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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Kyle Smith #26459 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Dominant Age-Group Run Fuels Top-40 Finish Kyle Smith clocked 1:19:58 in the half marathon, good for 37th overall and 31st among men in a field of 7,223 and a clean sweep of the 40-44 division from mile 1 to the finish. His pace held steady in the low 6:00s through the opening 10K, dipped briefly through miles 7-8 (6:24, 6:35), then rebounded with a strong mile 12 split of 5:46, his fastest of the race. Smith's most consistent stretch came in miles 9-11, where he held between 6:03 and 6:11 per mile despite the net elevation gain built into Boulder's half marathon course. Finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, he closed with a final mile at 6:03, matching his early race rhythm and capping a well-paced run through altitude above 5,000 feet.