Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Victor Villegas #42449 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

Steady Start, Consistent Effort Victor Villegas completed the 2025 Boulderthon 5K with an overall time of 30:12, achieving an average pace of 9:44 min/mile. In the M40-44 age division, he secured the 32nd spot. At the start, his pace was an impressive 7:42 min/mile for the first mile, placing him 17th in his division and showing strong initial performance. The second mile saw a shift to a 10:01 min/mile pace, where he ranked 29th in his division. By the third mile, his pace adjusted to 11:30 min/mile, marking some slowing but maintaining consistency and ranking 30th in his division. To optimize future races, consider focusing on maintaining that initial energy throughout the mid-segments. Keep building on that solid opening pace, and you're likely to see improvements in overall performance. Congrats on representing Boulder and the Mountain Birds team!