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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Cory Riegel #20382 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Start Fuels Top-Bracket Half Marathon Finish Cory Riegel finished the half marathon in 1:37:00, an average pace of 7:24 per mile, placing 268th overall and 221st among men out of the field of 7,223. He opened with his fastest mile of the day, a 7:05 first split, and held pace in the 7:067:25 range through the middle miles. A brief dip to 8:00 at mile 11 slowed his cumulative average slightly, but he answered with a 7:15 mile 12 to close strong into the Pearl Street Mall finish. Riegel's race unfolded at over 5,000 feet of altitude, a demanding backdrop for the sustained low-7:00s pace he carried through the opening 10 miles.