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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Ryan Vasquez #22081 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Strong Finishing Kick Fuels Steady Half Marathon Ryan Vasquez covered the Boulderthon half marathon in 1:52:16, an 8:34/mile pace. His race built steadily: after opening in the 9:30s, he trimmed his cumulative pace mile by mile, dropping under 8:40 by mile 12 and closing with back-to-back 7:16 and 7:17 miles to finish. That final two-mile stretch, run at roughly 7:16 per mile, was the fastest sustained running of his day, capping a race that got progressively quicker from start to finish. Miles 9 and 10, run in 8:26 and 8:15, carried him through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 9.5 with rhythm intact before his late surge. Racing at altitude in Boulder, over 5,000 feet, he still managed to accelerate through the closing miles rather than fade, a pattern worth noting for pacing strategy in future starts at this distance.