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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: John O'Hara #22394 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Age-Group Win Anchors a Strong Half Marathon Run John O'Hara finished in 1:40:52, placing 390th overall and 309th among men in a field of 7,223 good for first in the M60-64 division. He went out quick, covering the opening mile in 6:59, then settled into a steady rhythm through the middle miles before easing pace over the second half, closing with a final mile of 7:56. His fastest mile of the race came right out of the gate, at 6:59, a clip he never quite matched again as the pace drifted from the low 7:teens into the low-to-mid 8:00s by mile ten. The 2026 half marathon course was redesigned to cut net elevation gain nearly in half, to 203 feet, a change that lines up with the sustained, controlled effort he carried across Boulder's streets before reaching the finish on the Pearl Street Mall.