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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Sarah Smith #30810 Race: 2026 Boulderthon 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Steady Pace Through a Give-and-Take 10K Sarah Smith covered the 10K in 59:24, averaging 9:34 per mile. Her race opened briskly, with back-to-back miles near 9:10-9:17, before a third-mile dip to 9:48 nudged her cumulative pace outward. She answered with a strong fourth mile, then found her best rhythm in mile five, before the closing mile eased to 10:23 as she brought it home. That fifth mile, clocked at 9:16, stood as her fastest full mile of the day, coming after the race's toughest stretch and marking a clear rebound in form. Racing at altitude in Boulder, sitting more than 5,000 feet above sea level, adds a layer of difficulty to holding pace late, making that late surge a notable piece of an otherwise evenly-managed effort.