Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Kate Thomas #26526 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 Despite Mid-Race Challenge Kate Thomas started the 2025 Boulderthon with an impressive pace, clocking 8:25 min/mile in the initial two miles, which placed her 329th in her gender and 47th in her division. At mile 3, she experienced a significant slowdown with a 26:11 min/mile split, causing a drop to 2233rd in her gender and 272nd in her division. This unusual pace suggests a possible challenge or obstacle during that segment. Encouragingly, she quickly recalibrated and regained her original pace by mile 4. Following the mid-race interruption, Kate demonstrated commendable consistency, maintaining splits close to 8:26 min/mile for most of the remaining race. She finished the half marathon with an overall time of 1:51:10, solidifying her place as 38th in her division out of 6546 participants. Moving forward, improving split consistency, particularly focusing on maintaining pace through all segments, could further enhance future performances.