Date: Sept. 28, 2025 Participant: Ellen Hurst #21169 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 Pacing with a Strong Finish Ellen Hurst of Superior, CO, demonstrated consistent pacing during the 2025 Boulderthon Half Marathon. Her splits started at an even pace of 8:57 min/mile for the first two miles and slightly decreased to 8:59 min/mile by mile three, maintaining this pace till mile seven. Ellen managed to maintain a spot within the top 15% in her division, F35-39, dropping positions in a few splits but reclaiming them effectively in later stages. The latter part of her race showed an impressive pickup in pace. Her fastest mile was mile 12 at a 7:30 min/mile pace, concluding the race with a strong finish of 7:29 min/mile for the final mile. Overall, Ellen clocked in at 1:51:50 with an average pace of 8:32 min/mile, placing 972nd overall out of 6546 participants. Focusing on maintaining this determined finish in future races would further bolster her race day performance.