Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Tristan Samaniego #42228 Race: 2025 Boulderthon 5K Distance: 3.1 miles Weather: Perfect running weather with temperatures in the 50's to 70's and nice cloud cover

Impressive Pacing and Consistent Improvement Tristan completed the 2025 Boulderthon 5K with a strong performance, finishing in 36:49 with an average pace of 11:52 min/mile. His overall placement was 856th out of 1972 participants, while he placed 420th in the Men's category. Notably, within his division of M14 & Under, he secured the 31st position. Tristan demonstrated impressive pacing throughout the race. His split times show consistent improvement, starting with a 13:07 min/mile pace in the first mile, followed by a quicker 11:44 min/mile in the second, and an even faster 11:04 min/mile in the third mile. Maintaining this trend of improvement can further enhance race outcomes in the future. Continuing to build on this pattern of pacing as well as sustaining energy toward the second half of the race could lead to even better results next time.