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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Diego Mendoza #26803 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Fast Start Carries a Steady Half-Marathon Finish Diego Mendoza finished the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon in 1:48:39, an 8:17 min/mile average. His race was front-loaded: the first five miles came in around 7:45 min/mile, highlighted by a 7:28 third mile, the fastest stretch of his day. Miles 6 through 10 eased back, bottoming out with a 9:25 split, before he tightened things up again over the final three miles, closing in the low-to-mid 8:20s to bring the pace back in line with his early effort. That middle stretch fell right around the lululemon Power-Up Zone, positioned near mile 9.5 of the half course, as Diego moved through the race's toughest footing at over 5,000 feet of Boulder altitude. Given the strength of his opening miles, he might look at extending that early rhythm a bit further into the back half next time out.