Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Ben Phillips #10269 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Early Pace Fades Late in Marathon Effort Ben Phillips finished the marathon in 4:24:46, a steady if uneven effort across 26.2 miles. His cumulative pace held near 7:558:10 per mile through the first third of the race before drifting steadily wider, closing at a 10:06 per mile overall pace. His best stretch came over the opening 11 miles, completed in 1:29:18, an 8:07 per mile pace, the quickest sustained mile-plus segment of his race. That start came at altitude, with Boulder sitting above 5,000 feet, adding extra strain to the early miles. The closing stretch slowed further, though he found a rebound near mile 22.5, close to where the course's lululemon Power-Up Zone sits, before finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.