Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Aniket Nawani #41754 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

Strong Mid-Race Improvement Noted Aniket Nawani participated in the 2025 Boulderthon 5K and completed the race in 38:22, achieving an overall pace of 12:22 min/mile. Notably, Aniket observed a significant improvement in pacing during the second and third mile splits. The initial mile was completed in 20:57, with a pace of 20:57 min/mile, but the pace accelerated to 14:15 min/mile by mile two and further improved to 12:24 min/mile in the third mile. This showcases strong adaptability and increased efficiency as the race progressed. In terms of placement, Aniket concluded the race in 954th place overall, and 447th within the men's category out of a total of 1972 participants. Within the M35-39 division, he secured the 57th spot. Moving forward, focusing on maintaining the mid-race pacing consistency from the starting mile could lead to even better performance in future races.