Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Matthew Downey #22555 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 Strong Finish Matthew Downey maintained an impressive and consistent pace throughout the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon. After starting with an 8:49 min/mile pace for the first mile, he quickly found his rhythm, maintaining splits such as 8:18 and 8:32 min/mile in the early stages. Notably, Matthew achieved his fastest split on mile nine at 5:55 min/mile, significantly boosting his positioning. His final pace was 8:03 min/mile, completing the race in 1:45:38. After a temporary performance drop between miles two and three, where his split pace shifted to 27:41 min/mile, Matthew recovered swiftly. His race strategy displayed improvement in the latter half, as seen in mile splits consistently below 8:10 min/mile from mile nine onward, culminating in a final mile time of 7:07 min/mile. His final standings were commendable, finishing 619th overall and 438th in his gender category out of 6546 participants, indicating strong performance and consistency.