Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Brady Schmelling #13069 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 Leads to Strong Finish Brady maintained a remarkably steady pace throughout the Boulderthon Marathon, finishing with an overall time of 3:56:51 and an average pace of 9:02 min/mile. His performance saw him finish 418th overall out of 2,678 participants and 77th in his M25-29 division. Notably, Brady showed resilience after a slower fourth mile, bouncing back with consecutive mid-race miles clocking under 9:00 min/mile. A particularly commendable aspect of Brady's race was the remarkable pacing seen in the latter half. From Mile 15 to Mile 26, his splits stayed consistently close to the target average, with a significant acceleration visible in the final stretch. The 25th and 26th miles were standout moments with identical swift paces of 8:46 min/mile. Brady may want to explore strategies to avoid mid-race pace fluctuations for even smoother performance in future races.