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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Jacques Gauthier #21993 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Dialed-In Pacing Delivers a Big Personal Best Jacques Gauthier ran 1:22:14 at the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon, finishing 50th overall and 42nd among men in a field of 7,223. That marks a sharp improvement over his 2025 result of 1:26:22, cutting more than four minutes and moving up from 96th overall. Gauthier's pacing was remarkably even, holding between 6:05 and 6:32 per mile for the entire distance with a final average of 6:16 per mile. His strongest mile came early, a 6:05 fifth mile that matched his fastest full-mile split of the day. The steadiness through the second half, closing with a 6:07 twelfth mile, reflects strong control late in the race. Running at Boulder's altitude of over 5,000 feet, that kind of consistency across 13.1 miles stands out as the defining feature of his race.