Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Grace Kearns #22164 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

Strong Consistency with an Impressive Finish Grace Kearns delivered a notable performance at the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, showcasing steady pacing throughout the race. Her average pace was 7:17 min/mile, an improvement from her previous half marathon's pace of 9:12 min/mile. Splits varied slightly, but she maintained consistency with most miles ranging between 7:03 and 7:13. A standout moment in her run was at the 5th mile where she achieved her fastest pace of 6:59 min/mile, catapulting her to 135th place overall in that mile. Grace finished with a time of 1:35:35, placing 8th in her division, showing significant progress from her 66th place in the 2023 Boulderthon. Her overall placement leaped from 1014th to 247th amongst a larger pool of 6546 participants. Focus might be on maintaining those faster middle splits through the later stages of the race to further improve overall time. Excellent effort, Grace!