Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Tino J. Alvarez #13133 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Fast Start Gives Way to a Long, Steady Fade Tino J. Alvarez completed the marathon in 6:48:56. His opening two miles, covered at 10:30 and 10:45 per mile, marked the fastest sustained stretch of his race. From there, cumulative pace eased mile by mile, crossing 13:00 min/mile by mile 10, 14:00 min/mile by mile 17, and settling near 15:30 min/mile by the finish. Rather than a single sharp drop-off, the data show a gradual, continuous slide across the back half of the course, with the front two miles standing clearly apart from everything that followed. Boulder sits above 5,000 feet of elevation, a factor that shapes every marathon effort here regardless of pacing strategy. Holding that early sub-11:00 pace through the opening miles, even briefly, reflects a strong start before the elevation and distance combined to stretch his splits out over the remaining 24 miles into the Pearl Street Mall finish.