Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Luke Cordry #11193 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

Strong Mid-Race Recovery Luke Cordry, representing Theta Chi, completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon in a time of 3:59:42. His overall placing was 482nd out of 2678 participants, with a gender placement of 383rd. Notably, Luke held a consistent pace, finishing with an overall pace of 9:08 min/mile over the 26.2-mile course. His strong performance is reflected in his top 100 finish within his age division, M20-24, where he secured 98th place. Luke experienced a remarkable surge between miles four and five, where his split dropped to an impressive 5:10 min/mile, boosting his position considerably from 944th to 368th overall. He maintained a steady pace thereafter, consistently averaging below 9:00 min/mile from mile five through seventeen. Toward the race's finish, there was a slight slowing trend in his splits. Focusing on maintaining energy conservation towards the race's end could further improve his timing and positioning in future endeavors.