joel!