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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Walker Vaughn #10984 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Consistent Miles Build a Strong Marathon Finish Walker Vaughn finished the marathon in 3:47:05, an average of 8:40 per mile, placing 209th overall and 174th among men in a field of 3,305. Vaughn's race built steadily: after opening near 8:40 pace, he tightened his cumulative pace to 8:31 per mile by mile 16, its lowest point of the day. His strongest stretch came from miles 11 through 16, where he held between 7:53 and 8:32 per mile, the fastest sustained running of the race. From there, pace drifted gradually back to 8:40 by the finish, a modest but steady fade over the closing miles. Running the full distance at Boulder's elevation of over 5,000 feet, Vaughn's ability to hold pace so tightly through the middle miles stands out as the clearest strength of his race.