Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Olga Khokhryakova #10282 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Even Pacing Through Two-Thirds, Late Fade to the Line Olga Khokhryakova finished the marathon in 4:17:11, an overall average pace of 9:48 per mile. Her race was remarkably consistent through the middle miles, holding an elapsed pace between 9:09 and 9:16 all the way to mile 18. From there the pace slipped steadily, with mile 21 onward dropping past 10:44 and eventually into the 12-minute range, pulling her final average down to 9:49. Her standout stretch came between miles 9 and 17, an eight-mile run averaging close to 9:03 per mile, anchored by a fastest mile of 8:44 at mile 11. That stretch carried her out past Boulder Reservoir before the closing miles brought her back into downtown Boulder sitting at over 5,000 feet to finish on the Pearl Street Mall.