Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: David Romero #13647 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start, Steady Finish at Altitude David Romero completed the marathon in 4:30:16, finishing 685th among 629 men in his field. His opening mile came in at 9:54, and he quickly found rhythm, dropping into the 8:40s-8:50s through miles 6 through 9 his fastest sustained stretch of the day, covering that four-mile span in roughly 8:45 per mile. Pace held steady into the mid-teens before miles 16 through 18 pulled elapsed pace back, with splits stretching to the 12- and 13-minute range. He rallied briefly near mile 19-20, then faced another rough patch through miles 21-23 before closing with a strong final mile at 9:41. Romero's mile 22 split of 13:06 came right around where the course passes the lululemon Power-Up Zone, roughly mile 22.5 of the marathon. The race, run at over 5,000 feet of elevation, finished on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.