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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Reid Pritchard #10266 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Middle Miles Power a Top-4% Marathon Finish Reid Pritchard ran 3:34:08 at the 2026 Boulderthon marathon, finishing 126th overall and 110th among men out of the field of 3,305. His mile splits opened near 8:59 before settling into a steady rhythm, then sharpened considerably: from mile 13 to mile 18 he covered five miles in roughly 7:44 per mile, the fastest sustained stretch of his race. That surge pulled his cumulative pace down to 8:04 by mile 19 before it drifted back up over the closing miles, including a 9:23 split at mile 22, before he closed with 7:42 and 7:46 in his final two full miles. Racing through Boulder's 5,000-plus feet of elevation, Pritchard's mid-race turnover stands out as the clear strength of this marathon. Given the late fade past mile 20, some work on holding pace through the final 10K could be a useful focus for next time.