Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Finn Murphy-Blanchard #12488 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Early Pace Holds Through Midrace Before a Late Fade Finn Murphy-Blanchard finished the marathon in 3:38:15, placing 154th overall and 132nd among men out of the field. He moved through the first half briskly, holding paces in the high 7:40s to low 8:00s per mile, then found his best rhythm between miles 10 and 15, clicking off a 7:10 mile 11 his fastest mile of the race as his cumulative pace dipped to 7:47. The back half told a different story, with per-mile splits sliding past 9:00 and eventually into the 10:00s over the final 10K, pushing his overall pace up to 8:19 by the finish. That closing stretch came at altitude, with Boulder sitting above 5,000 feet, and Murphy-Blanchard capped his effort with the marathon's traditional finish on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.