Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Sean Palmer #27205 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

Impressive Consistency with Mid-Race Recovery Sean Palmer maintained a steady pace throughout the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, finishing with an elapsed time of 1:36:02 and pacing at 7:19 min/mile. He placed 261st overall out of 6546 participants, showing competitive performance. The initial mile started strong at 7:02, followed by consistent pacing between 7:03 and 7:11 for the first three miles. Notably, the fourth split experienced a significant drop to 10:15, which impacted overall placement. However, Sean effectively recovered, clocking back-to-back miles at a much faster 5:53 pace in the fifth and sixth splits. Sean's ability to regain pace after the fourth split is commendable, maintaining speeds around 7:19 min/mile for the remainder of the race. He completed the final stretch at a swift 6:59 pace in mile 12. While the early race segments show potential for improvement, Sean's recovery and sustained performance underscore resilience, marking an overall positive effort despite not hitting his previous best from the 2023 Boulderthon.