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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Kate Witsken #27261 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Early Pace Anchors a Patient Half Marathon Finish Kate Witsken completed the half marathon in 2:38:32. Her opening two miles, covering the field at an 11:15 min/mile pace, set the tone for a race that held remarkably steady through the middle miles, with per-mile splits staying in the 11:20s to 11:50s range through mile 8. From there, the pace eased gradually, settling into the 12:0013:20 min/mile range over the closing miles as fatigue crept in, before a solid final mile back down to 12:11. Miles 12 stood out as her strongest full-mile stretch of the day, run faster than any other two-mile segment. That early rhythm came at Boulder's altitude of over 5,000 feet, on a half marathon course that runs out past Boulder Reservoir before finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.