Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Neftali Carcamo #22630 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 Strategic Gains Neftali Carcamo displayed impressive consistency in pacing throughout the Boulderthon Half Marathon, completing it in an elapsed time of 1:51:41 with an average pace of 8:31 min/mile. Starting strong, Neftali maintained the same pace for the first two miles at 8:27 min/mile before increasing his speed to 8:04 min/mile by mile three. Notably, mile five saw a significant improvement with a split pace of 6:32 min/mile, showing strategic bursts of speed. Neftali's position fluctuated, reaching a peak improvement at mile nine with an overall place of 666, moving up through the ranks. Despite a challenging mile four, where the pace dropped to 11:08 min/mile, Neftali overall finished in the top 15% of participants, placing 961st out of 6,546 total participants. With steady pacing and focused improvements in specific stretches, future races could benefit from maintaining consistency during key splits like mile four.