Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Stacey Hicks #12378 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start Gives Way to a Hard-Fought Finish Stacey Hicks completed the marathon in 4:53:30. Her opening miles were the fastest of the day, clicking through the first four in the 9:109:49 range before pace settled into the 9:3010:30 band through the middle miles. A rough patch appeared at mile 16 with a 14:44 split, and the final ten miles gradually slowed into the 1214 minute range, closing with a 14:02 last mile. Passing through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, Hicks was working through a 13:07 split as fatigue mounted late in the race a tough stretch to navigate that far into 26.2 miles at altitude in Boulder. Given how well the first quarter of the race went out, she might look at pacing slightly more conservatively early next time to preserve more strength for the closing miles.