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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Brandon Nguyen #13487 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Through 18, Then a Long Grind Home Brandon Nguyen finished the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:20:16, an overall pace of 9:56 per mile. His race held remarkably steady through the first 18 miles, cycling between 9:08 and 9:41 per mile, before the pace eased into the 10:4411:46 range from mile 19 through 25. He closed strong, dropping back to 10:29 for the final mile. Miles 5 and 6 were his best stretch, run at 9:08 and 8:55, the fastest sustained pace of his marathon. That surge came well before the course's late miles, which wind past Boulder Reservoir and through Boulder County backroads before returning to the Pearl Street Mall finish. His mile 22 split, where pace eased to 11:41, fell near the course's lululemon Power-Up Zone at roughly mile 22.5 a useful marker for pacing strategy on this Boulder course, run at over 5,000 feet of elevation.