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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Darius Montero #10356 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Pacing Anchors a Patient Marathon Effort Darius Montero finished the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:29:36, placing 818th overall and 620th among men in a field of 3,305. This result trails his 3:52:20 in 2023 and 4:07:37 in 2024, continuing a gradual slowdown over three appearances at this race. The pacing itself was remarkably even, with mile splits holding between 10:02 and 10:36 for the entire 26.2 miles and elapsed pace never drifting outside a 10:1010:18 min/mile band. Miles 9 through 11 stood out as his strongest mile-plus stretch, averaging roughly 10:09 min/mile and including his fastest single mile of the day, a 9:58 at mile 11. That control carried through the second half, with mile 20 still sitting at a 10:16 elapsed pace before a final surge dropped him to 681st overall by the finish.