Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Alexander Hopkins #11734 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 Strong Early Splits Alexander Hopkins completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon with a time of 4:25:24, averaging a pace of 10:07 min/mile over the 26.2-mile course. Particularly noteworthy is the sustained pacing in the first half of the race, maintaining a sub-10 minute mile pace through many of the initial splits. His strongest mile was mile 8 with a split pace of 8:45, showing potential for faster overall times in future races. A slight slowing in pace was observed in the final miles, with splits reaching above 12-minute mile in several of the closing segments. Despite this, Alexander finished 861st out of 2,678 participants overall, 638th among male participants, and 79th in the Male 35-39 division. Focusing on endurance in the later stages of the marathon could help improve finish times, as maintaining earlier pacing trends throughout the race will enhance overall performance.