Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Joel Marquez #24807 Race: 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles Weather: Perfect running weather with temperatures in the 50's to 70's and nice cloud cover

Notable Early Pace with a Challenging Finish Joel Marquez demonstrated consistent performance in the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, particularly excelling in the early stages. His initial split was clocked at 7:10 min/mile, showing a strong and promising start. Notably, during the first five miles, Joel maintained an impressive pace, with each split closely hovering around the low 7:00 min/mile mark. As the race progressed, Joel faced challenges in maintaining the initial momentum. Elapsed pace gradually increased, reaching 8:33 min/mile by mile 10 and 9:36 min/mile for the final mile. Finish time was recorded at 1:45:00, placing him within the top 10% of participants overall. Improvement opportunities may lie in managing pace in the latter stages of the race. Encouragingly, his results from previous races indicate the capacity for faster paces, highlighting potential to strategically control race effort distribution.