Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Ricardo Loya #24276 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 Pacing with a Notable Finish Ricardo Loya maintained a steady pace throughout the Boulderthon Half Marathon with a final elapsed time of 1:58:03, averaging a pace of 9:00 min/mile over the 13.1 miles. Despite fluctuating placements, notably increasing between the 4th and 5th mile, his fastest split was mile 9, clocked at an impressive 6:58 min/mile. This notable increase in speed indicated a strong mid-race push. Ricardo's performance in the M45-49 division was consistent, securing a solid placement of 30th out of the total participants in his group. Showing improvement since his previous race, the pace increased from 10:18 min/mile in the 2024 Boulderthon 5K to 9:00 min/mile in this half marathon. Overall, working on maintaining consistent speeds in late miles could be beneficial for even more competitive future races, specifically honing in on miles 10 and 13, where times slowed. Ricardo demonstrated commendable endurance and pacing on race day.