Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Roy Garza #12971 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 Start, Slower Finish: A Mixed Pace Marathon Roy Garza from Evans, CO started the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon with a strong opening mile at a pace of 5:51 min/mile, placing 12th overall and 2nd in his division. His early splits show consistency in a fast pace, maintaining a sub-6:30 min/mile pace for the first half of the race. Notably, mile 5 was completed in 6:13 min/mile, showing an exceptionally strong performance at that point, which brought him to 17th place overall during that stage. However, as the race progressed, a gradual decline in pace was observed, dropping to 9:44 min/mile by mile 17. The final quarter of the race showed increased fatigue, peaking in mile 22 with a 14:10 min/mile pace. Although the decline affected his final standings, finishing at a 8:28 min/mile overall pace, theres potential to work on sustaining an even pace throughout. Consider focusing on endurance training and pacing strategies in future races to maintain the initial strong performance throughout the marathon.