Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Blanca Valadez #41039 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 Pacing Leads to a Strong Finish Blanca Valadez participated in the 2025 Boulderthon 5K event, maintaining a consistent effort across the three-mile course. Her splits demonstrate a steady performance, beginning with a 13:15 min/mile pace in the first mile and concluding with an average pace of 12:57 min/mile over the entire distance. Her fastest individual mile was clocked at 12:09 min/mile during the second mile. Blanca completed the 3.1-mile race in an elapsed time of 40:11. In her division category, F50-54, Blanca finished 23rd out of the participants. With a sturdy pacing strategy, her overall placement was 1047th out of 1972 participants. Notably, she maintained consistency in her gender-specific standings as well. Going forward, considering additional interval training might help reduce overall pace times further. Well done on keeping a steady pace throughout the race!