Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Manuel Almaraz #26008 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 Pacing with Strong Finish Manuel maintained a steady pace throughout the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon with an overall time of 1:54:53 and an average pace of 8:46 min/mile. He showed resilience, especially during the fifth and sixth miles, completing them both in 7:16 min/mile, marking his fastest splits. His most significant challenge was in the fourth mile, where he experienced a slow down, recording a split pace of 12:30 min/mile. In terms of positioning, Manuel exhibited good strategic pacing, placing 175th in his division (M25-29) out of 6546 participants. He notably improved in later stages, climbing the ranks significantly from his 2037th placement during the fourth mile to finishing 1206th overall. Manuel's improvement highlighted his effective energy distribution towards the end of the race. Focusing on maintaining pace in the early miles could potentially lower his overall time even further.