Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Ethan Hill #11542 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

Solid Consistency with Insights for Next Time Ethan Hill demonstrated a consistent effort in the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon. His race splits showed a strong mid-race performance with a notable pacing pattern. After an initial mile at a 9:18 min/mile pace, he settled into a quicker pace around the 9:00-9:05 min/mile mark until mile 10. At mile 11, he hit a strong pace of 8:42 min/mile, a highlight of his run. However, from mile 21, his pace slowed, reaching a low at mile 24 with a 14:14 min/mile pace. Throughout the race, Ethan maintained a position within the top 50% among his gender and division, concluding with an overall placement of 611 out of 2678 participants. Given his highest placement at mile 18 was 519th overall, Ethan might focus on endurance strategies for later stages to maintain his peak pace for longer. Analyzing the pacing dropoff could offer insights for optimizing the final stretches of future races.