Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Carrie Bertolozzi #31075 Race: 2025 Boulderthon 10K Distance: 6.2 miles Weather: Perfect running weather with temperatures in the 50's to 70's and nice cloud cover

Pacing Dynamics and Placement Highlights Carrie Bertolozzi completed the 2025 Boulderthon 10K with a time of 58:58, maintaining a consistent average pace of 9:30 min/mile over the 6.2-mile course. Her performance placed her 561st out of 2,428 participants, and 231st among female competitors. Notably, her division placement in the F35-39 age group was 28th. This overall and divisional positioning highlights her steady and reliable pacing throughout the race. Analyzing the splits, Carrie showed her fastest mile at 8:54 min/mile between miles 1 and 2. Her pace was slightly impacted afterward, with a slower segment occurring in mile 5, where she ran a 10:01 min/mile. A suggestion for future races would be to focus on maintaining mid-race energy to sustain initial mile paces. Despite fluctuations, finishing strong within her division indicates a commendable effort and capability to improve pacing strategies further.