Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Ellie Stevens #24935 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

Consistency and Resilience Shown in Every Mile Ellie Stevens completed the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon with an official time of 2:55:06. Her overall pace settled at 13:22 min/mile across the 13.1 miles. Ellie maintained consistency in her pacing, notably recording her fastest mile at 6:37 min/mile for Mile 5. This speed helped her improve her position significantly, advancing over 1,000 places overall and nearly 1,000 places in her gender rank between Mile 4 and Mile 5. Throughout the race, Ellie navigated variations in her splits, with the longest split of 28:18 occurring in Mile 7. Despite this tough stretch, she successfully adjusted back to cover the subsequent miles in consistent paces around 13 minutes per mile. Her commitment to finishing strong was evidenced by covering the final mile in 13:07. In the future, focusing on maintaining speed in the latter half could offer her an even more efficient overall performance.