Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Rachel Hooker #41852 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

Strategic Pacing Yields Positive Momentum Rachel Hooker's performance in the 2025 Boulderthon 5K exhibits excellent strategic pacing. Her first-mile pace was 11:57 min/mile, placing her 661st overall. She displayed improved momentum, dropping her split time to 9:34 min/mile by mile two, climbing to 608th place. Rachel continued to maintain this positive trend, finishing her third split at a pace of 10:23 min/mile. Her placement improved as she advanced in each split, reaching 600th overall by the third mile, which indicates effective pacing strategy. Rachel finished with an overall time of 32:48 for the 5K, achieving an average pace of 10:35 min/mile. Notably, she advanced to 589th place overall, and 260th among female participants. Within her division (F25-29), Rachel moved from 58th to 56th. Future focus could be on sustaining the pace achieved in the middle portion of the race over the entire distance. Excellent improvement and competitive advancement throughout the race.