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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: John Manner #26229 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Split, Stronger Finish: A Half Marathon Personal Best John Manner ran 1:24:07 to finish 68th overall and 58th among men in the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon. That's a improvement from his 2025 result of 1:25:21, when he placed 78th overall and it moved him up to 4th in his 40-44 division, one spot shy of his 7th-place finish the year before. His race opened fast and steady: the first six miles clicked by at a 6:16 pace, his quickest sustained stretch of the day. A dip through miles 7-9, peaking at 6:49, cost him a little rhythm, but he rallied over the closing miles, holding pace in the mid-6:20s to the Pearl Street Mall finish. Given Boulder's elevation above 5,000 feet, that kind of pace control across the back half is worth building on.