Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Madison Burt #12055 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start Fades Late but Finishes Strong on Pearl Street Madison Burt completed the marathon in 4:15:13, covering 26.2 miles at a 9:44 min/mile pace. Her opening 11 miles were the highlight of the race, holding a steady 8:048:39 min/mile pace and reaching the 11-mile mark in 1:31:21. From there, her pace gradually eased through the middle miles, settling into the 8:309:30 min/mile range through mile 18, before a more pronounced slowdown emerged over the final 10K, with per-mile splits stretching past 12 and 13 minutes. Running at Boulder's altitude of over 5,000 feet, Burt's race concluded on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, the finish line shared by every distance in the event. Her early pacing through the first third of the course stands out as the strongest sustained effort of her day.