Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Claire Schlutt #42660 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

Consistent Improvement Across the Distance Claire began the 2025 Boulderthon 5K with a first split pace of 21:01 min/mile, completing the mile in 21:01. This initial segment saw her in 762nd place overall and 368th among females. Notably, Claire's performance showed steady enhancement; the second split dropped significantly to a 6:25 min/mile pace. This adjustment played a crucial role in reducing the elapsed time for this mile to 6:25 minutes, though she maintained her placement across the overall and female categories. Continuing her positive progression, Claire's third mile split was 6:46 min/mile. This brought her total race time to 35:20, achieving an average pace of 11:23 min/mile over the entire distance. While her placement saw a slight adjustment to 763 overall, 367 in her gender, and 47th in her division, she demonstrated strong pacing and endurance improvements throughout the race. Future focus might be directed towards sustaining the improved pace achieved in subsequent splits across the entirety of the race.