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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Reese Van Putten #26315 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Finish Fuels a Faster Half Reese Van Putten crossed the line in 1:17:27, placing 26th overall and 23rd among men in a field of 7,223. That result improves on his 2024 Boulderthon half marathon finish of 1:20:45, a gain of over three minutes. The race unfolded evenly through the middle miles, holding in the 5:525:57 per-mile range from mile 3 to mile 8, before tightening again over the closing miles. His strongest stretch came from mile 11 to mile 13, where he covered two miles at a 5:44 pace each, pulling his overall elapsed pace down to 5:54 min/mile by the finish. That closing surge came on the half's newly redesigned 2026 course, which trimmed net elevation gain nearly 50 percent, from 384 to 203 feet, all at Boulder's mile-high altitude.