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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Patty Jones #24524 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Effort Carries Strong Finish Through Boulder's Half Marathon Patty Jones completed the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon in 3:16:23. Her mile splits held in a tight band, mostly between 13:21 and 15:53, with cumulative pace easing gradually from 15:16 min/mile at the first mile to 14:58 min/mile by the finish. Mile 7 stood out as her strongest full-mile stretch, clocked at 13:21, contributing to a second-half pace that consistently outran her early miles. Jones finished the closing miles of her race on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, a course that starts and ends at elevation above 5,000 feet. Her pacing pattern reflects a race that tightened rather than faded, with mile 12 through the finish among her more efficient stretches. It's a race built on control, worth noting as she looks ahead to future starts.