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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Harrison Cruz #11825 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Opening Carries a Strong Marathon Finish Harrison Cruz finished the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:00:27, an overall pace of 9:10 per mile. He ran the first ten miles briskly and consistently, holding between 8:14 and 8:27 per mile, before settling into a steadier rhythm through the middle miles and easing further over the final stretch as splits moved into the 9:4911:12 range. His strongest mile-plus stretch came early, covering miles 1 through 10 at roughly 8:20 per mile the most efficient running of his race before the pace gradually loosened. That effort came at altitude, with Boulder sitting above 5,000 feet, on a 2026 course redesigned to trim overall elevation gain to about 603 feet.