Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Jessica Lefford #26434 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

Consistent Pacing with a Strong Division Finish Jessica Lefford completed the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon with an impressive time of 1:36:47, maintaining an average pace of 7:23 min/mile. Starting at a pace of 7:53 for her first mile, she quickly settled into a faster rhythm by the second mile with a split of 7:06, further improving and stabilizing her kilometers around the 7:05 to 7:18 range, predominantly. Jessica's standout performance was in the ninth mile, where her split time was an impressive 5:57, indicating strong mid-race acceleration. She finished 280th out of 6,546 participants, placing 59th among females and 9th in her age division. Maintaining pacing consistency throughout the race, Jessica preserved her position well in the second half despite slowing slightly during mile 10 with a 9:03 split. Future strategies might focus on managing speed across all segments to balance impressive mid-race acceleration with controlled pacing.