Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Grant Thompson #13422 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 Performance with a Strong Finish Grant Thompson completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon showing consistent pacing throughout the race. His overall time was 4:07:37 with an average pace of 9:27 min/mile. Notably, Grant maintained a steady pace in the initial 10 miles, with his fastest split being an impressive 8:27 min/mile during the 12th mile, and his final splits showed remarkable consistency in the 9:00 min/mile range. Improvement opportunities can be identified in the latter part of the race. Splits from miles 23 to 26 slowed to over 10-minute miles, with the 24th mile being the slowest at 11:20 min/mile. Despite this, Grant's overall placement of 567th out of 2678 participants and 81st in his M30-34 division demonstrates a commendable performance in his age category. Working on late-race endurance could help achieve even stronger future results.