Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Cara Farngipane #22512 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 Effort with Strong Finish in Boulderthon Cara Farngipane maintained a steady pace during the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon, showcasing consistent splits with a total time of 2:11:31. Starting at an impressive 8:20 min/mile pace in the first mile, Cara experienced a natural progression, reaching a peak at mile 5 with a slower split of 13:23 min/mile. Despite this, she managed to improve her split pace to 8:01 min/mile by mile 9, indicating a strong ability to finish the race on a high note. Cara's final time equated to an average pace of 10:02 min/mile. She placed 1169th among female participants in a field of 6546 runners and was 149th in her F35-39 division. Throughout the latter half of the race, Cara demonstrated resilience, pacing consistently below 10:30 min/mile after mile 5. Future work could focus on maintaining initial paces across more miles to potentially enhance performance in later stages. Well done representing Team Hoyt Denver!