Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: John Farris #13095 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start Fades Into a Gritty Finish John Farris covered the marathon in 4:32:30, an average of 10:24 per mile. He opened briskly, holding right around 9:15 per mile through the first eight miles, and stayed in that bandgenerally 9:20 to 9:40through mile 20. The final six miles told a different story, with per-mile splits stretching into the 12- to 14-minute range before he closed the last mile in 11:16, pulling his overall pace back down after the toughest stretch of the day. His most efficient running came from mile 3 to mile 7, where he clicked off consecutive miles between 8:48 and 9:16, the fastest sustained stretch of his race. That effort came at altitude, in a city sitting above 5,000 feet. He passed through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5 during his slower closing miles before finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.