Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Raimund Mcclain #13006 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Front Half Fades Late, Still Finishes Under Five Hours Raimund Mcclain completed the marathon in 4:38:25, an increase from his 4:11:40 finish at the 2025 Boulderthon, with elapsed pace slipping from 9:36 to 10:37 per mile. He placed 13th in the M50-54 division this year, just outside his 10th-place division finish last year. The race unfolded in two distinct halves: through 13 miles, Mcclain held a steady 9:23 per mile pace, a strong showing on a course that climbs before turning back toward Boulder Reservoir. From there, the pace eased into the 11:0012:47 range as fatigue set in over the closing miles, before he pushed a final mile split of 11:34 to close out the race. That late rally carried him through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5 and on to the finish on the Pearl Street Mall, a fitting capstone at over 5,000 feet of elevation in downtown Boulder.