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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Brayden Roe #11914 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Even Early Miles Fade Into a Long Final Stretch Brayden Roe finished the marathon in 4:38:27, an overall pace of 10:37 per mile across the 26.2-mile course. He moved through the first 13 miles in tight, even splits near 9:20 per mile, reaching the halfway point in 2:00:33 before the pace began to loosen through the middle miles and slowed more sharply from mile 20 to the finish, with several late miles landing between 12 and 17 minutes per mile. His steadiest running came in that opening 13-mile stretch, where splits held between 9:11 and 9:31 per mile, the most consistent mile-plus effort of his race. That stretch came at Boulder's altitude, over 5,000 feet, on a marathon course redesigned for 2026 to cut net elevation gain to 603 feet. He passed through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5 before working through the closing miles toward the finish on the Pearl Street Mall.