Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Howard Word #42730 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 Performance with Strong Division Placement Howard Word ran the 2025 Boulderthon 5K representing the "Word Ho!" team. Starting strong with a first-mile split of 9:29 at a pace of 9:29 min/mile, Howard secured the 2nd place in his Division M65-69. Maintaining steadiness, his second mile split was 9:33 at a pace of 9:33 min/mile, placing him 3rd in his division, a position he held through to the end of the race. His third mile was covered in 10:12 with a pace of 10:12 min/mile. Finishing with an overall time of 30:21, Howard achieved an average pace of 9:47 min/mile over the 3.1-mile course, securing a 3rd place finish in his division. Notably, he placed 263rd among male participants out of 1972 total participants. Focusing on maintaining pace consistency in the latter miles might further improve future results. Great job on securing a podium finish within your division!