Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Luis Ramos #42120 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 Effort with Steady Gains Luis Ramos demonstrated consistent pacing throughout the 5K race at the 2025 Boulderthon event. Starting with an initial mile split of 8:06, he improved his pace by nearly a minute for the second mile, clocking in at 7:10. Notably, he maintained a strong standing in his Division (M25-29) holding 20th place consistently from the first mile through to the finish. Overall, Luis completed the race with an elapsed time of 23:52, achieving an average pace of 7:42 minutes per mile. Impressively, he advanced in the overall standings, finishing 135th out of 1972 participants and 96th in his gender category. To improve future performance, focusing on pacing strategy could help reduce time fluctuations. Maintaining the mid-race pace more evenly across all miles could be beneficial in lowering the overall race time. Keep building on this solid foundation, and you may see substantial progress in subsequent races.