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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Octavio Botello #10221 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start Fuels Third-Place Age Group Finish Octavio Botello finished the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 3:24:22, placing 70th overall and 62nd among men, with a third-place finish in the M45-49 division. This result trails his 2025 Boulderthon time of 3:17:02, when he placed 83rd overall with a runner-up division finish. Botello's early pace was his standout stretch: the first six miles clicked by near 6:51-6:55 per mile, holding him inside the top 50 overall through mile 10. Cumulative pace held below 7:10/mile through mile 20, showing a well-controlled front half. The final 10K brought the pace down closer to 9:50-10:30/mile, which shifted his cumulative pace up to 7:47/mile by the finish. Boulder's altitude, over 5,000 feet, provides useful context for the effort across those closing miles.