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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Melia Dion #12161 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Pacing Carries Marathon Debut to a Strong Finish Melia Dion completed the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:25:33, an average pace of 10:08 per mile. Her race unfolded with remarkable evenness: after opening near 10:11, she held between 9:58 and 10:11 through the middle miles, dipped as low as 9:28 at mile 11, then gradually eased in the closing miles before a strong final mile of 10:17. Her sharpest stretch came from miles 15 through 18, where she covered four consecutive miles between 9:35 and 10:02, the fastest sustained running of her race. That effort came just before the course's lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, where her pace eased to 11:09 for mile 22 a natural moment to draw energy from the crowd support there. Given Boulder's elevation above 5,000 feet, this was a well-managed effort from start to finish.