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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Bridger Stephens #26217 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Split Work Delivers a Smooth Half-Marathon Finish Bridger Stephens crossed the line in 1:50:42, an 8:27 min/mile pace for the half marathon. After an opening mile at 8:47, he settled into a rhythm in the low 8:10s-8:20s through the middle miles, holding that cumulative pace tightly between 8:16 and 8:26 for most of the race before a late uptick and a strong close through the final mile. His sharpest mile came at mile five, clocked in 7:57, the fastest mile of his race and a clear high point in an otherwise evenly paced effort. That stretch fell not far from where the course sends half runners past the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 9.5, a section he handled with a consistent 8:19 split. Running at altitude in Boulder, sitting above 5,000 feet, that kind of pace control across the back half stands out.