Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Chelsey Palmer #11627 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 a Strong Finish Chelsey Palmer completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon with a time of 3:09:43, maintaining an impressive average pace of 7:14 min/mile. Her performance saw a steady improvement in overall placement, eventually securing 52nd place overall and finishing 5th in both gender and division categories within a pool of 2678 participants. Chelsey's split times reveal her consistent pace, with significant efforts particularly in miles 12 and 19, clocking fast paces of 6:43 and 6:49 respectively. Throughout the race, Chelsey managed to improve her position, notably moving up from 100th at mile 1 to 40th by mile 24. Being from Boulder, CO, her familiarity with the local terrain possibly contributed to her focused strategy. Chelsey's ability to consistently maintain her pace and improve upon her previous half marathon time of 1:36:50 (7:23 min/mile) from the 2023 Boulderthon, indicates significant progress. She might consider maintaining her fastest miles more spread throughout the marathon to enhance her rankings even further.