Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Tyler Behunin #11438 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 Start Fades in Later Miles Tyler Behunin displayed a commendable performance in the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon. He started strong, hitting the first two miles at a pace of 9:13 and then 8:56 minutes per mile. Between miles 3 and 5, Tyler improved his pace to consistently hover around the 8:45 min/mile mark, making notable overall placements of 618 to 326. By mid-race, his fastest split was recorded at mile 6 with an impressive 8:17 min/mile, showing great potential for maintaining a strong pace. However, the latter part of the race saw a slowdown, with the pace dropping to 11:28 min/mile at mile 22 and culminating at 11:56 min/mile by mile 26. Despite the deceleration, his overall time was 4:08:33, placing him 579th among 2678 participants. Future training could focus on sustaining pacing in the later miles to capitalize on the strong mid-race performance and improve overall race outcomes.