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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Evan Dawdy #13351 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Miles Early Set Up a Hard-Fought Finish Evan Dawdy completed the marathon in 4:23:55, an overall pace of 10:04 per mile. He opened with a 9:44 first mile, then settled into a steady rhythm, holding sub-9:10 pace from mile 5 through mile 12 and keeping his cumulative pace near 9:07 at the midpoint. The back half cooled gradually, sliding past 10:00 by mile 20 and further into the 1213 minute range between miles 21 and 25, before he closed with a 10:11 final mile. His sharpest running came from mile 5 to mile 10, covered in roughly 44 minutes and averaging close to 8:50 per mile, the fastest sustained stretch of his race. That effort carried him toward the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5 before the late slowdown set in. Racing across Boulder's elevation of over 5,000 feet added extra weight to every one of those early miles.