Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Matthew Farber #12798 Race: 2025 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles Weather: Perfect running weather with temperatures in the 50's to 70's and nice cloud cover

Consistent Effort with Strong Finish Matthew Farber completed the 2025 Boulderthon Marathon with a final time of 3:51:17, maintaining an average pace of 8:49 min/mile over 26.2 miles. He placed 338th overall out of 2678 participants and secured 17th in the Male 40-44 division. Notably, his pacing was relatively steady throughout the race, with speed variations suggesting strategic pacing efforts. His strongest miles were at miles 5 and 6, each completed in 7:13 min/mile. A slight slowdown was observed in the middle segments, with splits like 10:45 min/mile at mile 3, but he evenly distributed his effort to finish strong. This suggests a potential area to work on could be maintaining more consistent pacing early on, particularly focusing on miles 3 and 4. Overall, his ability to pick up the pace in the final miles, closing mile 26 in 8:21 min/mile, demonstrates competitive stamina and finishing strength.