Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Vanessa Sloan #26176 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 Performance with Notable Improvements Vanessa Sloan displayed commendable consistency throughout the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon. Starting with a steady pace of 8:30 min/mile, she maintained similar paces across most splits, demonstrating strong endurance and pacing skills. She marked an impressive improvement between the 3rd and 5th miles, moving from 35th to 23rd in her division. Despite a slower 9th mile split at 11:31 min/mile, she quickly recovered with a much faster 10th mile at 5:36 min/mile. This quick recovery is a highlight of her race strategy. Overall, Vanessa finished the race with a time of 1:51:25, maintaining an average pace of 8:30 min/mile. She finished 27th in her F40-44 division, 302nd among women, and 952nd overall out of 6546 participants. Her performance suggests steady pacing with an opportunity to work on maintaining consistent speed in the later stages of the race for potential improvements.