Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Joshua Clemons #13395 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 Pace with Minor Setbacks Joshua Clemons maintained a steady performance at the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon, recording an overall time of 3:18:43. Throughout the race, Joshua demonstrated consistent pacing, particularly excelling during the first half with splits such as 6:19 at mile 1 and 6:21 at mile 5. Notably, Joshua secured 2nd place in the M40-44 division through the first ten miles, an impressive feat. The overall pacing of 7:35 min/mile closely mirrored past performances, only slightly off from the 2023 Boulderthon Marathon where he completed slightly faster at a 7:34 min/mile pace. Looking at the latter stages of the event, a gradual slowing trend was observed. Split times increased to 9:06 at mile 26, which affected overall placement, moving from 2nd in division early on to 6th by the races end. Pay attention to maintaining pace consistency in the later stages; perhaps targeting energy conservation could be beneficial in future marathons.