Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Ashton Duffield #22574 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

Strategic Start, Challenging Finale In the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, Ashton's performance exhibited steady pacing in the first half of the race. He started strong with an initial mile split of 8:44 min/mile, placing him 1032nd overall. By the second mile, Ashton improved his pace to 8:35 min/mile and maintained a top 100 position in the M20-24 division. Within the first five miles, his average pace was under 9:15 min/mile, highlighting a well-controlled opening strategy. However, the latter half of the race saw a noticeable increase in split times, peaking with a 13:58 min/mile at mile 10. Ashton ended the race with an overall time of 2:17:33, and an average pace of 10:30 min/mile. In a field of 6,546 participants, Ashton held steady with a 234th place in his division. For future races, focusing on maintaining an even pace throughout could help optimize his performance in the final miles.