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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Michael Otwell #22548 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Sharper Pace Trims Nearly Four Minutes Off Last Year's Half Michael Otwell ran 1:51:00 in the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon, improving on his 2025 finish of 1:54:43 by nearly four minutes and moving up from 800th to 602nd among men. His pace tightened steadily through the middle miles, dropping from an opening 9:12 to a string of splits in the 8:158:30 range by mile six, before a dip to 9:56 at mile nine briefly slowed his rhythm. He answered with the race's best mile, covering mile 12 in 7:31, and closed with another strong 7:57 to finish on the Pearl Street Mall. That late surge pulled his overall elapsed pace down to 8:28 per mile, capping a race that finished faster than it started.