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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Eli Jason #10303 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Pace Through Two-Thirds, Strong Overall Finish Eli Jason completed the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 3:50:49, placing 249th overall and 204th among men in a field of 3,305 a finish inside the top ten percent of the field. That's a few minutes off his 3:47:54 at the same event last year, when he ran 8:41 pace compared to this year's 8:48. Jason held a tight, consistent rhythm through the first 20 miles, hovering between 8:25 and 8:35 per mile, before the final six miles slipped into the 9:3010:30 range, nudging his overall pace up slightly by the finish. His sharpest running came from mile 11 to mile 18, where splits dipped as low as 7:57 and 8:01, pulling his cumulative pace down to 8:25 per mile the fastest sustained stretch of his race. That effort came at Boulder's elevation of over 5,000 feet, making the mid-race consistency especially notable across a demanding middle third of the course.