Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Sarah Holt #12379 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Fast Start Carries Through a Long Marathon Grind Sarah Holt completed the marathon in 4:53:30, averaging 11:12 per mile across the 3,305-entrant field. Her race opened strong: the first six miles clicked by between 9:10 and 9:52 each, holding her cumulative pace near 9:35 per mile the fastest sustained stretch of her day. From there the pace eased steadily, dipping into the 10s and 11s through the middle miles before a tougher patch arrived late, with miles 16, 21 and 22 each slipping past 13 minutes. That stretch lines up with the section past the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, before the final miles brought her back toward downtown Boulder. She closed out on the Pearl Street Mall, having covered the marathon's rolling backroads at over 5,000 feet of altitude.