Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Chris Lancaster #25507 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 Pace with a Strong Finish Chris Lancaster completed the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon with an official time of 1:51:25, covering the 13.1 miles at an average pace of 8:30 min/mile. Notably, Chris started strong, maintaining splits close to his average pace for the initial miles. The middle segment showed variation, particularly at mile 3 where the split time increased to 23:15, impacting his overall placement initially. He began in 1615th place, later experiencing fluctuations in division placement before consistently improving. A highlight of Chris's performance was his impressive ability to quicken his pace in the latter stages of the race. From mile 4 onwards, each split showed a remarkable improvement, culminating in a mile 13 pace of 7:59 min/mile. This strategy helped him secure 951st place overall out of 6,546 participants, ranking 165th in his M30-34 division. For future races, Chris could focus on maintaining steady splits throughout the middle miles to enhance his performance further.