Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Sophia Burt #25962 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

Consistent Start with a Strong Finish Sophia Burt from Denver, CO participated in the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon. She completed the race in a time of 1:49:46, achieving an average pace of 8:22 min/mile. One standout performance was the 9th mile, where she clocked a split time of 6:28, the fastest split in her race. Sophia began the race with consistent paces, maintaining a pace of 7:38 min/mile for the initial miles, highlighting strong early performance. Sophia finished 245th among females and 61st in her division for F25-29 out of a total of 6546 participants. Compared to the previous years Boulderthon, she improved her time by one minute and held a slightly faster pace than the 8:27 min/mile from 2024. To further enhance her performance, focusing on maintaining the mid-race pace could help reduce pacing fluctuations, particularly after mile 8. Overall, she demonstrated improvements and maintained competitive positioning throughout the race.