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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Nick Stasch #13197 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Front Half Carries Marathon Debut Finish Inside the Top 3% Nick Stasch crossed the marathon finish in 3:28:17, placing 93rd overall and 83rd among men in a field of 3,305. His race built steadily through the first 20 miles, holding a cumulative pace between 7:15 and 7:36 per mile, before the closing 10K slowed to a 9:00-10:20 range per mile as fatigue set in over the final stretch into downtown Boulder. Miles 9 through 11 stood out as his strongest stretch, dropping from 7:05 to a race-best 6:45 by mile 11 while still ranking inside the top 100 overall. That surge came at Boulder's elevation of over 5,000 feet, a factor worth noting given the pace he sustained. The dip in tempo around mile 22 lines up with the course's lululemon Power-Up Zone, a fitting spot for a brief reset before pushing on to the Pearl Street Mall finish.