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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Jackson Merman #21217 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Finishing Kick Seals a Top-10% Half Marathon Jackson Merman ran 1:43:20 to place 471st overall and 370th among men out of the field of 7,223 in the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon. His cumulative pace held steady in the high 7:50s through the middle miles before dropping sharply over the final two, closing with splits of 7:18 and 7:14 per milehis fastest miles of the dayto finish strong on the Pearl Street Mall. That closing surge came after passing near the lululemon Power-Up Zone at mile 9.5, where his pace had already ticked down to 7:48 per mile, setting up the late push to the finish at over 5,000 feet of elevation.