Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Dylan Nguyen #10203 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Front Half Gives Way to a Tough Closing Stretch Dylan Nguyen finished the marathon in 4:14:36. He opened briskly, clicking off his first mile in 7:56 and holding split paces between 7:34 and 9:14 through mile 18 a sustained stretch of over seventeen miles with an elapsed pace never slower than 8:16 per mile. That control unraveled over the final third, as splits climbed into the 10-to-16-minute range from mile 19 onward, pushing his overall elapsed pace from 8:16 at mile 18 to 9:44 at the finish. Boulder sits above 5,000 feet, a backdrop worth noting given how the closing miles played out after such a composed opening. The course's final miles pass through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, arriving just as his pace loosened most a useful marker for pacing strategy in a future attempt at this distance.