Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Jorge Ascencio #22713 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

Strong Mid-Race Recovery Elevates Performance Jorge Ascencio's performance in the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon showcased a blend of perseverance and tactical racing. Noteworthy is his ability to overcome a challenging third mile, where his pace dipped significantly to 24:12 min/mile resulting in a drop in overall placements. Remarkably, he managed a substantial recovery by the fourth mile, impressively improving his split time to 2:14 min/mile, ascending to 701st place overall and 118th within his division. The latter stages of the race highlighted Jorge's consistency and strong finish, attaining a new peak pace of 6:44 min/mile by mile 12. His overall time of 1:41:02 at an average pace of 7:42 min/mile earned him 408th place out of 6,546 participants. This improvement across consecutive miles indicates Jorge's strength in power finishing. Maintaining focus in the early to middle portions could provide even better overall performance for future events.