Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Joy Wakimura #22773 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 Start with Slower Finish Reflects Strong Effort Joy Wakimura participated in the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, completing the distance in 1:42:24. Joy maintained an impressive consistency during the initial segments, with her first four miles showing a solid split pace around 7:32-7:33 min/mile. By mile seven, her split pace slightly slowed to 7:42 min/mile. The slowdown became more apparent from mile eight onwards, where her split times ranged from 7:49 to 8:25 min/mile. Despite these changes in pacing, Joy finished with an elapsed pace of 7:49 min/mile, securing 16th in her division. To aim for improved future results, maintaining her strong start pace throughout may help avoid the slowdown in the later miles. Keep focusing on pacing strategies to balance your energy, and the next race could be even more impressive!