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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Mitchel Horn #40796 Race: 2026 Boulderthon 5K Distance: 3.1 miles

Strong Middle Mile Powers Top-10% 5K Finish Mitchel Horn crossed the line in 16:58, good for 26th overall and 22nd among men in a field of 2,677 at the 2026 Boulderthon 5K. That result placed him inside the top 10 percent of the entire field, a strong showing for the 24-year-old from Fort Collins. Horn opened with a 5:21 first mile, then surged to a 4:50 second mile his fastest stretch of the race before closing with a 6:05 final mile to the Pearl Street Mall finish. That middle-mile burst set up his overall pace of 5:28 per mile across the distance, run at Boulder's altitude of over 5,000 feet.