Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Nikola Grafnetterova #11084 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 Pacing with Room to Strategize Nikola Grafnetterova competed in the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon, finishing in 4:29:37, maintaining a steady pace of 10:17 min/mile over 26.2 miles. Starting strong, she kept her initial mile paces around 10:05 min/mile; however, her pace varied slightly as the race progressed, with a notable slowdown at mile 4 to 14:49 min/mile. An impressive recovery followed at mile 5 with an 8:10 min/mile pace. Nikola's performance strengthened towards the end, regaining a sub-10-minute mile pace from mile 25 but saw a slower last mile. In her division (F35-39), Nikola secured 29th place out of 2678 participants overall, outperforming 75% of the total participants. Compared to her previous year's performance, the differences in placement (down from 16th) suggest evaluating pacing strategy for improvement, especially during the races middle and final sections. With consistent training, slight adjustments in pace strategy could further enhance her future results.