Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Natalie Mccarthy #13661 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Fast Start Sets the Tone Before a Gradual Fade Natalie Mccarthy finished the marathon in 4:22:13, an overall pace of 10:00 per mile. She opened aggressively, covering the first five miles at roughly 8:26 pace, the fastest sustained stretch of her race. From there, per-mile splits steadily lengthened through the middle miles, and the effort showed most clearly between miles 21 and 23, where pace slipped into the 12:5013:34 range before settling back down over the closing miles to the finish. Boulder's elevation, over 5,000 feet, provided the backdrop for the effort throughout. Mccarthy closed out the marathon with a finish on the historic Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, capping a race that began briskly and asked more of her in the closing stretch.